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Undergraduate 1
01/26/2021
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a, an, in
 Definition
without, not absence of
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ambi
 Definition
both, both sides, around, about
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di
 Definition
twice, two, double
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hemi, semi
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half
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micro
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small
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oligo
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deficiency
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poly
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much
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tachy
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rapid
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ultra
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beyond
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hyper, supra, super
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excessive, above
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dys
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bad, painful, difficult
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eu
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good, normal
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neo
 Definition
new
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tox
 Definition
poison, toxin
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logist, ologist
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specialist in the study of
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centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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ectomy
 Definition
excision, surgical removal
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therapy
 Definition
treatment
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tomy
 Definition
cutting into, incision
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trispy
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crushing
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rrhaphy
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suture, suturing
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dipsia
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thirst
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osmia
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smell,odor
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phoria
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feeling
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emesis
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vomiting
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uresis
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urination
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lysis
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destruction
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derma
 Definition
skin
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constriction
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narrowing
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cytosis
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a condition of cells
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trophy
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nourishment, growth
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stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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osis
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abnormal condition
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megaly
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enlargement
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phonia
 Definition
voice
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scope
 Definition
viewing instrument
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ventral
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front; anterior
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superior
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above or nearer to the head
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gram
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record
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thorax
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chest
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sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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pepsia
 Definition
digestion
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edema
 Definition
swelling
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genesis, gen, genic, genous
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creating, producing
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acusia, acusus, cusus
 Definition
hearing
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