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| contra- | against
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| -algia | pain
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| ambul/o | walk
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| aque/o | water
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| peri- | around
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| -asthenia | weakness, loss of strength
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| hem/o | blood
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| encephal/o | brain
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| circum- | around
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| dendr/o | branching
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| contus/o | bruise
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| cephal/o | head
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| cerebell/o | cerebellum
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum
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| convolut/o | coiled & twisted
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| chrom/o | colour
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| concuss/o | shaken together
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| contra- | opposite, against
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| core/o | pupil
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| corne/o | cornea
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| cortic/o | cortex, outer region
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| crani/o | cranium (skull)
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| -cusis | hearing
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| athet/o | uncontrolled
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| caus/o | burning
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| anis/o | unequal, dissimilar
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| ambly/o | dull, dim
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| eti/o | cause (of disease)
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| dors/o | back
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| dacry/o | tear, tear duct
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| scot/o | darkness
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| necr/o | death
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| -penia | deficiency of ...
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| dendr/o | branching
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| dys- | painful, difficult, bad
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| -ectomy | excision, removal
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| erythr/o | red
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| hyper- | excessive
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| exo- | outward, outside
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| cortex | outer region
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| medulla | inner section
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| -glia | neuroglial tissue - glue
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| cardi/o | heart
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| hemat/o | blood
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| -emia | blood condition
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| hemi- | one half
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| semi- | one half
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| -esthesia | feeling, sensation
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| -asthenia | loss of strenght, weakness
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| epi- | above, upon
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| fove/o | pit
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| eso- | inward
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| exo- | outward
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| extra- | outside
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| hist/o | tissue
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| ger/o | old age, aged
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| phoria- | feeling (mental state)
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| ax/o | mainstream
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| goni/o | angle
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| glauc/o | grey
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| dur/o | dura mater
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| -cele | hernia
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| -tomy | incision, to cut
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| tom/o | to cut
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| -scope | instrument to view
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| irit/o | iris
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| -itis | inflammation
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| irid/o | iris
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| phac/o | lens
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| -lepsy | seizure
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| ir/o | iris
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| phot/o | light
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| leuk/o | white
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| -malacia | softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| mening/o | meninges
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| my/o | muscle
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| neur/i | nervous system, nerve
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| neur/o | nerve, nerve root
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| ocul/o | eye
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| ophthallm/o | eye
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| -opia | vision
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| kerat/o | cornea, hard, horney
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| myc/o | fungus
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| intra- | within, in
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| sulc/o | groove
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| -opsia | vision
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| ot/o | ear
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| cortex | outer region
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| cortic/o | cortex
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| exo- | outside, outer
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| supra- | over, above
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| ecto- | outside, outer
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| -algia | pain
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| para- | beside, beyond
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| synaps/o | point of contact
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| -penia | decrease deficiency
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| -pathy | disease
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| poli- | grey matter
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| presby/o | old age
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| -genesis | production of ....
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| pseudo- | false
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| -ptosis | drooping, sagging
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| -ptysis | spitting
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| core/o | pupil
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| radicul/o | nerve root
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| rube/o | red
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| retin/o | retina
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| scler/o | sclera
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| -scope | instrument for viewing
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -lepsy | seizure
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| py/o | pus
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| pinn/o | external ear
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| somat/o | body
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| -esthesia | feeling, sensation
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| -phoria | feeling (mental state)
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| scler/o | white of eye, hardening
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| plex/o | plexus, network
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| scot/o | darkness
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| -brady | slow
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| -phil | love, attraction
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| concuss/o | shaken together
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| cutane/o | skin
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| sub- | below, under
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| somn/o | sleep
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| cost/o | rib
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| comat/o | deep sleep
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| dermat/o | skin
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| gyr/o | folding, turning
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| -tropia | turning
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| con- | together, with
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| dacry/o | tears, tear duct
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| hypn/o | sleep
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| -opia | vision
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| ton/o | pressure, tone
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| tars/o | edge of eyelid
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| -stomy | surgical opening
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| -somnia | sleep
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| thalam/o | thalamus chamber
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| ventricul/o | ventricle
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| -cusis | hearing (-cusia, audit/o, audi/o, acous/o, -acusis)
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| -acusia | deafness
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| blephar/o | eye lid
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| -glia | glue, neuroglial tissue
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| glauc/o | grey
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| -opia | vision
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| meat/o | meatus (opening)
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| ocul/o | eye
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| hist/o | tissue
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| -cision | a cutting
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| synaps/o | point of contact
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| sulc/o | groove
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| -desis | surgical fixation, fushion
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| circum-, peri- | around
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| dendro/o | branching
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| convolut/o | coiled & twisted
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| contus/o | bruise
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| core/o | pupil
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| contra- | against, opposite
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| athet/o | uncontrolled
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| ambly/o | dull, dim
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| eti/o | cause (of disease)
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| concuss/o | shaken together
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| dacry/o | tear, tear duct
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| ax/o | mainstream, axis
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| goni/o | angle
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| -cele | hernia, herniation
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| -kinesi/o | movement
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| phac/o | lens
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| phot/o | light
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| myring/o | ear drum
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| -malacia | softening
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| neur/o | nerve, nerve root
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| narc/o | numbness, stupor
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| cortex | outer region
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| presby/o | old age
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| -ptosis | drooping, sagging
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| -ptysis | spitting
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| radicul/o | nerve root
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| -oid | resembling
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -rrhagia, -rrhage | bursting forth
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -lepsy | seizure
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| py/o | pus
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| erythr/o | red
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| erythem/o | red
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| retin/o | retina
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| dermat/o, cutane/o | skin
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| somn/o, hypn/o | sleep
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| sympath/o | sympathetic nerve
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| syn- | union, together, joined
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| -tropia | turning
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| con- | together
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| -tom | to cut
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| asthenia- | weakness, loss of strength
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| thalam/o | thalamus chamber
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| ventricul/o | ventricle
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| xanth/o | yellow (lute/o, jaund/o)
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| -opia | vision
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