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Basic Medical Terminology

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show pertaining to  
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show toward, increase  
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show pertaining to  
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show pain  
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-ar   show
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-ary   show
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show embryonic stage of development  
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show swelling or herniation  
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show surgical puncture  
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-cide   show
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-clasis   show
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show cell  
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-desis   show
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show pain  
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show pertaining to  
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show stretching or dialation  
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show stretching or dialation  
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show surgical removal  
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-emia   show
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show one who  
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show condition of  
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show that which generates  
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-genic   show
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show record or picture  
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graphy   show
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gravida   show
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show specialist in a field of study  
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iasis   show
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show relating to medicine, physicians or medical treatment  
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iatrician   show
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show one who treats; a physician  
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show medical treatment, medical profession  
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ic   show
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show pertaining to  
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show specialist in a field of study  
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show pertaining to; capable  
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ion   show
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ism   show
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show practitioner  
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itis   show
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show to make; to treat or combine with  
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show seizure, attack  
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show stone  
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show presence or formation of stones  
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logy   show
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show destruction  
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mania   show
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megaly   show
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show an instrument used to measure  
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show the process of measuring  
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show resembling  
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show small or little  
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oma   show
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opia   show
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opsia   show
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show process of viewing  
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show pertaining to; characterized by  
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osis   show
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show pertaining to  
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pathy   show
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show decrease in; deficiency  
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show surgical fixation  
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philia   show
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phobia   show
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show formation or development  
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show surgical repair  
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show paralysis  
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show breathing  
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show drooping or prolapse  
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rrhagia   show
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show suturing  
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show discharge; flow  
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show rupture  
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show an instrument used to view  
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scopy   show
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show stopping or controlling  
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show the surgical creation of a new opening  
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show pertaining to  
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tion   show
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show incision into  
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show intentional crushing  
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ula   show
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ule   show
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uria   show
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abdomin/o   show
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ana   show
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anter/o   show
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show neck; cervix  
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coccg/o   show
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crani/o   show
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show cell  
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show back  
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dys/o   show
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epi   show
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hist   show
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show under, below, beneath, less than normal  
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show pertaining to  
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show ilium  
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inguin/o   show
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inter   show
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ion   show
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show side  
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lumb/o   show
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show middle  
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nucle/o   show
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show pelvis  
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plasm   show
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poster/o   show
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show near  
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sacr/o   show
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some   show
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show spine  
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thorac/o   show
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umbilic/o   show
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ventr/o   show
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vertebr/o   show
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show internal organs  
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show fat  
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show white  
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show burn  
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show skin  
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derm/o   show
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show skin  
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show swelling  
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erythr/o   show
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fasci/o   show
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hidr/o   show
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show tissue  
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ichthy/o   show
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show hard; also refers to cornea of the eye  
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leuk/o   show
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show fat  
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melan/o   show
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myc/o   show
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show death  
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onych/o   show
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show hair  
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scler/o   show
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spuam/o   show
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show hair  
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xanth/o   show
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show dryness  
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blast, blast/o   show
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calc/o, calc/i   show
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show heel bone  
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carp/o   show
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chondr/i, chondr/o   show
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clast, clastic   show
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clavicul/o   show
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show ribs  
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crani/o   show
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-desis   show
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show femur  
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show fibula  
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humer/o   show
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show ischium  
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show humpback; pertaining to a hump  
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show lamina  
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show swayback; bent  
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show loins, lower back  
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malac/o   show
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malacia   show
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show mandible (lower jaw bone)  
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show mastoid process  
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show upper jaw  
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show hand bones  
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show foot bones  
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show spinal cord or bone marrow  
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show elbow  
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show straight  
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oste/o   show
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show kneecap  
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show pelvis  
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show fingers, toes  
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physis   show
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show cavity, opening, passage or pore  
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show porous; lessening in density  
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show pubis  
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show spinal column  
