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237 Cards in this Set
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a- an-
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not, without, lacking, deficient
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anti- ant-
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against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
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di- dis-
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two, twice, double
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dys-
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difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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ec- ex-
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out of, away from
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ecto- ect-
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outside of
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en- em-
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in, into, within
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endo- ento-
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within
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epi- ep-
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upon, over, above
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exo-
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outside, from the outside, toward the outside
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hemi-
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half, partial, often one side of the body
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hyper-
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over, above, excessive, beyond normal
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hypo-
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under, deficient, below norm
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momo-
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one, single
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peri-
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around, surrounding
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syn- sym-
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together, with, joined
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-a
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state, condition
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-ac
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pertaining to, located in
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-ia
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state, condition
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-iac
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person affliced with
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-iasis
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disease, abnormal cond., abnormal presence of
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-ic
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pertaining to, located in
can refer to a person afflicted with something (anorexic) |
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-in -ine
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form names of substances
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-ist
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person interested in
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-itic
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pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation
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-itis
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forms nouns indicating inflamed cond. (conjunctivitis, arthritis, etc)
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-itides
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plural form of -itis
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-ium -eum
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membranes, connective tissue
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-ma
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abnormal or diseased condition
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-osis
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abnormal or diseased condition
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-otic
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nouns ending in -osis
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-sia
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state, condition (nouns)
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-sis
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state, condition (nouns)
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-tic
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adj's from nouns ending in -sis: often indicate drug/agent
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acanth-
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thorn/spine
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alg-
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pain
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alges-
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sensitivity to pain
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all-
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other, divergence, difference from
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angi-
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blood vessel, duct
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arteri-
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air passage, artery
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arthr
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joint
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bi
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life
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brady
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slow
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cardi
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heart
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cephal
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head
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crani
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skull
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cyt
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cell
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encephal
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brain
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erythr
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red, RBC
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lept
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thin, fine, slight
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leuk
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white, wbc
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lith
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stone, calculus
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log
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word, study
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malac
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soft
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mes
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middle, secondary, partial mesentery
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meter, metr
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measure, measuring device
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nephr
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kidney
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neur
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nerve, nervous system
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oste
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bone
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prosop
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face
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prot
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first, primitive, early
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scler
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hard
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sten
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narrow
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stere
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solid, 3d
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tachy
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rapid
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tox(i)
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poison
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amphi- ampho-
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on both sides, around, both
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ana-
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up, back, against
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apo-
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away from
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cata- cat-
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downward, disordered
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dia- di-
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through, across, apart
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eso-
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within, inner, inward
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eu-
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good, normal, healthy
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heter- hetero-
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different, other, relationship to another
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homo- homeo-
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same, likeness
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meta- met-
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change, transformation, after, behind
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para- par-
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alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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pro-
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before
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pros- prosth-
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in place of
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-al
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pertaining to, located in
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-ase
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enzymes
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-asia
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state, condition
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-ema
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state, condition
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-esis
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stae, condition, procedure
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-etic
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pertaining to
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-ics -tics
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indicating a particular science or study, science or study of
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-ism
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state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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state, cond, muscular spasm
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-oid -ode -id
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indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance. like, resembling
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-oma
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usually tumor, occaisionally disease
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-ose
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used to form names of chem subs, full of, resembling
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-ous
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pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us
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condition, person
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acr
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extremities (hands and feet mostly)
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ambly
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dull, faint
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carcin
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carcinoma, cancer
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cel
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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cheir, chir
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hand
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chol(e)
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bile, gall
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col(i) colon
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colon
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cyan
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blue
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cyst(i) cystis
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bladder, cyst
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diplo
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double, twin
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enter
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(small) intestine
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erg
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action, work
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gastr
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stomach
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hem0 hemat- -em-
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blood
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hepar- hepat-
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liver
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lip-
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fat
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macr-
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abnormally large or long
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mega- megal-
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abnormally large or long
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melan
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dark, black
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micr
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abnormally small
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nyct
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night
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odyn
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pain
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onc
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tumor
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pachy
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thick
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pseud
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falso
