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1
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refers to forward or front part of the body or organ

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anterior, ventral

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refers to back part of a body or organ

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posterior, dorsal

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3
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refers to parts away from the head of the body

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caudad

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refers to parts toward the head of the body

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cephalad

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refers to the nearer the head or situated above

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superior

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refers to nearer the feet or situated below

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inferior

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refers to mid-area or main part of an organ

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central

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refers to parts or near the surface, edge or outside of another body part

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peripheral

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refers to part a body or away from the right or left

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lateral

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10
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toward or at a body surface

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superficial

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11
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away from the body surface

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deep

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12
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farther from the origin of a body part

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distal

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close to the origin of a body part

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proximal

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refers to parts toward the median plane of the body or toward the middle of another body part

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medial

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refers to the wall or lining of a body cavity

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parietal

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refers to the covering of an organ

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visceral

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refers to a part or parts on the opposite side of the body

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ipsilateral

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18
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refers to a part or parts on the opposite side of the body

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contralateral

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19
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palm of the hand

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palmar

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20
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sole of the foot

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plantar

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21
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refers to the top or anterior surface of the foot, or to the back or posterior surface of the hand

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dorsum

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22
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Enumerate the 9 regions.

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Right Hypochondriac
Epigastric Region
Left Hypochondriac

Right Lumbar
Umbilical Region
Left Lumbar

Right Iliac
Hypogastric Region
Left Iliac

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23
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adip/o

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fat

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24
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having the quality of fat

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adipose

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25
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cyt/o

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cell

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26
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study of cells

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cytology

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27
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hist/o

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tissue

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28
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study of tissues

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histology

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29
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nucle/o

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nucleus

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30
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fluid that fills the nucleus

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nucleoplasm

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31
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sarc/o

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flesh or muscle

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32
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tumor of muscular or fleshy tissue

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sarcoma

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33
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abdomin/, lapar/o

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abdomen

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34
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som/a, somat/o

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body

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35
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umbilic/o

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navel

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36
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inguin/o

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groin

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37
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viscer/o

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internal organs

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38
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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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39
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dors/o

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back of body

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40
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infer/o

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lower, below

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41
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later/o

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side, to one side

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42
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caud/o

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tail

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43
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super/o

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above, upper

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44
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ventro/o

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belly

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45
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cephal/o

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head

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46
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angi/o

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blood vessel

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47
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aort/o

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aorta

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48
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arteri/o

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artery

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49
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phleb/o

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vein

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50
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atri/o

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atrium

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51
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cardi/o

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heart

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52
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ventricul/o

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ventri

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53
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ven/o

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vein

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54
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eryhthr/o

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red

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55
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myel/o

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bone marrow

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56
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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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57
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phleb/o

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vein

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58
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leuk/o

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white

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59
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aden/o

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gland

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60
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lymph/o

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lymph

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61
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spleen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus

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tonsil/o

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tonsil

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64
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ather/o

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fatty substance

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65
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embol/o

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embolus

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thromb/o

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clot

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67
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immun/o

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immune, protection

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68
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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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69
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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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70
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hypophys/o

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pituitary

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thry/o, thryrod/o

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neur/o

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cerebr/o

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encephala/o

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mening/o

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meninges membrane

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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algia

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esthesia

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feeling sensation

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mentia

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mnesia

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somnia

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plegia

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sacr/o

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acr/o

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dactyl/o

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finger, toe

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pelv/i

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thorac/o

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chest, pectoral

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crani/o

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oste/o

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lum/o

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loin or waist

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spondyl/o

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verteb/

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cost/o

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arhtr/o

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burs/o

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ligament/o

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finger, toe

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ankyl/o

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stiff, crooked

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kyph/o

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lord/o

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curve, sway back

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

101
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genit/o

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reproductive

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gon/o

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reproductive

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gyn/o

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female, woman

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menstru/o

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menstruation

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cervic/o

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endometri/o

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endometrium

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vagin/o
colp/o

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hyster/o

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o/o
ov/o

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oophor/o

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ovaries, fallopian tube

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men/o

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menstruation

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mamm/o
mast/o

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orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o
testicul/o

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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vas/o

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vas deferens

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vesicul/o

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seminal vesicle

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laryng/o

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nas/o

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rhin/o

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or/o
stomat/o

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pharyng/o

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sin/o

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bronch/o

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pleur/o

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pneum/o
pneumon/o

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trache/o

127
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-clasis

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expansion, dilation

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pnea

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gastr/o

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duoden/o

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ile/o

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jejun/o

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pylor/o

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enter/o

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intestines

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col/o

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cec/o

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sigmoid/o

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rect/o
proct/o
an/o

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rectum, anus

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esophag/o

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sial/o

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gingiv/o

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or/o
stomat/o

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palat/o

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append/o
appendic/o

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bil/i
chole

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bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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gall bladder

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choledoc/o

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common bile duct

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hepat/o

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pancreat/o

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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emesis

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orexia

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pepsia

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nephr/o
ren/o

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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ureter/o

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urethr/o

158
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cyst/o
vesic/o

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urinary bladder

159
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ur/o

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urine, urea

160
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uria

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urine condition

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aer/o

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lip/o

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odont/o
dent/o

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lingu/a

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ot/o

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melano

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derm/o

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labia/a
labi/o

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moterm

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natal

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py/o

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pus, abscess

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rrhagi/a

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ophthalm/o

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phobia

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excessive fear

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dermat/o

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