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Appendix A Flashcards

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a-

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without

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-ac

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pertaining to

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acous/o

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hearing

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acr/o

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extremity of topmost

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-acusis

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hearing condition

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ad-

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to, toward, or near

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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aer/o

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air or gas

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-al

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pertaining to

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albumin/o

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protein

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-algia

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pain

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alveol/o

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alveolus (air sac)

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ambi-

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both

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an-

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without

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an/o

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anus

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andr/o

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male

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angi/o

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vessel

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ankyl/o

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crooked or stiff

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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aort/o

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aorta

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appendic/o

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appendix

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aque/o

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water

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-arche

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beginning

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ase

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an enzyme

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-asthenia

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weakness

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ather/o

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fatty paste

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-ation

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process

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atri/o

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atrium

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audi/o

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hearing

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aur/i

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ear

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bi-

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two or both

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bil/i

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bile

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-blast

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germ or bud

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blast/o

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germ or bud

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brachi/o

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arm

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o

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bronchus (airway)

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bronchi/o

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bronchus (airway)

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole (little airway)

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bucc/o

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cheek

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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carb/o

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carbon dioxide

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cata-

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down

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-cele

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pouching or hernia

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celi/o

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abdomen

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-centesis

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puncture for aspiration

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/0

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cerebellum (little brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of brain)

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cerumin/o

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wax

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cervic/o

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neck or cervix

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cheil/o

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lip

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chol/e

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bile

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chondr/o

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cartilage (gristle)

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chrom/o

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color

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chromat/o

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color

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chyl/o

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juice

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circum-

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around

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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina (sheath)

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con-

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together or with

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva (to join together)

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contra-

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against or opposed to

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corne/o

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cornea

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coron/o

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circle or crown

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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bladder or sac

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cyt/o

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cell

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dacry/o

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tear

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dactyl/o

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digit (finger or toe)

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de-

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from, down, or not

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dent/i

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teeth

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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-desis

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binding

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dextr/o

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right or on the right side

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dia-

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across or through

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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dips/o

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thirst

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dis-

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separate from or apart

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doch/o

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duct

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

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painful, difficult, or faulty

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-e

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noun marker

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e-

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out or away

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-eal

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pertaining to

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ec-

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out or away

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-ectasis

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expansion or dilation

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ecto-

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outside

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-ectomy

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excision (removal)

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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en-

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within

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encephal/o

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entire brain

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endo-

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within

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enter/o

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small intestine

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epi-

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upon

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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episi/o

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vulva (covering)

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erythr/o

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red

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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esthesi/o

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sensation

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eu-

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good or normal

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out or away

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outside

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extra-

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outside

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fasci/o

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fascia (a band)

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femor/o

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femur

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fibr/o

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fiber

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gangli/o

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ganglion (knot)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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-gen

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origin or production

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gen/o

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origin or production

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-genesis

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origin or production

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gingiv/o

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gum

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gli/o

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glue

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus (small ball)

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glott/o

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opening

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gluc/o

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sugar

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowing

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-gram

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record

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instrument for recording

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process of recording

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gynec/o

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woman

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hepat/o

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liver

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hepatic/o

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liver

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herni/o

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hernia

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hist/o

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tissue

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histi/o

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tissue

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hormon/o

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hormone (an urging on)

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hydr/o

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water

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hyper-

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above or excessive

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hypo-

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below or deficient

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hypn/o

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sleep

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hyster/o

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uterus

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-ia

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condition of

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-iasis

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formation or presence of

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-iatrics

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treatment

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-iatry

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treatment

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-icle

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small

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ile/o

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ileum

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immun/o

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safe

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infra-

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below or under

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inguin/o

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groin

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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ir/o

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iris (colored circle)

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irid/o

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iris (colored circle)

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-ism

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condition of

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iso-

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equal or alike

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-ist

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one who specializes in

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ium

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structure or tissue

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jejun/o

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jejunum (empty0

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kerat/o

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hard or cornea

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ket/o

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ketone bodies

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keton/o

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ketone bodies

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kinesi/o

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movement

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kyph/o

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humped-back

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lacrim/o

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tear

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lact/o

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milk

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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lei/o

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smooth

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-lepsy

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seizure

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leuc/o

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white

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leuk/o

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white

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lex/o

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word or phrase

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lip/o

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fat

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lith/o

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stone

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lob/o

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lobe (a portion)

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-logist

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one who specializes in the study or treatment of

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-logy

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study of

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lord/o

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bent

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lumb/o

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loin (lower back)

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lymph/o

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clear fluid

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-lysis

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breaking down or dissolution

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macro-

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large or long

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-malacia

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softening

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mamm/o

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breast

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-mania

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abnormal impulse (attraction) toward

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mast/o

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breast

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meat/o

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opening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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melan/o

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black

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men/o

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menstruation

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mening/o

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meninges (membrane)

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meningi/o

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meninges (membrane)

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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beyond, after, or change

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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metr/o

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uterus

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-metry

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process of measuring

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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morph/o

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form

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multi-

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many

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musclu/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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myos/o

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muscle

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myring/o

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eardrum

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nacr/o

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stupor or sleep

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nas/o

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nose

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nat/i

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birth

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necr/o

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death

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neo-

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new

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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ocul/o

