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Medical Terminology

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Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
a-   show
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ab-   show
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show belly  
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-able   show
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abort/io   show
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abrupt/io-   show
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show a going away  
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-ac   show
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show refers to or pertains to  
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show refers to or pertains to  
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acanth/o-   show
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access/o-   show
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show vinegar cup or hip joint (for femur)  
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show pointed  
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acoust/i-   show
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acr/o-   show
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acrom/i-   show
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actin/o-   show
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show sharp  
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acus-   show
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show near or beside  
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aden/o-   show
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show to stick (together)  
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adip/o-   show
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aer/o-   show
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af-   show
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-age   show
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show to clump  
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show inducing or leading  
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show walls  
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-agra   show
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-al   show
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show white  
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show egg white  
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alges/i-   show
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show pain  
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alimento/o   show
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alopec/i-   show
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show cavity  
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ambi-   show
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show dull  
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show to walk  
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-amine   show
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amino-   show
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show forgetful  
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amnio-   show
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amphi-   show
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amylo-   show
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an-   show
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an/o-   show
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show apart or up  
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show elbow  
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show man or male  
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show without expansion or dilation  
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angi/o-   show
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angin/o-   show
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anil/i-   show
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anis/o-   show
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show fuse or bind  
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anomal/y   show
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ante-   show
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anter/o-   show
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show coal or carbuncle  
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show coal or carbuncle  
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show human  
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show against  
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show cavity  
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show cavity or cavern  
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anuerysm-   show
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anxio-   show
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show to remove or separate  
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apo-   show
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aponeur/o-   show
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append/o-   show
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aqua-   show
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show refers to  
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show without or lack of  
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show spider  
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arachino-   show
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arche/o-   show
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show first  
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-aria   show
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show artery  
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show joint  
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show jointed  
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-ary   show
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show unquenchable  
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ascar/i-   show
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show bag  
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show enzyme  
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aspergill/o-   show
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show star  
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show weakness  
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asthma-   show
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-ate   show
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atelo-   show
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athero-   show
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show process of or procedure of  
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show process of or procedure of  
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show vapor or steam  
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-artresia   show
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show chamber  
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show wearing out  
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audi-   show
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show ear  
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auricul/o-   show
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show to listen  
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auto-   show
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aut-   show
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avuls/i-   show
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show armpit or central  
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axio-   show
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show axle or axis  
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show urea nitrogen  
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azygo-   show
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Bacill/o   show
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show ROD  
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Balan/o-   show
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Baro-   show
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Bary-   show
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show basic  
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show at a base  
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show good or normal  
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show kind  
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Beri-   show
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Bi-   show
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Bil/i- (bil-)   show
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show two  
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show life  
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show beginning or young  
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bleb/o- (bulla-)   show
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show mucus  
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show eyelid  
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bol/o-   show
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show orgasm  
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brach/i-   show
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brachy-   show
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brady-   show
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show short  
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bronch/i-   show
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brux-   show
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brucca-   show
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show bister or vesicle  
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show blister or vesicle  
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bulimo-   show
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burs/o-   show
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cac/o-   show
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cal/o-   show
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calcane/o-   show
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calcin/o-   show
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calco-   show
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show dim vision  
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show cups  
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show cups  
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show hardened skin  
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show heel or lime  
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show glowing white  
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show corner of eye  
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show hair-like  
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show head  
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show carbon dioxide  
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show little box  
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show head  
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carb/o-   show
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show glowing ember  
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show glowing ember  
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show crab-like  
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show heart  
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carp/o-   show
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cata-   show
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cataract   show
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catarrh-   show
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catheter/o-   show
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caud/o-   show
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show burn or heat  
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show burn or heat  
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show burn or heat  
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cav-   show
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cebo-   show
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cec/o-   show
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show navel  
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-cele   show
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show abdomen or belly  
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cellul/o-   show
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cement/o-   show
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show empty or common  
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show empty or common  
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-centesis   show
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centi-   show
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show center  
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show center  
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cephalo-   show
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-cept-   show
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cerbr/o-   show
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show wax  
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cerv/i-   show
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chalas/i-   show
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show hailstone (eyelid sebaceous cyst)  
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chancr/o-   show
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show lip  
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chilo-   show
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chiasma   show
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show hand  
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chlamyd/i-   show
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show green  
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show bile duct  
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show bile or gall (ingredient of)  
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cholecyst/o-   show
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show gallbladder duct (canal)  
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show billary acute diarrhea  
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chondr/o-   show
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show cord  
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show dancing (shaking)  
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show colored  
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show juice  
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chyle-   show
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-cicatrix   show
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show to kill  
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cil/i-   show
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show eyelash or eyelash like  
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show bug  
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show movement filming  
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circum-   show
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show yellow-oranged (jaundiced)  
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show cut or to cut  
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cistern/o-   show
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-clalasia   show
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-clast   show
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-clas   show
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show collar bone (little key shape)  
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cleido-   show
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clino-   show
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show turmoil  
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clubb/o-   show
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show irrigation or injection  
