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a-
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without, not
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aphasia = without speech |
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ab-
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away from, from
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abduct = away from the midline |
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-ac
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pertaining to, relating to
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hemophiliac = one who has hemophilia |
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acr/o
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extremity
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acrocyanosis = blue condition of the extremities |
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ad-
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toward
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adduction= toward the midline |
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid = of the glands |
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adip/o
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fat
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adipose |
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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adrenaline = hormones of adrenal gland |
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af-
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toward
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afferent = move toward |
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-al
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pertaining to, relating to
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caudal = pertaining to the tail |
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-algia
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pain
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myalgia = muscle pain |
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allo-
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other, differeing from normal
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allomorphic = change in cell shape |
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ana-
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against, up, back
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anaphylactic shock = against protection, against infection |
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angi/o
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vessel
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angioplasty = surgical repair of a vessel |
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ankyl/o
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stiffness, bent, crooked
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ankylosis = condition of stiffness of a joint |
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ante-
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before, in front of
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antebrachium = before the arm (forearm) |
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anti-
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against
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antigen= against forming |
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-arche
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beginning
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arthr/o
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joint
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-ary
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pertaining to, relating to
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-asthenia
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weakness, debility
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astr/o
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star
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atel/o
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incomplete, imperfect
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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atherosclerosis |
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bi-
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two
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bifurcate |
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bi/o
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life
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biology |
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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blepharitis |
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brachi/o
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arm
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brachial |
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brady-
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slow
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bradycardia |
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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bronchitis |
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bucc/o
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cheek
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buccal |
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carcin/o
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cancer
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carcinoma |
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardiac |
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-cardia
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heart condition
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tachycardia |
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caud/o
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tail
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caudal |
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bucc/o
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cheek
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buccal |
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carcin/o
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cancer
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carcinoma |
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardiac |
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-cardia
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heart condition
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tachycardia |
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caud/o
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tail
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caudal |
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cauter/o
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heat, burn
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caurterize |
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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hepatocele |
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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amniocenthesis |
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cephal.o
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head
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cephalic |
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cerebral |
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cervic/o
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neck
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cervical |
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chol/e
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bile, gall
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cholelith |
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cholecyst
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gallbladder
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cholecystography |
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choledoch/o
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bile duct
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choledochcystitis |
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chondrocyte |
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-cide
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killing
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bactericide |
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-cision
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a cutting
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incision |
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-clasia
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surgical fracture
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oseoclasia |
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-clasis
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surgical fracture
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osteoclasis |
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-clast
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surgical fracture
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osteoclast |
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
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acromioclavicular |
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col/o
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colon
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colonoscopy |
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condyl/o
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condyle
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supracondylar ridge |
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contra-
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against, opposite
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contraindication |
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cost/o
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ribs
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intercostal region |
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crani/o
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cranium
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craniotomy |
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-crine
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secrete
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endocrine |
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cruci/o
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cross
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cruciate ligament |
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cry/o
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cold
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cryogenic |
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crypt/o
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hidden
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cryptochidism |
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cutane/o
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skin
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subcutaneous |
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyanosis |
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cyst/o
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bladder
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cystocele |
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cyt/o
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cell
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cytology |
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-cyte
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cell
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lymphocyte |
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dactyl/o
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fingers,toes
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pterodactyl (=finger wing) |
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de-
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cessation
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decompression |
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dendr/o
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tree
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dendritic cell |
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derm/o
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skin
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dermatology |
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-derma
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skin
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scleroderma |
