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foundation of the term
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combination of the root and the combining vowel
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carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
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cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of brain)
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enter/o
intestines (usually small)
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ur/o
urinary tract, urine
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pertaining to
- ac, - al, - ic, - ical
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- ectomy
excision, removal
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pertaining to, producing, produced by, produced in
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tumor, mass, swelling
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process of viewing
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condition, usually abnormal
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disease condition
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instrument to visually examine
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process of visually examining
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process of cutting, incision
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hyper
excessive, above, more than normal
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deficient, below, under less than normal
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