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eye

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-oid

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resembling

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-ole

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small

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olig/o

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few or deficient

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-oma

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tumor

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onc/o

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tumor or mass

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onych/o

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nail

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oophor/o

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ovary

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opthalm/o

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eye

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-opia

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condition of vision

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opt/o

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eye

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orch/o

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testis (testicle)

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orchi/o

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testis (testicle)

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orchid/o

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testis (testicle)

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or/o

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mouth

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orth/o

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straight, normal, or correct

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-osis

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condition or increase

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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-ous

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pertaining to

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ovari/o

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ovary

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ov/i

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egg

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ov/o

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egg

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pachy-

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thick

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palat/o

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palate

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pan-

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all

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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para-

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alongside of or abnormal

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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patell/o

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knee cap

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path/o

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disease

273
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pector/o

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chest

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ped/o

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child or foot

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pelv/i

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hip bone

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-penia

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abnormal reduction

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per-

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through or by

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peri-

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around

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perine/o

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perineum

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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-pexy

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suspension or fixation

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phac/o

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lens (lentil)

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phag/o

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eat or swallow

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phak/o

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lens (lentil)

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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phas/o

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speech

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-phil

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attraction for

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-philia

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attraction for

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phleb/o

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vein

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phob/o

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exaggerated fear or sensitivity

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phon/o

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voice

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phor/o

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to carry or bear

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phot/o

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light

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phren/o

A

diaphragm or mind

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plas/o

A

formation

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-plasia

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formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair or reconstruction

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-plegia

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paraylsis

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pleur/o

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pleura

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-pnea

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breathing

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pneum/o

A

air or lung

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pneumon/o

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air or lung

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pod/o

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foot

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-poiesis

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formation

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after or behind

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pre-

A

before

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presby/o

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old age

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pro-

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before

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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prostat/o

A

prostate

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psych/o

A

mind

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-ptosis

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falling or downward displacement

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pulmon/o

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lung

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purpur/o

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purple

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py/o

A

pus

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pyel/o

A

basin

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pylor/o

A

pylorus (gatekeeper)

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quadri-

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four

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radi/o

A

radius or radiation (especially x-ray)

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re-

A

again or back

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rect/o

A

rectum

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ren/o

A

kidney

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reticul/o

A

a net

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retin/o

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retina

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retro-

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backward or behind

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rhabd/o

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rod shaped or striated (skeletal)

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rhin/o

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nose

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-rrhage

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to burst forth

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-rrhagia

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to burst forth

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-rrhea

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discharge

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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salping/o

A

uterine (fallopian) tube or eustachian tube

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sacr/o

A

flesh

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schiz/o

A

split or division

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scler/o

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hard or sclera

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scoli/o

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twisted

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-scope

A

instrument for examination

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-scopy

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process of examination

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seb/o

A

sebum (oil)

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semi-

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half

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sial/o

A

saliva

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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sinistr/o

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left or on the left side

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sinus/o

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hollow (cavity)

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somat/o

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body

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somn/o

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sleep

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somn/i

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sleep

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son/o

A

sound

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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sperm/o

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sperm (seed)

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spermat/o

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sperm (seed)

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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spin/o

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spine (thorn)

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spir/o

A

breathing

357
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splen/o

A

spleen

358
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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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squam/o

A

scale

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-stasis

A

stop or stand

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steat/o

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fat

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sten/o

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narrow

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stere/o

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tree-dimensional or solid

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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steth/o

A

chest

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stomat/o

A

mouth

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-stomy

A

creation of an opening

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sub-

A

below or under

369
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super-

A

above or excessive

370
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supra-

A

above or excessive

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sym-

A

together or with

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syn-

A

together or with

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tachy-

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fast

374
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tax/o

A

order or coordination

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ten/o

A

tendon (to stretch)

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tend/o

A

tendon (to stretch)

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tendin/o

A

tendon (to stretch)

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test/o

A

testis (testicle)

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thalam/o

A

thalamus (a room)

380
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thorac/o

A

chest

381
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thromb/o

A

clot

382
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thym/o

A

thymus gland or mind

383
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thyr/o

A

thyroid gland (shield)

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thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland (shield)

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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toc/o

A

labor

387
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tom/o

A

to cut

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-tomy

A

incision

389
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ton/o

A

tone or tension

390
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tonsill/o

A

tonsil

391
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top/o

A

place

392
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tox/o

A

poison

393
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toxic/o

A

poison

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trache/o

A

trachea (windpipe)

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trans-

A

across or through

396
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tri-

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three

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trich/o

A

hair

398
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-tripsy

A

crushing

399
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troph/o

A

nourishment or development

400
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tympan/o

A

eardrum

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-ula

A

small

402
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-ule

A

small

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uln/o

A

ulna

404
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ultra-

A

beyond or excessive

405
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uni-

A

one

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ur/o

A

urine

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ureter/o

A

ureter

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urethr/o

A

urethra

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urin/o

A

urine

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uter/o

A

uterus

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uvul/o

A

uvula

412
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vagin/o

A

vagina (sheath)

413
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varic/o

A

swollen or twisted vein

414
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vas/o

A

vessel

415
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vascul/o

A

vessel

416
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ven/o

A

vein

417
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ventricul/o

A

ventricle (belly or pouch)

418
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

419
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vesic/o

A

bladder or sac

420
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vesicul/o

A

bladder or sac

421
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vitre/o

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glassy

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vulv/o

A

vulva (covering)

423
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xanth/o

A

dry

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-y

A

condition or process of

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