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Chapter 1

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Is aden/o a word root or a combining form?   Combining form  
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is carcin/o a word root or a combing form?   Combining form  
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is chol/e a word root or a combining form?   Combining form  
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is lith a word root or a combing form?   Word root  
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is or/o a word root or a combining form?   Combining form  
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is psych a word root or a combining form?   combining form  
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brady- is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   Prefix  
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-cele is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   suffix  
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eu- is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   prefix  
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-graphy is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   suffix  
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hydr/o is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   combining form  
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-iasis is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   suffix  
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mal- is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   prefix  
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phon/o is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   combining form  
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-pathy is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   suffix  
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bil/i is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   Combining form  
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crani/o is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   Combining form  
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-ectomy is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   Suffix  
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gigant/o is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   combining form  
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-iatrics is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   suffix  
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intra- is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   prefix  
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multi- is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   prefix  
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-oid is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   suffix  
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-plegia is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   suffix  
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spher/o is it a combining form, prefix, or suffix?   combining form  
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lith means   stone  
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psych means   mind  
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caud means   tail  
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or means   oral  
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derm/a means   skin  
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cutane/o means   skin  
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-al means   pertaining to  
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-ous means   pertaining to  
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a- means   without  
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febrile means   fever  
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ot/o means   ear  
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-ic means   pertaining to  
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-itis means   inflammation  
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-logy means   Study of  
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-plasty means   surgical repair  
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write as a word : dys-+ -pnea   dyspnea  
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write as a word : enter/o + ic   enteric  
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write as a word : eu- + -pepsia   eupepsia  
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write as a word : tonsill/o +- itis   tonsillitis  
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write as a word : ur/o + -emia   uremia  
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write as a word : anti- + anxiety   antianxiety  
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write as a word : leuk/o + -cyte   leukocyte  
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write as a word : appendic/o + -itis   appendicitis  
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write as a word : hyper- + -emia   hyperemia  
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write as a word : endo- + cardi/o + -al   endocardial  
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What is the plural of atrium?   atria  
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what is the plural of bacillus?   bacilli  
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What is the plural of diagnosis?   diagnoses  
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what is the plural of larynx   larynges  
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What is the plural of varix   varices  
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What is the plural of appendix   appendixes  
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what is the plural of bronchus   bronchi  
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What is the plural of ileum   ilea  
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What is the plural of pharynx   pharynges  
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What is the plural of prognosis   prognoses  
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-er   one who  
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-iatrician   practitioner  
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-iatry   medical profession or treatment  
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-ist   one who  
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-logist   one who specializes  
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-logy   study of  
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cardi/o   heart  
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crin/o   to secrete  
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dermat/o   skin  
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esthesi/o   feeling  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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enter/o   intestines  
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ger/a,o or geront/o   elderly  
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gynec/o   female  
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Immun/o   immune  
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ne/o   new  
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nat/o   birth  
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neur/o   nerve  
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obstetr/o   midwife  
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onc/o   tumor  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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orth/o   straight  
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ped/o   child  
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ot/o   ear  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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path/o   disease  
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radi/o   radiation  
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rheumat/o   rheumatism  
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rhin/o   nose  
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ur/o   urinary tract  
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instrument for cutting (suffix)   -tome  
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instrument for viewing (suffix)   -scope  
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Excision (suffix)   -ectomy  
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formation of an opening (suffix)   -stomy  
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incision (suffix)   -tomy  
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process of destroying (suffix)   - lysis  
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surgical crushing (suffix)   -tripsy  
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surgical fixation (suffix)   -pexy  
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surgical puncture (suffix)   -centesis  
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surgical repair (suffix)   -plasty  
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suture (suffix)   rrhaphy  
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visual exam with an instrument (suffix)   - scopy  
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aden/o   gland  
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angi/o   vessel  
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append/o   appendix  
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bi/o   life  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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cerebr/o   brain  
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Chir/o   hand  
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col/o   colon  
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faci/o   face  
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hepat/o   liver  
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mamm/o   breast  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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myel/o   bone marrow or spinal cord  
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oste/o   bone  
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vas/o   vessel  
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-algia   pain  
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-cele   hernia  
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-ectasia   dilation  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emisis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood  
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-malacia   soft  
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-mania   excessive preoccupation  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-phobia   abnormal fear  
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-ptosis   prolapse  
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rrhage   excessive bleeding  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-spasm   cramp  
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-stasis   stopping  
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diplo-   double  
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hemi   half  
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semi   partial  
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hyper   excessive  
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hypo   less than normal  
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poly   many  
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nulli   none  
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pan   all  
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primi   first  
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super, ultra   excessive  
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ab   away from  
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ad   toward  
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ante   before  
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pre   before  
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circum   around  
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peri   around  
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contra   against  
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dia   through  
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ecto, ex, exo, extra   out  
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endo   inside  
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epi   above  
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infra   below  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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ipsi   same  
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meso   middle  
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para   beside  
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per   through  
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post   after  
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retro   behind  
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sym, syn   together  
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trans   across  
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brady   slow  
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dys   difficult  
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eu   good  
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mal   bad  
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tachy   fast  
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albin/o   white  
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chlor/o   green  
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cyan   blue  
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erythr/o   red  
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melan/o   black  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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cyt/o   cell  
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gen/o   beginning  
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gram   to record  
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kinesi   movement  
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leps   seizure  
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lys   destruction  
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malac/o   soft  
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metr/o   measure  
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phas/o   speech  
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pleg/o   paralysis  
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schis   split  
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scler/o   hardening  
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scop/o   to examine  
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troph   nutrition  
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aer/o   air  
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blast/o   embryonic form  
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cry/o   cold  
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dips/o   thirst  
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fibr/o   fiber  
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hist/o   tissue  
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myc/o   fungus  
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narc/o   stupor  
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necr/o   dead  
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py/o   pus  
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top/o   position  
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