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| gastr | stomach
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| cardi | heart
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| megal | enlarged
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| itis | inflammation
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| dermat | skin
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| plast | surgical repair
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| cerebr | brain
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| path | disease
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| ectomy | surgical removal
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| enter | intestines
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| osis | any condition
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| otomy | cut into (surgical incision)
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| aden | gland
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| angi | vessel
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| oma | tumor
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| nephr | kidney
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| hepat | liver
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| arthr | joint
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| blephar | eyelid
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| ologist | specialist
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| rhin | nose
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| gingiv | gum
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| malacia | soft
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| ology | the study of
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| spasm | involuntary contraction
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| algia | pain
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| crani | skull
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| end | inside, within
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| hemi | half
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| oid | like
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| hyper | above, more than normal
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| cyst | sac containing fluid
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| chole | bile
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| hypo | under
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| scop | observe
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| hyster | uterus
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| ostomy | create an opening
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| para | beside, beyond
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| lysis | loosening, destruction
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| cervic | neck
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| chondr | cartilage
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| cyan | blue
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| hemat | blood
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| ost | bone
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| psycho | mind
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| lip | fat
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| my | muscle
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| lith | stone
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| ophthalm, opt | eye
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| proct | anus
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| cost | rib
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| gram | record
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| acro | extremities
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| rhexis | break, burst
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| carcin | cancer
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| penia | decrease
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| gen | original, production
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| burso | sac
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| retro | backwards
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| trip | rub, friction
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| strept | twist
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| desis | binding
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| mani | madness
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| glosso | tongue
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| trophy | development
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| supra | above
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| ptosis | falling
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| dyn | pain
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| mast | breast
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| rrhaphy | suture
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| dent | teeth
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| cephal | head
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| auto | self
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| epi | upon
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| hydro | water
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| lobo | section
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| emesis | vomiting
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| contra | against, counter
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| iasis | condition
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| trans | through, across
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| brady | slow
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| ectasis | expansion
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| cyt | cell
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| odont | tooth
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| leuk | white
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| esthesia | sensation
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| cantho | angle at end of eyelid
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| steno | narrow, contracted
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| cheil | lip
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| cele | hernia
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| benign | mild, not cancerous
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| semen | seed
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| celio | abdomen
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| erythro | red
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| vaso | vessel
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| melan | black
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| cauda | tail
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| lingua | tongue
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| myring | eardrum
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| spondyl | spinal column
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| ovar | egg (female reproductive cell)
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| centesis | puncture
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| oto | ear
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| billi | bile
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| squam | scale
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| mening | membrane
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| cec | blind passage
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| macul | spot
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| pexy | suspension
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| onco | tumor
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| or | mouth
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| sub | under
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| spiro | coil
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| lacrim | tear
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| viscero | organ
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| lact | milk
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| onych | nail, claw
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| thorac | chest
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| pyle | gate
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| vesic | bladder
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| sphenic | wedge
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| myel | marrow, spinal cord
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| anti | against
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| myco | fungus
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| hallux | great toe (big toe)
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| physio | nature
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| bucco | cheek
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| palpebr | eyelid
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| plasia | development
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| rug | wrinkle, crease, fold
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| aur | ear
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| acousti | hearing
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| colpo | hollow vagina
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| phon | sound, voice
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| leio | smooth
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| cor | heart
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| ren | kidney
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| orchi | testis
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| encephal | brain
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| thalam | inner chamber
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| plexus | braid
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| cilia | eyelash
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| dendr | tree, branching
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| phleb | vein
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| pilo | hair
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| histo | tissue
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| stoma | mouth
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| tympan | eardrum
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| umbilic | navel
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| salping | tube
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| helio | sun
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| astr | star shaped
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| asthenia | weakness
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| fascia | sheet, band
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| iso | equal
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| tarso | ankle
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| tope | place
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| pod | foot
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| malign | bad
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| adnexa | ties, connection
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| ocul | eye
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| lapar | abdominal wall
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| dacry | tear
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| ment | mind
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| part | labor, bring forth
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| sclera | hard
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| somato | body
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| trachel | neck
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| sinus | hollow
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| hypno | sleep
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| sept | wall, fence
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| scirr(h) | hard
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| antr | cavity
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| crine | to secrete
