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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Aden/o
Gland
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Arteri/o
Artery
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Brachi/o
Arm
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Carcin/o
Cancer
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Col/o
Colon
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Cyt/o
Cell
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Derm/a
Skin
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Encephal/o
Brain
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Gynec/o
Woman
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Hemat/o
Blood
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Hist/o
Tissue
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Intestin/o
Intestine
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Lapar/o
Abdomen wall
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Lymph/o
Lymphatic system
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My/o
Muscle
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Neur/o
Brain
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Ocul/o
Eye
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Onc/o
Tumor
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Or/o
Mouth
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Ot/o
Ear
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Path/o
Disease, suffering
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Pharmac/o
Drug
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Pulmon/o
Lung
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Sept/o
Septum
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Thorac/o
Thorax, chest
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Viscer/o
Internal organs
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A/An
Without
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Ab
Away from
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Ad
Toward
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Anti
Against
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Bi/Bin
Two
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Brady
Slow
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De
Down
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Dia
Through
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Dys
Diseased
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Endo
Within, Inner
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Epi
Upon
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Hemi
One half
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Hyper
High, above
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Hypo
Under, below
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Inter
Between
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Intra
Within
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Macro
Large, long
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Meta
After, beyond
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Micro
Small
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Neo
New
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Pachy
Thick
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Pan
All
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Para
Beside
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Per
Completely, through
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Peri
Surrounding, around
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Poly
Many, several
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Post
After
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Pre/Pro
Before
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Sub
Under, below
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Supra
Above
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Sym/Syn
Together
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Tachy
Fast, rapid
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Trans
Across
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Algia
Pain
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Apheresis
Removal
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Crine
Secrete
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Cyte
Cell
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Ectomy
Surgical removal
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Emesis
Vomiting
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Emia
Blood
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Esis
Action, condition
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Genic
Producing, generation
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Graph
Instrument for recording
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Ia
Condition
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Itis
Inflammation
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Logist
One who studies
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Lysis
Seperation, loosening
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Malacia
Softening
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Megaly
Enlargement
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Oid
Resembling
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Oma
Tumor, cancer
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Opsy
Examination, inspection
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Osis
Abnormal condition
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Phagia
Eating, swallowing
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Plasia
Development, formation, growth
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Plasty
Surgical repair
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Plegia
Paralysis, stroke
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Pnea
Breathing, respiration
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Rrhage
Bleeding excessive
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Rrhea
Flow, discharge
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Sarcoma
Malignant tumor
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Sclerosis
Hardening
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Stasis
Standing still
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Stomy
Surgical opening
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Tomy
Cutting, incision
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Uria
Urine
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Sagital plane
Divides body into left and right
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coronal (frontal) plane
Divides body into front and back
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transverse (horizontal) plane
Divides body into lower and upper
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superior/inferior
Above/below
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dorsal/ventral
Backside/front side