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extremities, top, extreme point
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sharp, severe, sudden
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amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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bronch/o
bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)
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col/o
colon (large intestine)
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lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
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lymph/o
lymph (Lymph is clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces and is contained in special lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body.)
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow (context of usage indicates which meaning is intended)
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necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
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neutr/o
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
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plas/o
formation, development
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pleur/o
pleura (membranes surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall muscles)
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trache/o
thrachea (windpipe)
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-coccus (plural: -cocci)
berry-shaped bacterium (plural: bacteria)
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excision, removal, resection
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condition of producing, forming
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pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
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instrument for recording
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process of recording
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breakdown, destruction, separation
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tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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condition, usually abnormal
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development, formation, growth
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drooping, sagging, prolapse
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instrument for visual examination
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process of visual examination
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stopping, controlling
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-stomy
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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incision, to cut into
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nourishment, development
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one who specializes in
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structure, tissue, thing
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pertaining to (ex. cardiac)
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pertaining to (ex. pleural)
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pertaining to (ex. tonsillar)
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pertaining to (ex. pulmonary)
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-eal
pertaining to (ex. laryngeal)
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-ic, ical
pertaining to (ex. chronic)
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pertaining to, full of
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pertaining to (ex. mucous)
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pertaining to (ex. necrotic)
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