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| dura | hard
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| pneum | lung
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| phage | to eat
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| phren | mind
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| corne | horny
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| plak | plate
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| iris | rainbow
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| kerat | horny
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| pulmo | lung
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| ptyal | saliva
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| alveol | cavity
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| oophor | ovary
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| oment | covering
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| sedat | quiet, calm
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| furca | fork shaped
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| radic | root
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| radi | ray
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| fistul | pipe
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| edema | swelling
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| dactyl | finger, toe
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| metabole | change
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| pariet | wall
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| ependym | wrapping
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| gravid | pregnant
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| aer | air
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| glyco | sweet
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| tarso | framework of the eyelid
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| cheir, chir | hand
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| rachi | spinal column
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| later | side
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| somni | sleep
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| proli | offspring
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| plegia | paralysis
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| ab | away from, not
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| phot | light
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| phob | fear
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| mamm | breast
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| pharmac | drug
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| mal | bad
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| cryo | cold
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| infra | beneath
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| inter | between
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| intra | within
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| lal | speech
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| macro | large
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| puer | child
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| vestibule | entrance
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| tumor | swelling
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| ex | out, away from
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| thel | nipple
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| ante | before
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| poly | many
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| post | after
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| syn, sym | together
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| therm | heat
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| hormone | excite
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| neo | new
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| semi | half
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| turbin | shaped like a top
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| pre | in front of before
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| an, a | without, not
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| maxilla | upper jawbone
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| trich | hair
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| traumat | wound
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| osmo | odor
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| dynam | power
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| mechano | machine
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| pro | in front of, before
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| en | in
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| cut | skin
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| dys | bad
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| pleur | pleura, rib, side
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| peps | digest
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| micr | small
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| labi | lip
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| gran | grain, particle
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| grad | walk, take step
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| gemin | twin
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| gangli | swelling
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| dors | back
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| digit | finger, toe
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| calc | heel, stone
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| cine | move
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| colla | glue
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| peri | about, around
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| phak | lens
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| strict | draw tight
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| ameb | change
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| vuls | twitch, pull
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| metr | uterus
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| tegument | covering, skin
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| pan | all
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| ramus | branch
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| neuro | nerve (nervous system)
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| thromb | lump, clot
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| lien | spleen
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| sarc | flesh
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| glom | ball
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| tens | stretch
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| spas | pull, draw
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| lumbo | loins
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| arter | atery
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| appendic | appendix
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| thyro | thyroid
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| splen | spleen
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| ovario | ovary
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| adreno | adrenal gland
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| basi | base
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| pelvi | pelvis
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| vena | vein
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| urethr | urethra
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| utero | uterus
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| sacro | sacrum
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| pharyng | pharynx
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| duodeno | duodenum
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| urethr | urethra
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| laryng | larynx
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| bronch | bronchus
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| col | colon
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| esophag | esophagus
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| bi | two, double both
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| tri | three
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| ile | ileum
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| ili | ilium
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| lig | ligament
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| therap | therapy
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| ventr | front
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| vert | turn
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| eu | good
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| ambi | both
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| amphi | around, on both sides
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| brachy | short
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| capit | head
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| cau | burn
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| clas | break
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| duct | tube
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| fiss | split
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| ger | old
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| heter | other
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| infer | under
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| hom | same
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| olfact | smell
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| orth | straight
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| gyn | female
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| pachy | thick
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| phrag | fence
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| poster | back part
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| cata | down
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| platy | flat
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| pseud | false
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| schiz | split
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| proxim | nearest
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| scol | curved
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| apo | away from
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| di | twice
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| dia | through
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| eury | broad
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| pect | chest
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| necr | dead
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| mi | less
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| morph | form
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| dis | apart
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| fac | make, do
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| lept | apart
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| lymph | watery fluid
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| meta | beyond
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| rrhag | burst forth
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| sta | stand
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| ton | stretch
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| volv | to roll
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| splanchn | internal organs
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| rrhe | flow
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| med | middle
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| xer | dry
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| per | throughout
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| blast | bud
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