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Latin/Greek root words

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ectomy   surgical removal  
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derm   skin  
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syn; sym   together  
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myo   muscle  
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oste   bone  
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ocul   eye  
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andr   male  
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gen   begin  
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cutane   skin  
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arthr   joints  
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bi   two  
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gust   taste  
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olfact   smell  
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gest   to carry  
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ren   kidney  
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crin   to secrete  
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trop   influence  
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pneum   air  
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pulmon   lung  
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algia   pain  
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enter   intestine  
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gastr   stomach  
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hepat   liver  
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neo   new  
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therm   heat  
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chrom   color  
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neph   kidney  
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peri   around  
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gynec   female  
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oo   egg  
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hyster   uterus  
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amino   fetal membrane  
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morph   shape/form  
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zyg   paired  
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noct   night  
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pyr   fire  
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odont   tooth  
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cep   head  
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iso   same  
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duct   movement  
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mening   membrane  
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neur   nerve  
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presby   old  
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rhin   nose  
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tion   act of/process of  
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eu   good  
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dys   difficulty  
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mal   bad  
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emia   blood  
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lysis   break down  
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stasis   control, still, remaining the same  
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hem   blood  
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cardi   heart  
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immun   protect  
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leuk   white  
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erythr   red  
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mon   one  
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artr   artery  
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stat   immediately  
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vita   life  
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mamm   breast  
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follic   small bag  
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cleav   to divide  
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cyst   bag, hollow  
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nat   birth  
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gravid   pregnancy  
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