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1
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anti-

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against

2
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bi-

A

twice, double, two

3
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brachy-

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short

4
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macro-

A

large, abnormal size or length, long

5
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meta-

A

change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after or next

6
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neo-

A

new, strange

7
Q

adenoid/o

A

adenoids

8
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angi/o

A

blood or lymph vessel

9
Q

axill/o

A

armpit

10
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bacill/o

A

rod-shaped bacterium

11
Q

bacteri/o

A

bacteria

12
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bi/o

A

life

13
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carcin/o

A

cancerous

14
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cervic/o

A

neck, cervix (neck of uterus)

15
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cyt/o

A

cell

16
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fung/i

A

fungus

17
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hem/o

A

blood, relating to the blood

18
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immun/o

A

immune, protection, safe

19
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inguin/o

A

groin

20
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leuk/o

A

white

21
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lymph/o

A

lymph, lymphatic tissue

22
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lymphaden/o

A

lymph node or gland

23
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lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

24
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lymphocyt/o

A

lymphocyte

25
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mamm/o

A

breast

26
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mast/o

A

breast

27
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megal/o

A

large, great

28
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my/o

A

muscle

29
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myos/o

A

muscle

30
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myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

31
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ne/o

A

new, strange

32
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onc/o

A

tumor

33
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oste/o

A

bone

34
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phag/o

A

eat, swallow

35
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plas/o

A

development, growth, formation

36
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sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

37
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splen/o

A

spleen

38
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staphyl/o

A

clusters, bunch of grapes

39
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strept/o

A

twisted chain

40
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thym/o

A

thymus gland

41
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tonsill/o

A

tonsil, throat

42
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tox/o

A

poison, poisonous

43
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vir/o

A

poison, virus

44
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-al

A

pertaining to

45
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-ary

A

pertaining to

46
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-cide

A

causing death

47
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-coccus

A

spherical bacteria

48
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-cyte

A

cell

49
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal, cutting out, excision

50
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-edema

A

swelling

51
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-emia

A

blood, blood condition

52
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-facient

A

making producing

53
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-graphy

A

the process of producing a picture or record

54
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-ior

A

pertaining to

55
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-itis

A

inflammation

56
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-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

57
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-megaly

A

enlargement

58
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-ologist

A

specialist

59
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-oma

A

tumor, neoplasm

60
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-opsy

A

vision, view of

61
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-pathy

A

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

62
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-phage

A

a cell that destroys, eat, swallow

63
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-plasm

A

formative material of cells

64
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-rrhagia

A

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

65
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-stasis

A

control, maintenance of a constant level

66
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-surgery

A

operative procedure

67
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-tic

A

pertaining to

68
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-um

A

structure, condition

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