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show radiation; also refers to the radius  
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show sholder blade  
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scoli/o   show
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show vertebra  
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show short, contracted or narrow  
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stern/o   show
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synovi/o, synov/o   show
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show ankle bones  
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show temples of the head  
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show vertebra  
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show twice, double, two  
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show cheek  
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-cele   show
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show back  
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show bad, difficult, painful, disordered  
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show electrical, electricity  
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fasci/o   show
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show process of recording  
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kinesi/o, kines/o   show
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leiomy/o   show
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show muscle  
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myos/o   show
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show pertaining to the chest  
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plegia   show
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show striated muscle; skeletal muscle  
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show coordination, order  
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tri   show
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troph/o   show
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show stiff  
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arthr/o   show
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show joing  
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show bursa  
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centesis   show
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ligament   show
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oste/o   show
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plasty   show
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show tendon  
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show sensitivity to pain  
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show strength  
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show slow  
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show cerebellum  
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berebr/o   show
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show skull. cranium  
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show brain  
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show sensation or feeling  
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show feeling sensation  
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esthet/o   show
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show neuroglia or gluey substance  
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hypo   show
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kinesia   show
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lepsy   show
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show reading  
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mening/o   show
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show spinal cord or bone marrow  
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narc/o   show
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neur/o   show
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show partial paralysis  
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show speech  
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plegia   show
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praxia   show
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agglutin/o   show
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aniso   show
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show base  
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show cancer  
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show color  
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show clotting  
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cyt/o   show
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show blood condition  
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show red, rosy  
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show red  
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show containing protein  
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show blood  
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show blood  
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show equal  
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kary/o   show
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show white  
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lytic   show
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mono   show
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show form, shape  
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show nucleus  
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oma   show
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show condition  
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penia   show
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phage   show
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phag/o   show
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philia   show
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show transmission  
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show formation  
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poikil/o   show
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show iron  
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show round; sphere  
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staphyl/o   show
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stasis   show
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show twisted chains  
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tel/e   show
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therapy   show
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show clot  
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tox/o   show
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show vessel  
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arter/o, arteri/o   show
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show arteriole  
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ather/o   show
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cardi/o   show
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coron/o   show
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echo   show
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show electrical, electricity  
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endo   show
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show ventricle of the heart or brain  
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show alveolus  
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show imperfect or incomplete  
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show bronchus  
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ectasis   show
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show epiglottis  
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show larynx  
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show nose  
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orth/o   show
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phon   show
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phren   show
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show pleura  
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show breathing  
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pneum/o   show
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show lungs  
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show nose  
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sinus   show
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thor/a   show
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trache/o   show
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amyl/o   show
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show appendix  
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show enzyme  
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show bile  
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show cecum  
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celi/o   show
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show lips  
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show bile  
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show gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   show
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cirrh/o   show
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col/o   show
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dent/o   show
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show duodenum (first part of the small intestine)  
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show surgical removal  
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emesis   show
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enter   show
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esophag/o   show
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gastr/o   show
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gingiv/o   show
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show tounge  
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show sugar, sweet  
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glyc/o   show
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hepat/o   show
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iasis   show
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ile/o   show
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show jejunum  
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show abdominal wall  
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show tongue  
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show fat  
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lith/o   show
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show destruction or detachment  
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odont/o   show
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show mouth  
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palat/o   show
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pancreat/o   show
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show state of digestion  
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show to eat  
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show pharynx  
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show peritoneum  
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show anus or rectum  
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show rectum  
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show salivary gland; saliva  
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show sigmoid colon  
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show twitching; involuntary contraction  
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splen/o   show
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steat/o   show
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show mouth  
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tresia   show
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show intentional crushing  
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xer   show
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show extremities  
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show gland  
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adren/o   show
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show adrenal glands  
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show man, male  
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calc/o   show
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cortic/o   show
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show secrete  
