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1
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Acous/o-

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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-

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Cheek

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Bronch/i

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Bronchus

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Burs/o-

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Bursa

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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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Cephal/o-

A

Head

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14
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Chol-

A

Bile

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15
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Chondri-

A

Cartilage

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Coron-

A

Heart

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Cost-

A

Rib

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Crani/o-

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Brain

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Cutane-

A

Skin

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Cyst/o-

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Bladder or sac

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Cysti-

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Bladder or sac

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Derm-

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Skin

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Dermat/o-

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Skin

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Duoden/o-

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Duodenum

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Gastr-

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Stomach

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Gloss-

A

Tongue

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Hem-

A

Blood

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Hema-

A

Blood

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Hemat-

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Blood

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Hemo-

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Blood

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Hemat/o-

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Blood

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Hepat/o-

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Liver

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33
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Hepatico-

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Liver

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34
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Hist/o-

A

Tissue

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35
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Histio-

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Tissue

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36
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Hyster/o

A

Uterus

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37
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Ileo-

A

Ileum

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38
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Ischi/o-

A

Ischium

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39
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Kerat/o-

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Cornea (eye or skin)

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Lacrim/o-

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Tear (from your eyes)

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41
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Lact/o-

A

Milk

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42
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Lacti-

A

Milk

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43
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Laryng/o-

A

Larynx

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44
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Lingu/o-

A

Tongue

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45
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Lip/o-

A

Fat

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46
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Lymph/o-

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Lymph

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47
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Mamm-

A

Breast

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48
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Mast/o-

A

Breast

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49
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Mening/o-

A

Meninges

50
Q

Muscul/o-

A

Muscle

51
Q

My/o-

A

Muscle

52
Q

Myel/o-

A

Spinal cord or bone marrow

53
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Nephr/o-

A

Kidney

54
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Neur/i-

A

Nerve

55
Q

Neur/o-

A

Nerve

56
Q

Oculo-

A

Eye

57
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Onco-

A

Tumor; Bulk; Volume

58
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Onych/o-

A

Fingernail; Toenail

59
Q

Oo-

A

Egg; Ovary

60
Q

Oophor/o-

A

Ovary

61
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Op-

A

Vision

62
Q

Opt-

A

Vision

63
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Ophthalm/o-

A

Eye

64
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Orchid/o-

A

Testis

65
Q

Orchio-

A

Testis

66
Q

Orth/o-

A

Straight; Normal; Correct

67
Q

Osseo-

A

Bony

68
Q

Ost-

A

Bone

69
Q

Oste/o-

A

Bone

70
Q

Ot/o-

A

Ear

71
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Ovar/i-

A

Ovary

72
Q

Ovario-

A

Ovary

73
Q

Ovo-

A

Ovary

74
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Phalang-

A

Phalanx

75
Q

Pharyng/o-

A

Pharynx; Throat

76
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Phleb/o-

A

Vein

77
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Phren/i-

A

Diaphragm

78
Q

Phreno-

A

Diaphragm

79
Q

Phrenico-

A

Diaphragm

80
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Pleur-

A

Rib, pleura

81
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Pleur/a-

A

Rib, pleura

82
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Pleur/o-

A

Rib, pleura

83
Q

Pneum/a-

A

Air; Lung

84
Q

Pneumat/o-

A

Air; Lung

85
Q

Proct/o-

A

Anus; Rectum

86
Q

Prostat-

A

Prostate

87
Q

Pseudo-

A

False

88
Q

Psych/o-

A

Mind

89
Q

Psyche-

A

Mind

90
Q

Psych/o-

A

Mind

91
Q

Psyche-

A

Mind

92
Q

Radio-

A

Radiation; Radius

93
Q

Ren/o-

A

Kidney

94
Q

Retin-

A

Retina (of the eye)

95
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Rhin/o-

A

Nose

96
Q

Salping/o-

A

Tube

97
Q

Sarco-

A

Muscular; Flesh-like

98
Q

Schiz/o-

A

Split; Cleft

99
Q

Sclera-

A

Hardness

100
Q

Sclero-

A

Hardness

101
Q

Sigmoid/o-

A

Sigmoid colon

102
Q

Sperma-,

A

Sperm

103
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Spermo-

A

Sperm

104
Q

Spermato-

A

Sperm

105
Q

Splen/o-

A

Spleen

106
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Sten/o-

A

Narrowed; Blocked

107
Q

Stern-

A

Sternum

108
Q

Stom/a

A

Mouth

109
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Stomat/o-

A

Mouth

110
Q

Thorac/o-

A

Chest

111
Q

Thoracico-

A

Chest

112
Q

Thromb/o-

A

Blood clot

113
Q

Thyr/o-

A

Thyroid gland

114
Q

Trache/o-

A

Trachea

115
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Trache/o-

A

Trachea

116
Q

Tympan/o-

A

Eardrum

117
Q

Ur/o-

A

Urine

118
Q

Vagin-

A

Vagina

119
Q

Varic/o-

A

Duct; Blood vessel

120
Q

Vasculo-

A

Blood vessel

121
Q

Ven/o-

A

Vein

122
Q

Vertbr-

A

Vertebra; Spine

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