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py
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pus
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sarc
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flesh, soft tissue
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spasm
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spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
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splen
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spleen
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stom- stomat-
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mouth, opening
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arachn
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spider, web, arachnoid membrane
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cholor
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green
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chondr
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carliage
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dactyl
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finger, toe
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derm(at) derma
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skin
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(h)elc hidr(ot) idr
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sweat
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hist(i)
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tissue
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hydr
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water, fluid
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icter
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jaundice
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in- inos-
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fiber, muscle
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is-
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equal, same, similar, alike
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mening meninx
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meningeal membrane, meninges
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my(s)
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muscle
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myc(et)
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fungus (mushroom)
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myel
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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narc
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stupor, numbness
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necr
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corpse, dead
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olig
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few, deficient
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onych
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fingernail, toenail
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pod
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foot
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poli
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gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
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poly
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many, excessive
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por
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passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity
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psych
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(soul) mind
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som(at) soma
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body
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sthen
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strength
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trachel
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neck, cervix
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xanth
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yellow
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aut
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self
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crin
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secrete, secretion
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esthe(s)
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sensation, sensitivity, sense
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gen(e) gen
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come into being, produce
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gram
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a record, something written
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graph
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write, record
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iatr
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healer, physician, treatment
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idi
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of one's self
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kine
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move
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kines(i)
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movement, motion
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ly(s)
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destroy, break down
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myx
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mucus
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orth
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straight, erect, normal
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ot
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ear
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path
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(suffering) disease
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phil
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love, have an affinity for
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pt
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fall, sag, drop, prolapse
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pyr
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(fire) fever, burning
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pyret
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fever
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pyrex
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be feverish
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rhe
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flow, secrete (run)
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rhag
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(burst forth) flow profusely, hemorrhage
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rhex
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rupture
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rhin
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nose
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scop
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look at, examine
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sep
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(be putrid) be infected
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ta
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stretching
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tel
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end, completion
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ten tenon(i)
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tendon
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therap(eu)
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treat medically, heal
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tom
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a cutting, slice, incision
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ton
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(a stretching) (muscular) tone, tension
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ectasia, ectasis
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dilation, enlargement
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ectomy
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surgical excision, removal of all (total excesion) or part (partial excision) of an organ
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gen
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substance that produces something
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genesis
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formation, origin
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genic
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causing, producing, caused
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genous
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by, procued by, or in
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gram
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a record of the activity of an organ
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graph
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instrument for recording the activity of an organ
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graphy
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recording of the activity of an organ OR descriptive treatise
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lysis
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dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration
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lytic
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pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration
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pathy
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disease
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ptosis
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dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)
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rrhagia
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profuse discharge, hemorrhage
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rrhea
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profuse discharge, excessive secretion
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rrhexis
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bursting (of stissues), rupture
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scope
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an instrument for examining
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scopy
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examination
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tome
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surgical instrument for cutting
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tomy
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surgical incision
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acou(s0, acu(s)
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hear
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amni
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fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion
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asc, ascit
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bladder, sac, bag
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bary
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heavy, dull, hard
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cente
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pierce
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chrom, chroma, chromat
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color, pigment
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dips
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thirst
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echo
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reverberating sound, echo
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edema, edemat
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swelling
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eme
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vomit
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gno(s)
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know
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lal
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talk
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lapar
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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lex
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read
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mne
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remember
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ne
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new
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no
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mind
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orec, orex
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have an appetite
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oxy
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acute, pointed, rapid, acid, oxygen
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pha
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speak, communicate
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phag
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swallow, eat
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pharmac(eu)
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medicine, drug
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phem
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speech
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phob
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(abnormal) fear
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phon
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voice, sound
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phrac, phrag
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enclose, obstruct
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phras
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speak
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phren
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mind, diaphragm
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phylac
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protection (against disease)
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phys(i)
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nature, appearance
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phyt
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plant (organism), growth
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poie
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produce, make
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sapr
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rotten, putrid, decaying
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stear, steat
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fat, sebum, sebaceous glands
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