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show secrete  
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show thirst  
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show thirst  
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gonad   show
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gluc/o   show
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gynec/o   show
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kal/i   show
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show milk  
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mastitis   show
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myx/o   show
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natr/i   show
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show sharp, quick  
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show pancreas  
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parathyroid/o   show
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somat/o   show
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thym/o   show
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show thyroid gland  
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thyroid/o   show
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show poisons  
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ambi   show
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show dull  
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show watery  
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blephar/o   show
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conjunctiv/o   show
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show pupil  
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corne/o   show
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dacry/o   show
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show tear sac  
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show double  
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show upon, over  
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show within  
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extra   show
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show gray, silver  
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show half  
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ir/o   show
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irid/o   show
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kerat/o   show
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show tears  
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show smaller  
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nas/o   show
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nyct/o, nyctal/o   show
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ocul/o   show
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ophthalm/o   show
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show visual condition  
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opt/o   show
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show eye. vision  
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palpebr/o   show
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phot/o   show
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-ptosis   show
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pupill/o   show
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retin/o   show
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show hard; also refers to sclera of the eye  
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scot/o   show
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show tension  
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-tropia   show
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show glassy  
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show dry  
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show albumin, protein  
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azot/o   show
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show bacteria  
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show calyx, calyces  
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show swelling or herniation  
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show bladder, sac or cyst  
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show thirst  
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show upon. over  
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show pertaining to formation, producing  
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show glomerulus  
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show ketone bodies  
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show meatus  
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nephr/o   show
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show nerve  
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show night  
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olig/o   show
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-pexy   show
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pyel/o   show
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show pus  
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ren/o   show
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rrhagia   show
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show tightening or narrowing  
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ureter/o   show
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show urethra  
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show urine condition  
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show urinary bladder  
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balan/o   show
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show cold  
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show hidden  
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epididym/o   show
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show blood  
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hydro   show
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orch/o   show
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orchi/o   show
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show testicle  
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prostat/o   show
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semin/i   show
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show sperm  
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spermat/o   show
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test/o   show
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show vessel; also refers to vas deferens  
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show animal (man)  
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ante   show
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arche   show
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cervic/o   show
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colp/o   show
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show bad, difficult, painful, disordered  
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ecto   show
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endo   show
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show vulva  
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show milk  
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show woman  
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hyster/o   show
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in   show
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show within  
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show breast  
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show breast  
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men/o   show
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metr/o   show
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metri/o   show
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show egg, ovum  
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oophor/o   show
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ov/o   show
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ovari/o   show
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show backward, behind  
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salping/o   show
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tomy   show
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uter/o   show
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vagin/o   show
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amni/o   show
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ante   show
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culd   show
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cyesis   show
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episi/o   show
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fet/o   show
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-gravida   show
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show excessive  
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lact/o   show
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multi   show
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nat/o   show
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show none  
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para   show
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show first  
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show midwife  
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pelv/i   show
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show perineum  
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salping/o   show
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show labor  
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show vagina  
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cephal/o   show
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show relating to medicine, physicians or medical treatment  
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show small  
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show new  
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omphal/o   show
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pedi/a   show
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pyr/o   show
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show rose colored  
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show four  
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show eardrum  
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angi/o   show
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show aorta  
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show joint  
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arteri/o   show
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show heart  
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chol/e   show
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cine   show
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cyst/o   show
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fluor/o   show
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show immune, protection  
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pyel/o   show
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radi/o   show
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show sound  
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tel/e   show
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show to cut  
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ultra   show
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carcin/o   show
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chem/o   show
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show pertaining to fiber  
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melan/o   show
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meta   show
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show tumor  
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onc/o   show
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show resembling a nipple  
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plasia   show
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show living substance  
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show flesh  
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scirrh/o   show
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show sleep  
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iatrist, iatr/o   show
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show madness  
