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Combining Forms Flashcards

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Anter/o

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Front

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes

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Cervic/o

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Neck of the body

Neck of the uterus (cervix)

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Coccyg/o

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Coccyx, tailbone

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Carni/o

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Skull

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Epitheli/o

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Skin, surface tissue

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Esophag/o

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esophagus

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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12
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Laryng/o

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Larnx (voice box)

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Later/o

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Side

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Lumb/o

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Loin or waist

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15
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Lymph/o

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Lymph - clear fluid in tissue and lymph vessels

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Mediastin/o

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Mediastinum - space between the lungs

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Pelv/o

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Pelvis - bones of the hips

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum - membranes surrounding the abdomen

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx - throat

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Pleur/o

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Pleura - pair of membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs

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Poster/o

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Back, behind

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum - five bones fused in lower back

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Spin/o

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Spine - backbone

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Trache/o

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Trachea - windpipe

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra - backbone

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Amni/o

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Amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)

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Angio/o

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Vessel usually blood vessels

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30
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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Ather/o

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Plaque

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32
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Cry/o

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Cold

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33
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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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34
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Inguin/o

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Groin

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35
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Isch/o

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To hold back

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36
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Mamm/o mast/o

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Breast

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37
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Men/o

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Menses (menstruation) ; month

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38
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Mening/o

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Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord)

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39
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My/o

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Muscle

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40
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Myel/o

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Spinal cord

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41
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Necr/o

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Death

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42
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Phleb/o

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Vein

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43
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Pneumon/o

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Lung

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44
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Radi/o

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X-rays

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45
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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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46
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Chron/o

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Time

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47
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Oophor/o

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Ovary

48
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Ot/o

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Ear

49
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Phleb/o

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Vein

50
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Pulmon/o

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Lung

51
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Radi/o

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X-Ray

52
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Salping/o

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Fallopian (uterine) tube

53
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Septic/o

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Pertaining to infection

54
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Tonsill/o

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Tonsil

55
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Vascul/o

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Blood vessel

56
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An/o

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Anus

57
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Carp/o

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Carpals (wrist bones)

58
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Cutane/o

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Skin

59
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Dur/o

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Dura mater (outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)

60
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Gen/o

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To produce, to begin

61
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Glyc/o

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Sugar

62
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Nat/I

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Birth

63
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Norm/o

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Rule, order

64
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Plas/o

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Formation, growth, development

65
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Scapul/o

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Scapula (shoulder blade)

66
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Son/o

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Sound

67
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Thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

68
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Top/o

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To put, place, position

69
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Troph/o

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Development, nourishment

70
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Orth/o

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Straight

71
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Nos/o

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Disease

72
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Odont/o

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Tooth

73
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Iatr/o

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Treatment

74
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Esthesi/o

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Sensation

75
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Ger/o

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Old age

76
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Aort/o

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Aorta

77
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Arteri/o

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Artery

78
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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

79
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Angi/o

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Vessel

80
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Coron/o

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Heart

81
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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

82
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Stomat/o

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Mouth

83
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Adren/o

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Adrenal gland

84
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Adrenal/o

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Adrenal gland

85
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Hypophys/o

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Pituitary gland

86
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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

87
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Colp/o

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Vagina

88
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Vagin/o

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Vagina

89
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Metri/o

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Uterus

90
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Uter/o

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Uterus

91
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O/o

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Egg

92
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Oophor/o

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Ovary

93
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Ovari/o

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Ovary

94
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Lymph/o

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Lymph fluid

95
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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node

96
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Lymphangi/o

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Lymph vessel

97
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Balan/o

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Penis

98
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Orch/o

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Testis

99
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Orchi/o

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Testis

100
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Orchid/o

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Testis

101
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Prostat/o

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Prostate gland

102
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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

103
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Nas/o

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Nose

104
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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

105
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Cutane/o

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Skin

106
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Pil/o

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Hair

107
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Trich/o

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Hair

108
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Onych/o

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Nail

109
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Ungu/o

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Nail

110
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Ocul/o

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Eye

111
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Phak/o

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Lens of the eye

112
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Retin/o

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Retina

113
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Aur/o

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Ear

114
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Myring/o

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Eardrum

115
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Tymphan/o

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Eardrum

116
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Vesic/o

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Urinary bladder

117
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Pyel/o

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Renal

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