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spir/o

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breathe; coi

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cardi/o

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heart

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pulmon/o

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lung

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nas/p

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nose

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cav/o

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hollow space

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sept/o

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dividing wall; septum

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turbin/o

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scroll-like structure

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muc/o

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mucus

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pharyng/o

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pharynx; throat

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or/o

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mouth

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laryng/o

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larynx; voice box

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glott/o

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glottis of the larynx

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trache/o

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trachea; windpipe

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bronchi/o

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bronchiole

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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lob/o

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lobe of an organ

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hil/o

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indentation

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alveol/o

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air sac

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thorac/o

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chest; thorax

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pleur/o

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lung membrane

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viscer/o

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large internal organs

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pariet/o

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wall of a cavity

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phren/o

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diaphragm; mind

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hal/o

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breathe

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cost/o

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rib

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pne/o

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breathing

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ventil/o

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air movement

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ox/i

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oxygen

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ox/o

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oxygen

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ox/y

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oxygen; quick

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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hem/o

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blood

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glob/o

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comprehensive; shaped like a globe

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cellul/o

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cell

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metabol/o

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transformation

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sept/o

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dividing wall; septum

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pneum/o

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air; lung

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pneumon/o

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diaphragmat/o

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pariet/o

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wall of a cavity

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pector/o

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steth/o

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infect/o

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disease within

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asthm/o

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tract/o

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atel/o

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incomplete

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chron/o

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obstruct/o

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blocked by a barrier

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phys/o

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distend; grow; inflate

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cyst/o

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bladder; fluid filled sac; semisolid cyst

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fibr/o

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py/o

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purul/o

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phil/o

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attraction to; fondness for

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cancer/o

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malign/o

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aden/o

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carcin/o

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gen/o

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arising from; produced by

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anthrac/o

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asbest/o

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coni/o

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aspir/o

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breathe in; suck in

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cocc/o

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spherical bacterium

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opportun/o

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taking advantage of an opportunity; well times

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embol/o

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embolus; occluding plug

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tubercul/o

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lat/o

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dormant; hidden

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tuber/o

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hem/o

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effus/o

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pouring out

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pne/o

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obstruct/o

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blocked by a barrier

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orth/o

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cyan/o

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arteri/o

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carbox/y

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carbon monoxide

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somn/o

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radi/o

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forearm bone; radius; x-rays

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tom/o

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cut; layer; slice

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fus/o

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auscult/o

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percuss/o

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resuscit/o

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raise up again; revive

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end/o

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innermost; withing

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tub/o

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nebul/o

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bi/o

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living organism; living tissue

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tuss/o

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vir/o

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dilat/o

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dilate; widen

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cortic/o

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cortex; outer region

93
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resect/o

A

cut out; remove

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