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-desis
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fixation of a bone or joint
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arthrodesis |
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di-
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double
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diplopia |
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dia-
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through, across
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diarrhea (=flow across) |
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dipl-
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double
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diplopia |
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-dynia
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pain
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otodynia |
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dys-
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painful, bad, difficult
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dyspnea |
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ec-
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out, out from
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eccentric |
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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atelectasis |
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ecto-
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outside, outward
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ectomorph |
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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appendectomy |
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-edema
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swelling
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lymphedema |
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-emesis
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vomiting
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hyperemesis (excessive vomitting) |
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-emia
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blood condition
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anemia |
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end-
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in, within
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endoscope |
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encephal/o
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brain
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encephalogram |
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enter/o
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intestine
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enterobacteria |
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epi-
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above, upon
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epicenter (above the center) |
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erythr/o
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red
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erythrocyte |
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-esis
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condition
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diuresis |
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eti/o
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cause
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etiology |
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eu-
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good
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euglycemia |
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exo-
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outside, outward
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exocrine |
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-ferent
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to carry
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afferent |
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gastritis |
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-gen
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formning, producing, origin
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antigen |
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-genesis
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formning, producing, orign
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carcionogenesis |
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-globin
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protein
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hemoglobin |
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gli/o
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glue
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neuroglial cells |
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-gnosis
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knowing
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prognosis |
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goni/o
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angle
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goniometer |
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hem/o
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blood
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hemoglobin |
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hemi-
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1/2
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hemisphere |
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hepat/o
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liver
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hepatitis |
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hidr/o
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sweating
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hyperhidrosis |
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hist/o
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tissue
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histology |
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homeo-
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same, alike
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homeostasis |
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hydr/o
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water
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hydrotherapy |
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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hypertension |
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hypo-
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below, under, deficient
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hypothermia |
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-iac
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pertaining to, relating to
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hemophiliac |
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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choleolithiasis |
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ichthy/o
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dry, scaly
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ichthyosis |
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idi/o
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unknown, peculiar
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idiopathic |
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infra-
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under, below
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infrasinatus |
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inguin/o
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groin
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inguinal ligament |
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inter-
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between
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international |
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intra-
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in, within
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intramuscular |
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isch/o
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to hold back
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ischemic (pertaining to condition of holding back blood) |
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-ism
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condition
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hyperthyroidism |
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iso-
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same, equal
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isometric |
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-itis
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inflammation
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bursitis |
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kinesi/o
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movement
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kinesiology |
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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laparoscopy |
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later/o
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side, to one side
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lateral |
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-lepsy
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seizure
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epilepsy (=seizure upon) |
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leuk/o
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white
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leukemia |
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lip/o
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fat
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liposuction |
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-lith
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stone, calculus
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cholelith |
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-lysis
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separation, destruction, loosening
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glycolysis (= separation of sugar) |
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macro-
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large
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macrophage |
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mal-
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bad
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malignant |
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-malacia
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softening
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osteomalacia |
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mast/o
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breast
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mastectomy |
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medi-
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middle
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medial |
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mega-
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enlargment
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cytomegalovirus (= virus of enlargement of cells) |
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-megaly
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enlargement
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cytomegaly |
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melan/o
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black
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melanoma (=black tumor) |
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mening/o
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meninges
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meningococcal (=round bacteria of meninges) |
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meso-
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middle
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mesoderm |
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meta-
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change, beyond
