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1
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Acous/o-

A

Hearing

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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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Gland

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Angi/o-

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Blood vessel

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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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Bucc/o-

A

Cheek

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Bronch/i-

A

Bronchus

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Burs/o-

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Bursa

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Carcin/o-

A

Cancer

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Cardi/o-

A

Heart

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Cepha/o-

A

Head

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Chol-

A

Bile

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Chondri-

A

Cartilage

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Coron-

A

Heart

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14
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Cost-

A

Rib

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Cutane-

A

Skin

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Crani/o-

A

Brain

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Cyst/o-, Cysti-

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Bladder or sac

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18
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Derm-, Dermat/o-

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Duodenum

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Gastr-

A

Stomach

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Gloss-

A

Tongue

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Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o-

A

Blood

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Hepat/o-, Hepatico-

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Liver

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Hist/o-, Histio

A

Tissue

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Hyster/o-

A

Uterus

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Ileo-

A

Ileum

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Ischi/o-

A

Ischium

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Kerat/o-

A

Cornea (eye or skin)

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28
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Lacrim/o-

A

Tear (from your eyes)

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29
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Lact/o-, Lacti-

A

Milk

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30
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Laryng/o-

A

Larynx

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31
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Lingu/o-

A

Tongue

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32
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Lip/o-

A

Fat

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33
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Lymph/o-

A

Lymph

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34
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Mamm-, Mast/o-

A

Breast

35
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Mening/o-

A

Meninges

36
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Muscul/o-

A

Muscle

37
Q

My/o-

A

Muscle

38
Q

Myel/o-

A

Spinal cord or bone marrow

39
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Nephr/o-

A

Kidney

39
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Neur/i-, Neur/o-

A

Nerve

40
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Oculo-

A

Eye

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Onco-

A

Tumor; Bulk; Volume

42
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Onych/-

A

Fingernail; Toenail

43
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Oo-

A

Egg; Ovary

44
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Op-, Opt

A

Vision

45
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Oophor/o-

A

Ovary

46
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Ophthalm/o-

A

Eye

47
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Orchid/o-, Orchio-

A

Testis

48
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Orth/o-

A

Straight; Normal; Correct

49
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Osseo-

A

Bony

50
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Ossi-

A

Bone

51
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Ost-, Oste/o-

A

Bone

52
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Ot/o-

A

Ear

53
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Ovar/i-, Ovario-, Ovi-, Ovo-

A

Ovary

54
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Phalang-

A

Phalanx

55
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Pharyng/o-

A

Pharynx; Throat

56
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Phleb/o-

A

Vein

57
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Phren/i-, Phreno-, Phrenico-

A

Diaphragm

58
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Pleur-, Pleur/a-, Pleur/o-

A

Rib, pleura

59
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Pneum/a-, Pneumat/o-

A

Air; Lung

60
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Proct/o-

A

Anus; Rectum

61
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Prostat-

A

Prostate

62
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Pseudo-

A

False

63
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Psych/o-, Psyche-

A

Mind

64
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Radio-

A

Radiation; RadiusR

65
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Ren/o-

A

Kidney

66
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Retin-

A

Retina (of the eye)

67
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Rhin/o-

A

Nose

68
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Salping/o-

A

Tube

69
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Sarco-

A

Muscular; Flesh-like

70
Q

Schiz/o-

A

Split; Cleft

71
Q

Sclera-, Sclero-

A

Hardness

72
Q

Sigmoid/o-

A

Sigmoid colon

73
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Sperma-, Spermo-, Spermato-

A

Sperm

74
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Splen/o-

A

Spleen

75
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Sten/o-

A

Narrowed; Blocked

76
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Stern-

A

Sternum

77
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Stom/a-, Stomat/o-

A

Mouth

78
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Thorac/o-, Thoracico-

A

Chest

79
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Thromb/o-

A

Blot clot

80
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Thyr/o-

A

Thyroid gland

81
Q

Trache/o-

A

Trachea

82
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Tympan/o-

A

Eardrum

83
Q

Ur/o-

A

Urine

84
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Vagin-

A

Vagina

85
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Varic/o-

A

Duct; Blood vessel

86
Q

Vasculo-

A

Blood vessel

87
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Ven/o-

A

Vein

88
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Vertbr-

A

Vertebra; Spine

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