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cardi/o

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heart

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hepat/o

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liver

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerves

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psych/o

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mind

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thorac/o

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chest

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cyan/o

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blue

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leuk/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange

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melan/o

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black, dark

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poli/o

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gray

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chlor/o

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green

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acou/o;acoust/o

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hear

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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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alb/o

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white

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alges/o

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pain

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andr/o

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male/man

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angi/o

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vessel

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angin/o

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blood vessel

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ankyl/o

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fused/stiff

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anter/o

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front

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o

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appendix

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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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asthen/o

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weak

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atel/o

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incomplete

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ather/o

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fat

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atri/o

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atrium

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audi/o

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to hear

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aur/o

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ear

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aut/o

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self

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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bi

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life; also two

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blast/o

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germ, bud, developing cell

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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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bronch/i

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airway, bronchus

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bucc/o

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cheek

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burs/o

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pouch or sac

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calc/i

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calcium

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carcin/o

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cancer

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carp/o

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wrist

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cartil/o

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cartilage, gristle

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caud/o

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tail

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cec/o

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blind intestine, cecum

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cel/o

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hernia, protrusion

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cent/e

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to puncture (a body cavity)

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cent/i

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a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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brain, cerebrum

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cervic/o

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neck

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chol/e

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bile

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chrom/o

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color

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chron/o

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time

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cleid/o

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clavicle

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col/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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condyl/o

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knuckle of a joint pain

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cor/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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cranium, skull

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cubitus

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elbow

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cutane/o

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skin

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cycl/o

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circle or cycle

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cyst/o

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bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm(at)/o

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skin

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digit

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finger or toe

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dipl/o

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two, double

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dips/o

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thirst

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disk/o

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flat shape, intervertebral disk

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dist/o

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distant, away

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diverticul/o

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diverticulum, a small blind pouch

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dors/o

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back

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duct/o

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lead, move

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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ech/o

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to bounce, sound

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ede

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swelling

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elast/o

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change shape

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electr/o

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electricity

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embol/o

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plug

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embry/o

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embryo

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emesis

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vomit

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emmetr/o

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according to measure

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enchephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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small intestine

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episi/o

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vulva

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esthesi

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sensation or perception

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febr

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fever

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flex

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bend

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foramen

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opening

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fract

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break

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gest

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carry, produce, congestion

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glyc/o

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sugar, sweet

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gno

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know

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gyn/o

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woman, female

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hem(at)/o

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blood

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heter/o

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other, different

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hom/o

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same

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hyrd/o

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water

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idi/o

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person, self

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lact/o

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milk

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lingu/o

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tongue

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mal/o

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abnormal, bad

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medi/o

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middle

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men/o

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month, menstration

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mening/o

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membrane, usually refers to the meninges

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myel/o

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marrow or spinal cord

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my/o

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muscle

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ocul/o

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eye

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opthalm/o

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eye

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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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ov/o

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egg

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palpate

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to examine by touch

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child or foot

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percuss

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to examine by stroking

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phag/o

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eat

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pharyng/o

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throat

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phot/o

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light

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pleur/o

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rib, side

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pneuma(at)/o

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lungs, air

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pneumo(n)/o

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lung

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pod(i)

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foot

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pseudo

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false

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pto

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fall

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ptyal/o

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saliva

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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put, py

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pus

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pyr/o

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fire, heat

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quadr/o; quar

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four

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sangui(n)o

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blood

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scler/o

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hard

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sebum

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a fatty secretion of sebaceous glands

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sect/o

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cut

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sept/o

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wall, divider, also seven

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serum

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the clear portion of the body fluids, including blood

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sinus

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cavity, channel or hollow space

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som(a)

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body

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spir/o

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coil, to breathe

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stern(o)-

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sternum (breastbone)

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stomat/o

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mouth

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tom/o

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cut

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toxic/o

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poisionous

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trich/o

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hair

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ur/o

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urine

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uter/o

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uterus, womb

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vas/o

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blood vessel

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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xen/o

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foreign (material)

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xer/o

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dry

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