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ment   show
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show abnormal fear  
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phoria   show
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show mind  
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psych/o   show
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show split  
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somat/o   show
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show condition of the mind or will  
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arter/o, arteri/o   show
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show old age  
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show hard  
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malacia   show
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show relating to mucus  
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oste/o   show
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porosis   show
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show lung  
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show old age  
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show spine  
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show development, growth  
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radicul/o   show
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show spine  
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show head  
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show burn  
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show star shaped  
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show perform  
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show feeling, nervous sensation or sense of perception  
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show acetabulum  
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show alzheimer's disease  
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aden/o   show
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show air; gas  
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alb, albin/o   show
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show pain  
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show amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  
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show without, not, no  
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ana   show
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anethetized   show
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aneurysm/o   show
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show unequal  
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show before, in front (anterior)  
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anthrac/o   show
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show aorta  
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show abdominal wall  
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show appendix  
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show rhythm  
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show arteries; artery  
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show enzyme  
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show to evaluate  
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asthenia   show
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audi/o   show
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show hearing  
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aur   show
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show ear  
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aut/o   show
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show open comedos  
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show pressure  
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show scapula  
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blue   show
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CAN   show
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-capnia   show
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caus/o   show
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show head  
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chem/o   show
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chondr/o   show
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show string, cord  
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show around  
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clasis   show
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clast   show
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clavicul/o   show
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CNS   show
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bil   show
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CT   show
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show ciliary body  
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-cyesis   show
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show condition involving cells of the blood  
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dacry/o   show
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de   show
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show tree, branches  
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show binding or surgical fusion - to bind, tie together  
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dia   show
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show distal interphalangeal  
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dipl/o   show
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show cell  
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show thirst  
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dis   show
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show running  
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show that which runs together  
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DTR   show
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dur/o   show
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-eal   show
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show blood clot  
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factor   show
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show band of fibrous tissue  
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fibul/o   show
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show easily broken  
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frontal   show
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show generating - formation of  
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show pertaining to formation  
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show green  
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heme   show
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show blood  
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show different  
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show humerus  
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iasis   show
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iatric   show
🗑
ician   show
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idio   show
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show ileum  
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ili   show
🗑
show intramuscular  
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in   show
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show ischium  
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itching   show
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jand/o   show
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kary/o   show
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show fibrous growth  
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KOL   show
🗑
show inner ear  
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lact   show
🗑
show breakdown or destruction  
🗑
show destruction or detachment  
🗑
lytic   show
🗑
meter   show
🗑
show the process of measuring  
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milli   show
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MS   show
🗑
show eardrum  
🗑
show kidney  
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show ovary  
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onych/o   show
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show appetite  
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orth   show
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ostomy   show
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show thick  
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pallor   show
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show all  
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show beside, beyond, near, apart from  
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phak/o   show
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show formation, development  
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plasia   show
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show peripheral nervous system  
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show old, elderly  
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poste/o   show
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praxia   show
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show spitting  
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py/o   show
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rach/i   show
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RUQ   show
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SA node   show
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show dry crust  
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show darkness  
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seb   show
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sept/o   show
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static   show
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sten/o   show
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stom/o   show
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sub   show
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thymia   show
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tocia   show
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show childbirth  
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show across, through  
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show hair  
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trophy   show
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tropia   show
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show stimulating effect of a hormone  
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show belly, front side  
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show nail  
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show one  
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vigor   show
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show internal organs  
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show white blood cells  
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show left lower quadrant  
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LP   show
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show one who specializes in the study of  
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lingu   show
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pepsia   show
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show puncture  
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ectomy   show
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lysis   show
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show surgical fixation  
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show repair  
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show suture  
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show instrument used for viewing  
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oscopy   show
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show cutting instrument  
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otomy   show
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tripsy   show
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show a pregnant woman... followed by number... designates the number of pregnancies (ie.. gravida 2, a woman in her 2nd pregnancy)  
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show a woman who has given birth to one or more infants (ie... para 2, woman has given birth to two infants)  
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