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combining forms, prefix, suffix

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aden/o   gland  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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cardi/o   heart  
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chem/o   chemical  
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cis/o   to cut  
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dermat/o   skin  
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enter/o   small intestines  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gynec/o   female  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hydr/o   water  
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immun/o   immune  
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laryng/o   voice box  
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morph/o   shape  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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ot/o   ear  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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rhin/o   nose  
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ur/o   urine, urinary tract  
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bi-   two  
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hemi-   half  
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mono-   one  
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multi-   many  
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nulli-   none  
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poly-   many  
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quad-   four  
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semi-   partial, half  
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tri-   three  
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uni-   one  
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a-   without,away from  
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an-   without  
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ante-   before  
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anti-   against  
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auto-   self  
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brady-   slow  
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dys-   painful,difficult  
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endo-   within,inner  
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epi-   upon,over  
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eu-   normal,good  
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hetero-   different  
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homo-   same  
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hyper-   over,above  
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hypo-   under,below  
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infra-   under,beneath,below  
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inter-   among,between  
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intra-   within,inside  
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macro-   large  
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micro-   small  
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neo-   new  
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pan-   all  
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para-   beside,beyond,near  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before,in front of  
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pseudo-   false  
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retro-   backward,behind  
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sub-   below,under  
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super-   above,excess  
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supra-   above  
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tachy-   fast  
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trans-   through,across  
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ultra-   beyond,excess  
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-algia   pain  
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-cele   hernia,protrusion  
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-cise   cut  
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-cyte   cell  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectasis   dilation  
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-gen   that which produce (what it produces)  
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-genesis   produces,generates(process)  
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-genic   producing, produced by  
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-ia   state,condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ism   state of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logist   one who studies  
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-logy   study of  
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-lysis   destruction  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-megaly   enlargement,large  
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-oma   tumor,mass  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-plasia   development,growth  
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-plasm   formation,development  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-rrhage   excessive,abnormal blood flow  
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-rrhea   discharge,flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-trophy   nourishment,development  
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-centesis   puncture to withdraw fluid  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-ostomy   surgically create an opening  
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-otomy   cutting into  
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-pexy   surgical fixation(broken bone)  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-gram   record or picture  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-scope   instrument for viewing  
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-scopy   process of visually examining  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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adip/o   fat  
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anter/o   front  
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brachi/o   arm  
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caud/o   tail  
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cephal/o   head  
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cervic/o   neck  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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crani/o   skull  
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crur/o   leg  
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cyt/o   cell  
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dist/o   away from  
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dors/o   back of body  
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epitheli/o   epithelium  
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glute/o   buttock  
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hist/o   tissue  
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infer/o   below  
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later/o   side  
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medi/o   middle  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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neur/o   nerve  
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organ/o   organ  
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oste/o   bone  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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poster/o   back  
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proxim/o   near to  
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pub/o   genital region  
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somat/o   body  
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spin/o   spine  
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super/o   above  
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system/o   system  
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thorac/o   chest  
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ventr/o   belly  
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vertebr/o   vertebra  
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viscer/o   internal organ  
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albin/o   white  
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bi/o   life  
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cry/o   cold  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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derma/o   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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diaphor/o   profuse sweating  
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electr/o   electricity  
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erythr/o   red  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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itchthy/o   scaly,dry  
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kerat/o   hard,horny  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip/o   fat  
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melan/o   black  
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myc/o   fungus  
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necr/o   death  
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pil/o   hair  
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phot/o   light  
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py/o   pus  
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scler/o   hard  
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seb/o   oil  
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trich/o   hair  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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xer/o   dry  
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-derma   skin  
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-opsy   view of  
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-tome   instrument used to cut  
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allo-   other, different of usual  
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xeno-   strange,foreign  
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ankyl/o   stiff joint  
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arthr/o   joint  
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articul/o   joint  
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burs/o   sac  
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cervic/o   neck  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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cost/o   rib  
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crani/o   skull  
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fasci/o   fibrous band  
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fibr/o   fibers  
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kinesi/o   movement  
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kyph/o   hump  
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lord/o   bent backwards  
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medull/o   inner portion  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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myocardi/o   heart muscle  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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my/o   muscle  
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myos/o   muscle  
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orth/o   straight  
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oste/o   bone  
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ped/o   child,foot  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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plant/o   sole of foot  
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pod/o   foot  
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sacr/o   sacrum  
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scoli/o   rooked,bent  
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spondyl/o   vertebrae  
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stern/o   sternum  
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synovi/o   synovial membrane  
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synov/o   synovial membrane  
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tars/o   ankle  
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ten/o   tendon  
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tend/o   tendon  
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tendin/o   tendon  
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thorac/o   chest  
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vertebr/o   vertebra  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-blast   immature,embryonic  
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-clasia   to surgically break  
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-desis   stabilize,fuse  
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-kinesia   movement  
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-listhesis   slipping  
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-porosis   porous  
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-tonia   tone  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   toward  
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circum-   around  
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angi/o   vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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arteri/o   artery  
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ather/o   fatty substance  
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atri/o   atrium  
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cardi/o   heart  
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coron/o   heart  
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hemangi/o   blood vessel  
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phleb/o   vein  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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steth/o   chest  
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thromb/o   clot  
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valv/o   valve  
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valvul/o   valve  
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vascul/o   blood vessel  
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vas/o   vessel,duct  
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ven/o   vein  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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-manometer   instrument to measure pressure  
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-ole   small  
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-ule   small  
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-tension   pressure  
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agglutin/o   clumping  
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bas/o   base  
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chrom/o   color  
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coagul/o   clotting  
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eosin/o   rosy red  
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fibrin/o   fibers,fibrous  
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granul/o   granules  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemat/o   blood  
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immun/o   proctection/immunity  
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leuk/o   white  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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lymphaden/o   lymph node  
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lymphangi/o   lymph vessel  
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neutr/o   neutral  
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path/o   disease  
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phag/o   eat,swallow  
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sanguin/o   blood  
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splen/o   spleen  
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thromb/o   clot  
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tonsill/o   tonsils  
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tox/o   poison  
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-globulin   protein  
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-apheresis   removal,carry away  
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-cytosis   more than the normal number of cells  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-globin   protein  
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-penia   abnormal decrease, too few  
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-phil   attracted to  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-stasis   stand still  
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