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Medical roots

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Audionym
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gastr   stomach  
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cardi   heart  
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megal   enlarged  
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itis   inflammation my it is are on fire!  
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dermat   skin  
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plast   surgical repair  
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cerebr   brain  
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path   disease  
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enter   intestines  
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osis   any condition  
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otomy   cut into  
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aden   gland  
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angi   vessel  
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oma   tumor  
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nephr   kidney  
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hepat   liver  
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arthr   joint  
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blephar   eyelid  
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ologist   specialist  
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rhin   nose  
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gingiv   gum  
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malacia   soft  
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ology   study of  
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spasm   involuntary contraction  
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algia   pain  
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crani   skull  
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end   inside, within  
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hemi   half  
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oid   like  
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hyper   above, more than normal  
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cyst   sac containing fluid  
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chole   bile  
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hypo   under  
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scop   observe  
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hyster   uterus  
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ostomy   create an opening  
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para   beside, beyond  
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lysis   loosening, destruction  
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cervic   neck  
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chondr   cartilage  
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cyan   blue  
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hem(at)   blood  
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ost   bone  
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psycho   mind  
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lip   fat  
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my   muscle  
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lith   stone  
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opthalm - opt   eye  
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proct   anus  
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cost   rib  
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gram   record  
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acro   extremities  
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rhexis   break  
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carcin   cancer  
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penia   decrease  
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gen   original. production  
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burso   sac  
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retr(o)   backwards  
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trip   rub, friction  
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strept   twist  
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desis   binding  
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mani   madness  
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glosso   tongue  
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trophy   development  
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supra   above  
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ptosis   falling  
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dyn   pain  
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mast   breast  
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rrhaphy   suture  
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dent   teeth  
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cephal   head  
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auto   self  
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epi   upon  
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hydro   water  
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lobo   section  
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emesis   vomitting  
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contra   against, counter  
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iasis   condition  
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trans   through  
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brady   slow  
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ectasis   expansion  
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cyt   cell  
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odont   tooth  
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leuk   white  
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esthesia   sensation  
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steno   narrow, contracted  
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cele   hernia  
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benign   mild, not cancerous  
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semen   seed  
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celio   abdomen  
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erythro   red  
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vaso   vessel  
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melan   black  
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cauda   tail  
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lingua   tongue  
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myring   eardrum  
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spondyl   spinal column  
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ovar   egg(egg, the female reproductive cell)  
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centesis   puncture  
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oto   ear  
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bili   bile  
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squam   scale  
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mening   membrane  
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cec   blind passage  
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macul   spot  
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pexy   suspension  
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onco   tumar  
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or   mouth  
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sub   under  
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spiro   coil  
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lacrim   tear  
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viscero   organ  
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lact   milk  
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onych   nail, claw  
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thorac   chest  
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pyle   gate  
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sphenic   wedge  
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myel   marrow, spinal cord  
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anti   against  
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myco   fungus  
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physio   nature  
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bucc(o)   cheek  
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palpebr   eyelid  
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plasia   development  
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aur   ear  
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acoust(i)   hearing  
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colp(o)   hollow, vagina  
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phon   voice, sound  
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cor   heart  
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ren   kidney  
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orchi   testis  
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encephal   brain  
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thalam   inner chamber  
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dendr   tree, branching  
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phleb   vein  
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histo   tissue  
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stoma   body  
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tympan   eardrum  
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umbilic   navel  
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salpingo   tube  
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astr   star shaped  
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iso   equal  
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tarso   ankle  
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pod   foot  
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malign   bad  
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adnexa   ties, connection  
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ocul   eye  
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lapar   abdominal wall  
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dacry   tear  
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ment   mind  
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part   labor, bring forth  
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scler(a)   hard  
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somato   body  
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trachel   neck  
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sinus   hollow space  
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hypno   sleep  
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sept   wall  
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scirr(h)   hard  
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antr   cavity  
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crine   to secrete  
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dura   hard  
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pneum   lung  
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phage   to eat  
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phren   mind  
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corne   horny  
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plak   plate  
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pulmo   lung  
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oophor   ovary  
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oment   covering  
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sedat   quiet, calm  
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furca   fork-shaped  
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radi   ray  
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edema   swelling  
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dactyl   finger, toe  
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metabol(e)   change  
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ependym   wrapping  
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gravid   pregnant  
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aer   air  
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glyco   sweet  
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tarso   framework of the eyelid  
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calc   heel, stone  
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cine   move  
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digit   finger, toe  
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dors   back  
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gangli   swelling  
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gran   grain, particles  
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labi   lip  
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micr   small  
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pleur   pleura, rib, side  
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mamm   breast  
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later   side  
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phob   fear  
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phot   light  
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dys   bad  
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cut   skin  
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en   in  
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peri   about, around  
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pro   in front of, before  
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mechano   machine  
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dynam   power  
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osom   odor  
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trich   hair  
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maxill   upper jawbone  
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an -, a   without, not  
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pre   in front of, before  
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strict   draw tight  
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semi   half  
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neo   new  
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hormone   excite  
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therm   heat  
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syn, sym   together  
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post   after  
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metr   uterus  
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pan   all  
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poly   many  
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ramus   branch  
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neuro   nerve (nervous system)  
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thromb   lump, clot  
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ab   away from, not  
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plegia   paralysis  
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ante   before  
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ex   out, away from  
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sarc   flesh  
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macro   large  
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intra   within  
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inter   between  
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infra   beneath  
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cryo   cold  
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mal   bad  
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glom   ball  
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pharmac   drug  
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lumbo   loins  
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arter   artery  
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appendic   appendix  
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thyro   thyroid  
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splen   spleen  
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ovario   ovary  
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adreno   adrenal (gland)  
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basi   base  
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pelvi   pelvis  
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vena   vein  
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urethr   urethra  
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utero   uterus  
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sacro   sacrum  
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pharyng   pharynx  
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ureter   ureter  
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laryng   larynx  
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bronch   bronchus  
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esphag   esophagus  
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bi   two, double. both  
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tri   three  
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ile   ileum  
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ili   ilium  
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lig   ligament  
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therap   therapy  
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ventr   front  
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eu   good  
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ambi   both  
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brachy   short  
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cau   burn  
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clas   break  
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duct   tube  
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ger   old  
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heter   other  
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infer   under  
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hom   same  
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olfact   smell  
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gyn   female  
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poster   back part  
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cata   down  
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platy   flat  
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pseud   false  
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proxim   nearest  
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scol   curved  
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apo   away from  
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di   twice  
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dia   through  
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necr   dead  
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morph   form  
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dis   apart  
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lymph   watery fluid  
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meta   beyond  
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med   middle  
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blast   bud  
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ectomy   surgical removal  
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traumat   wound  
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duodeno   duodenum  
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col   colon  
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