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show two  
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coagulo/o-   show
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-coccus   show
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coccyg/o-   show
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cochle/o-   show
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show hollow belly (cavity)  
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show to come together (sexual union; inter/course "between/a flowing")  
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show colon big or large intestine  
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show colon big or large intestine  
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show glue  
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-collis   show
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show to mutilate  
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colpo-   show
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show together  
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show deep sleep  
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con-   show
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show shell  
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show violent shaking  
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show knuckle (nob)  
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show dust  
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show cone shaped  
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show together joined (united)  
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show contained  
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show against  
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show counter blow  
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show bruise  
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convolo-   show
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show crows beak (shape)  
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show vocal chords cord  
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core/o-   show
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show skin  
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show cornea or horn (shape)  
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cornu-   show
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show crowning  
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show crowning frontal body cut  
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corp/o-   show
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show bark, outer bark, rind, or cortex  
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show rib  
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show hip, hip joint, (pelvis and femur)  
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show hip, hip joint, (pelvis and femur)  
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show skull  
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cras/o-   show
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-creas   show
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crenat/o-   show
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cric/o-   show
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show secrete  
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-crin   show
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-crit   show
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cruc/i-   show
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show leg thigh or femur  
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crus/o-   show
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show scab or outer coat  
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cryo-   show
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crypto-   show
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cub/o-   show
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show elbow  
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culd/o-   show
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show little  
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cune/i-   show
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show scooping or scraping  
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show hearing  
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cusp/i-   show
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show skin  
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cutis-   show
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cyan/o-   show
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cycl/o-   show
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-cyesis   show
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show bladder or sac  
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cyst-   show
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cyst/i-   show
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show bladder or sac  
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cyte-   show
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cyt-   show
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cyth-   show
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-cytosis   show
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show tear  
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show digits (fingers and toes)  
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show away  
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debride-   show
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deca-   show
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show one/tenth (1/10)  
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decub/o-   show
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deep   show
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show ten  
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delta   show
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show people  
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show half  
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dendr/o-   show
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show TOOTH OR TEETH  
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show TOOTH OR TEETH  
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DEPRESS-   show
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DERM/O-   show
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DERMAT/O-   show
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-DESIS   show
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show ligament (also tendon)  
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deuter/o-   show
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dextr/o-   show
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show two  
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dia-   show
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diaphoro-   show
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show testis or teste  
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show to separate or apart  
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-deferens   show
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show finger or toe  
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diplo-   show
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show thirst or thirsty  
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dipther/i-   show
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show away from or reversed  
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dist/o-   show
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diverticul/o-   show
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show duct or canal  
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show to teach or teacher  
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dol/o-   show
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dolich/o-   show
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show back  
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dos/e- (dose)   show
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-dote   show
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dracuncul/o-   show
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show running  
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du/o-   show
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duct/o-   show
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show twelve  
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dura-   show
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dwarf/o-   show
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dy/o-   show
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show work or strength  
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-dynia   show
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dys-   show
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show instrument  
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e-   show
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show refers to  
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show outside, outward, outer or out  
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ect-   show
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ecto-   show
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ecchymo/-   show
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show secreting or to secrete  
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show prickly, spiny or notched  
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echo-   show
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show dilation  
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show dilation  
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-ectomy   show
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eczema   show
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edema-   show
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show away or out  
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effer-   show
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effus-   show
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show electrical  
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show lesser or smaller  
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em-   show
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emac/i-   show
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embryo-   show
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-emesis   show
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show blood  
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emmetr/o-   show
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show puffed up  
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en-   show
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show hard  
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encephal/o-   show
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show anything poured in (essential organ part)  
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endo-   show
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show injection  
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show intestine (usually refers to small intestine)  
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enuresis-   show
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eosin/o-   show
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show upon  
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episi/o-   show
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-er   show
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-or   show
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show work or labor  
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show belching  
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erythermat/o-   show
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erthr/o-   show
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show scab  
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show toward  
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show feeling (physical)  
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estr/o-   show
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show sieve  
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eti/o-   show
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show cause  
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show good or normal  
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ex-   show
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show out, outside, outward  
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extra-   show
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show face  
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fac-   show
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show face  
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show making  
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show band  
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febr/o-   show
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show stool, fecal matter, or dung  
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show stool, fecal matter, or dung  
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sterco-   show
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femor/o-   show
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fenestr/o-   show
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-ference   show
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show iron  
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fet/o-   show
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show to quiver  
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show fiber-like  
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fibro-   show
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show to clasp  
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show thread  
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fila-   show
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fili-   show
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filar/i-   show
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show fingers  
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show to split or splitting  
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show pipe or pipe-stem  
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flacci/o-   show
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show whip  
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show to blow  
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flex-   show
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-flect   show
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flu-   show
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show to flow  
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foc/o-   show
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fontan/o-   show
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show opening  
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fore-   show
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-form   show
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show furrow or shallow depression  
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show to break  
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show forehead or before  
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-fuge   show
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show to lighten (with sparks burning tissue)  
๐Ÿ—‘
fulv/o-   show
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show base or lage part (organ body)  
๐Ÿ—‘
show mushroom  
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furc/o-   show
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show boil  
๐Ÿ—‘
show milk  
๐Ÿ—‘
gamet/o-   show
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gam/o-   show
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gangli/o-   show
๐Ÿ—‘
show eating sore  
๐Ÿ—‘
show stomach  
๐Ÿ—‘
show freeze or congeal  
๐Ÿ—‘
gelatino-   show
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