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metastasize |
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morph/o
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shape
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morphology |
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multi-
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many, much
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multifidus |
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my/o
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muscle
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myocardial tissue |
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myc/o
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fungus
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mycoprotein |
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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myeologenic (=having origin of bone marrow) |
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necr/o
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death
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necrosis |
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neo-
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new
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neoplasia (=new growth) |
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nephr/o
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kidney
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nephritis |
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neur/o
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nerve
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neurology |
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ocul/o
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eye
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oculommycosis (=condition of fungus in the eye) |
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-oid
|
resembling
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coronoid |
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-ole
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small, minute
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arteriole |
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olig/o
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scanty
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oligomenorrhea (=scanty mensturation) |
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-oma
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tumor
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carcinoma |
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-opsy
|
view of
|
biopsy |
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orth/o
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straight
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orthostatic |
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-osis
|
abnormal condition; increase (primarily used with blood cells)
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cyanosis |
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oste/o
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bone
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osteochondritis |
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ot/o
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dar
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otitis |
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-oxia
|
oxygen
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hypoxia |
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para-
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near, beside, beyond
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paramedic (=near medic) |
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path/o
|
disease
|
pathology |
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-penia
|
decrease, deficiency
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cytopenia |
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peri-
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around
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perinatal (=around birth) |
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-pexy
|
fixation of an organ
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mastopexy (=fixation of breast) |
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-phagia
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swallowing, eating
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dysphagia |
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-phasia
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speech
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aphasia |
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-phil
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attraction for
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hydrophilic |
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phleb/o
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vein
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phlebotomist |
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-phoresis
|
carrying, transmission
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iontophoresis (=transmission of ions) |
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phren/o
|
diaphram, mind
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phrenic nerve (=n. of diaphragm) |
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-plasia
|
formation, growth
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neoplasia |
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-plasm
|
formation, growth
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neoplasm |
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-plasty
|
surgical repair
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rhinoplasty (=surgical repair of nose) |
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-plegia
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paralysis
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hemiplegia |
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-pnea
|
breathing
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sleep apnea |
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pneum/o
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air, lung
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pneumonia (=condition of lung) |
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-poiesis
|
formation, production
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hematopoiesis (=formation of blood) |
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poly-
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many, much
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polyuria (=much urine) |
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-poresis
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porous
|
osteoporosis (=porous bone) |
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post-
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after, behind
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postnatal (=after birth) |
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-prandial
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meal
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postprandial |
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pre-
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before, in front
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prenuptial |
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pro-
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before, in front
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prognosis |
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py/o
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pus
|
pyorrhea (=discharge of pus) |
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ren/o
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kidney
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renal |
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reticul/o
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mesh, net
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reticulum (=net like network) |
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retro-
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backward, behind
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retroperitoneal |
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rhin/o
|
nose
|
rhinoplasty |
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-rrhage
|
bursting forth
|
hemorrhage |
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-rrhaphy
|
suture
|
myorraphy (=muscle suture) |
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-rrhea
|
discharge, flow
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diarrhea |
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-rrhexsis
|
rupture
|
arteriorrhexsis (=rupture of artery) |
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scolio
|
crooked, bent
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scoliosis |
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-sis
|
state of, condition
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scoliosis |
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somat/o
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body
|
somatic (=of the body) |
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sphygm/o
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pulse
|
sphygmomanometer |
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-sphyxia
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pulse
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asphyxia (=no pulse) |
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spin/o
|
spine
|
spinous |
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spir/o
|
breathe
|
spirometer |
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spondyl/o
|
vertebrae
|
spondylosis |
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-stasis
|
standing still
|
hemostasis |
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-stenosis
|
narrowing
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arteriostenosis |
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steth/o
|
chest
|
stethocope |
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-stomy
|
forming an opening, mouth, NEW opening
|
colostomy |
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supra-
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above, excessive
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supraspinatus |
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sym-
|
union, together, joined
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symbiosis (=condition of life together) |
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synov/o
|
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
|
synovectomy (=removal of synovial membrane) |
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tachy-
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rapid
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tachycardia |
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-taxia
|
order, condition
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ataxiaphasia (=not order speech) |
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ten/o
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tendon
|
tenodesis (=fixation of a tendon) |
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tend/o
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tendon
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tendinitis |
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thromb/o
|
blood clot
|
thrombosis (=state of blood clot) |
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-tomy
|
incision
|
cardiotomy (=incision of heart) |
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ton/o
|
tension
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hypertonic |
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trans-
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through, across
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transdermal |
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-tripsy
|
crushing
|
lithotripsy (=crushing of stone) |
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-trophy
|
development, nourishment
|
atrophy |
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-uria
|
urine
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polyuria |
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-version
|
turning
|
retroversion (=turning backward) |
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vesic/o
|
bladder
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vesicocele (=swelling of bladder) |
