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Ch. 7 & 8 Respiratory System & Digestive System Word Parts Flashcards

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-tomy

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Process of cutting; incision

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-thorax

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Chest; pleural cavity

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-stomy

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Surgical opening

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-stenosis

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Narrowing; tightening

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-spasm

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Muscle contraction

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-rrhea
•the way diarrhea comes out

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Flow; excessive discharge

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-phonia
•I hear your voice on the phone

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Voice

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-osmia

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Smell

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-or

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One who (or something that) takes action or does something

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-meter

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Measure

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-ism

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Process; condition

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-ion

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Process; state; condition

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-ia

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Condition

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-genic

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Produced by or in

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-ema

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Condition

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-ectasis

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Dilation; expansion

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-capnia

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Carbon dioxide

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-ation

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Process; condition

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-ant

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Substance that promotes

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-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic

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Pertaining to

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-tachy

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Fast

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Poly-

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Many; much

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In-

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In; into; not

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Hypo-

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Below; below normal; deficient

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Hyper-

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Above; above normal; excessive

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Eu-

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Good; normal

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Epi-

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On; over; upon

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Endo-

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In; within

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Em-

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In

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Dys-

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Painful; difficult

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Brady-

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Slow

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Anti-

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Against

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A-

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Not; without

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Tub/o

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Tube

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Trache/o

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Trachea; windpipe

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Tonsil/o

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Tonsils

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Spir/o

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Breathing

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Sinus/o

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Sinus; cavity

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Resuscit/o

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To revive

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46
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Py/o

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Pus

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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48
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Pneum/o, pneumon/o

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Lung; air

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Pleur/o

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Pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx; throat

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Ox/o, ox/i

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Oxygen

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52
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Nas/o
•nasal

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Nose

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53
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Laryng/o

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Larynx; voice box

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54
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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Hem/o

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Fibro/o

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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis

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Dilat/o

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To enlarge; expand

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Cyan/o

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Cardi/o

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Carcin/o

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Bronchi/o

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Bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus; bronchial tube

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Bol/o

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Cast; throw

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Atel/o

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Incomplete; imperfect

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Aspir/o

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Arteri/o

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Angi/o

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Vessel (blood)

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Alvel/o

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Alveolus; air sac

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-um, -us

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Structure; tissue; thing

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-tripsy

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-stomy

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Surgical opening

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-stalsis

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Contraction

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-scope

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Instrument used to view

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-prandiaa

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-phagia

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Eating; swallowing

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-pepsia

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-orexia

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ist

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Specialist

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-gen
•generations keep producing

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Substance that produces

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-emesis

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal; excision

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-clysis

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Irrigation; washing

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-chezia

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Defection; elimination of waste

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-ase

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-ac, -al, -eal, -ic

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Pertaining to

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Ultra-

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Beyond; excess

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-sub

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Below; under

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Pre-

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Before; in front of

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Post-

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After; behind

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Peri-

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Around; surrounding

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Dia-

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Through; complete

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De-

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Lack of; down; less; removal of

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-a, -an

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Not; without

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Splen/o

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon; sigmoid

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Rect/o

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Proct/o

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Rectum; anus

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx; throat

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Phag/o

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Eat; swallow; engulf

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Pancreat/o

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Or/o

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Odont/o

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Lith/o

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Stone; calculus

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Ling/o

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Lapar/o

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Abdominal wall; abdomen

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Labi/o

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Jejun/o

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Juad/o

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Inguin/o

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ile/o

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Hepat/o

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Hemat/o

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Gluc/o, glyc/o

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Sugar; glucose

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Gloss/o

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Gingiv/o

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Gastr/o

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Esophag/o

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Enter/o

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Intestines

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Duoden/o

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Dent/I

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Cyst/o

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Cyst; fluid sac; bladder

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon; large intestine

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Cirrh/o

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Orange-yellow

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Cholecyst/o

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Gall bladder

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Chol/e

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Gall; bile

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Cec/o

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Bil/i

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Bile; gall

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Append/o, appendic/o

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An/o

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Abdomin/o

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