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algesi/o
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sensitivity to pain
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chem/o
 Definition
chemical
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therapeut/o
 Definition
treatment
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anter/o
 Definition
anterior-nearer to or toward the front
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poster/o
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posterior-nearer to or toward the back dorsal - situated behind
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ventr/o
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ventral-belly side up same as anterior surface in humans
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dors/o
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dorsal-directed towards or situated on the back side
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medi/o
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medial, median- middle or nearer the middle
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super/o
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superior-uppermost or above
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infer/o
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inferior-below or lowermost
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proxim/o
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proximal-nearer the origin or point of attachment
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dist/o
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distal-far or distant from the origin or point of attachment
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cepha/o
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cephalad-toward the (head)
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caud/o
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caudad-towards the tail or in an inferior direction in humans
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acr/o
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extremities, arms and legs
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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cyst/o
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cyst, bladder or sac
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dactyl/o
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digits , toes, fingers or both
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
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omphal/o
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umbilicus, navel
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onych/o
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nail
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periton/o
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peritoneum
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som/a, somat/o
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body
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thorac/o
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chest , thorax
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fluor/o
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emitting or reflecting light
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radi/o
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radiant energy
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tom/o
 Definition
to cut
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ech/o, son/o
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sound
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electr/o
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electricity
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fibr/o
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fiber
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dips/o
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thirst
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crypt/o
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hidden
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cry/o
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cold
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cancer/o, carcin/o
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cancer
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hist/o
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tissue
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myc/o
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fungus
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necr/o
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dead
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narc/o
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stupor
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optic/o, opt/o
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vision
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aer/o
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air
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blast/o
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embroyonic form
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pharmac/o
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drugs, medicine
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phot/o
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light
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phon/o
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voice
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py/o
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pus
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therm/o
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heat
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top/o
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position, place
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trache/o
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trachea , windpipe
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xanth/o
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yellow
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melan/o
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black
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erythr/o
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red
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cyan/o
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blue
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chlor/o
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green
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alb/o, albin/o , leuk/o (leuc/o)
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white
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pyr/o
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fire
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prote/o, protein/o
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protein
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muc/o
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mucus
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micro
 Definition
small
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lith/o
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stone
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lip/o
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fat
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lact/o
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milk
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hemat/o
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blood
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glyc/o
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sugar
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amyl/o
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starch
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aden/o
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gland
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angi/o
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vessel
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append/o
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appendix
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bi/o
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life, living
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cardi/o
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heart
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cerebr/o, encephal/o
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brain-inflammation of the brain
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chir/o
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hand
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col/o
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colon , large intestine
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crin/o
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to secrete
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cutane/o, derma/o, dermat/o
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skin
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esthesi/o
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feeling or sensation
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faci/o
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face
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gastr/o, enter/o
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stomach, intestines
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ger/a, ger/o
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elderly
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gynec/o
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female
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hepat/o
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liver
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immun/o
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immune
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lymph/o
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lymph
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mamm/o, mast/o
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breast
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muscul/o, my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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ne/o, nat/o
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new, birth
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neur/o
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nerve
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obstetr/o
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midwife
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onc/o
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tumor
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o, laryng/o
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ear. larynx
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orth/o, ped/o
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straight, child
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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child
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psych/o
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mind
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pulm/o, pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o
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lungs
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radi/o
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radiation
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rheumat/o
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rheumatism
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rhin/o
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nose
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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ur/o
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urinary tract
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hidr/o
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sweat or persipiration
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dacry/o, lacrim/o
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tear, tearing, crying
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