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medical terms 90

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