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116 Cards in this Set
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Abdomin/o
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abdomen - abdominopelvic
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Acr/o
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top, extreme point - acromion
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Acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden - acute
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Aden/o
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gland - adenohypophysis
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Adip/o
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fat - adipocere
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Amni/o
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amnion - amniocentesis
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Angi/o
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vessel - angiogram
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Arteri/o
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artery - arteriole
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Arthr/o
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joint - arthropod
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Axill/o
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armpit - axillary
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Bi/o
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life - biology
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Blephar/o
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eyelid - blepharoptosis
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Bronch/o
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bronchial tubes - bronchiole
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Carcin/o
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cancer - carcinogenic
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Cardi/o
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heart - cardiology
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Chem/o
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chemical, drug - chemotherapy
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Chondr/o
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cartilage - achondroplasia
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Chron/o
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time - chronognosis
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Col/o
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colon (large intestine) - colic
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Cyst/o
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urinary bladder - cystitis
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Encephal/o
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brain - encephalitis
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Erythr/o
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red - erythrocyte
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Hem/o
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blood - hemoglobin
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Hepat/o
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liver - hepatocyte
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Hydr/o
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water, fluid - hydrocephalic
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Inguin/o
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groin - inguinal
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Isch/o
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to hold back - ischemia
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Lapar/o
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abdomen - laparoscopy
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Laryng/o
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larynx - laryngitis
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Leuk/o
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white - leukocyte
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Lymph/o
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lymph - lymphocyte
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Mamm/o
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breast - mammogram
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Mast/o
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breast - mastoid process
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Morph/o
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shape, form - morphology
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Muc/o
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mucus - mucin
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My/o
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muscle - myoblast
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Myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord - myelocele
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Necr/o
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death - necrotic
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Nephr/o
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kidney - nephrologist
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Neur/o
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nerve - neurobiology
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Neutr/o
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neutral - neutrophil
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Ophthalm/o
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eye - ophthalmologist
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Oste/o
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bone - osteoblast
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Ot/o
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ear - otitis
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Path/o
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disease - pathogen
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Peritone/o
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peritoneum - peritoneal
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Phag/o
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to eat - phagocyte
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Phleb/o
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vein - phlebotomy
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Plas/o
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formation, living substance - plasmacyte
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Pleur/o
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pleura - pleurisy
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Penumon/o
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lung (also air) - pneumonia
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Pulmon/o
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lung - pulmonary
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Radi/o
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x-ray - radiology
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Rect/o
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straight, rectum - rectalgia
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Rhin/o
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nose - rhinoplasty
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Sarc/o
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flesh - sarcolemma
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Splen/o
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spleen - splenectomy
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Staphyl/o
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cluster - staphylococcus
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Strept/o
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twisted chain - streptococcus
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Thorac/o
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chest - thoracotomy
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Thromb/o
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clot - thrombin
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Tonsill/o
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tonsil - tonsillitis
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Trache/o
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trachea - tracheotomy
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Ven/o
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vein - venous
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-algia
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pain - neuralgia
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-cele
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hernia - cystocele
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid - amniocentesis
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-coccus
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berry-shaped bacterium (plural: bacteria) - streptococcus
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-cyte
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cell - leukocyte
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-dynia
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pain - pleurodynia
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-ectomy
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excision, removal - nephrectomy
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-emia
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blood condition - anemia
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-genesis
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condition of producing, forming - carcinogensis
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-gram
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record - mammogram
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-graph
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instrument for recording - electroencephalograph
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-graphy
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process for recording - electroencephalography
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-itis
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inflammation - tonsillitis
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-logy
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study of - morphology
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-lysis
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breakdown, destruction, separation - hemolysis
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-malacia
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softening - chondromalacia
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-megaly
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enlargement - splenomegaly
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-oma
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tumor, mass, collection of fluid - multiple myeloma
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-opsy
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to view - biopsy
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal - necrosis
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-pathy
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disease condition - cardiomyopathy
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-penia
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deficiency - erythropenia
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-phobia
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fear - acrophobia
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-plasia
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development, formation, growth - achondroplasia
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-plasty
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surgical repair - angioplasty
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-ptosis
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drooping, sagging, prolapse - blepharoptosis
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-sclerosis
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hardening - arteriosclerosis
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-scope
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instrument for visual examination - laparoscope
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-scopy
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process of visual examination (with an endoscope) - laparoscopy
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling - metastasis
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-stomy
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opening to form a mouth (stoma) - colostomy
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-therapy
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treatment - hydrotherapy
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-tomy
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incision, cutting into - tracheotomy
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-trophy
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development, nourishment - hypertrophy
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-er
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one who - radiographer
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-ia
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condition - leukemia
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-ist
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specialist - nephrologist
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-ole
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little, small - arteriole
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-ule
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little, small - venule
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-um, -ium
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structure, tissue - pericardium
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-us
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structure, substance - mucus
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-y
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condition, process - nephropathy
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-ac, -iac
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pertaining to - cardiac
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-al
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pertaining to - inguinal
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-ar
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pertaining to - tonsillar
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-ary
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pertaining to - pulmonary
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-eal
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pertaining to - laryngeal
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-genic
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pertaining to, producing, produced by, in - osteogenic
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-ic, -ical
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pertaining to - chronic
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-oid
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resembling - mucoid
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-ose
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pertaining to, full of - adipose
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-ous
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pertaining to - mucous membrane
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