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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acetabul/o

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hip socket

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acr/o

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height/extermeties

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aden/o

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in relationship to gland

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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adip/o

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fat

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adernal gland

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albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin

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alveol/o

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alveoolus

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ambly/o

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dim

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amni/o

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amnion

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an/o

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anus

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andr/o

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male

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andren/o

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adrenal gland

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adernal/o

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adrenal gland

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angi/o

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vessel

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ankyl/o

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bent, fused

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aort/o

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aorta

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aponeur/o

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tendon type

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appendic/o

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appendix

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aque/o

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water

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arche/o

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first

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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atel/o

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incomplete

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ather/o

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plaque

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atri/o

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atrium

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audi/o

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hearing

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aut/o

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self

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axill/o

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armpit

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azot/o

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urea

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bi/o

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life

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bil/i

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bile

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bilirubin/o

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bile pigment

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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/o, bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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burs/o

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fluid-filled sac in a joint

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calc/o, calc/i

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calcium

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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cauter/o

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burn

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cec/o

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cecum

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cell/o

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abdomen

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cervic/o

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neck/cervix

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chol/e

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gall/bile

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cholangio/o

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bile duct

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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cholester/o

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cholesterol

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chondr/o

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chorion

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clavic/o, clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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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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coni/o

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dust

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conjuctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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cor/o, core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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coron/o

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heart

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cortic/o

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cortex

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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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secrete

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crypt/o

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hidden

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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cycl/o

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ciliary body

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cyst/o

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bladder

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dacry/o

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tear

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dacryocyst/o

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pertaining to the lacrimal sac

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dent/i

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tooth

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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dips/o

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thirst

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disc/o

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interverebral disc

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diverticul/o

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diverticulum

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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dur/o

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dura mater

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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small intestine

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eosin/o

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rosy

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epididym/o

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epdidymis

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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episi/o

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vulva

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erythr/o, erythem/o

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red

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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essi/o, esthesi/o

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sensation

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estr/o

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female

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femor/o

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thighbone

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fet/o

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fetus

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fibul/o

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fibula

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galact/o

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milk

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gangli/o, ganglion/o

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ganglion

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gum

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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gloss/o

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tongue

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gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o

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sugar

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gonad/o

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ovaries and testes

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gyn/o, gynec/o

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female

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hepat/o

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liver

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herni/o

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hernia

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heter/o

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different

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hidr/o

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sweat

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home/o

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same

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hormon/o

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hormone

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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hydr/o

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water

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hymen/o

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hymen

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hyster/o

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uterus

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ichthy/o

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dry/scaly

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ile/o

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ileus

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ili/o

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ilium (upper pelvic bone)

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immun/o

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inguin/o

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ir/o, irid/o

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ischi/o

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ischium (posterior pelvic bone)

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jaund/o

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jejun/o

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kal/i

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kerat/o

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hard, cornea

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kinesi/o

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kyph/o

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lacrim/o

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lact/o

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lapar/o

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laryng/o

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lingu/o

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lip/o

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lith/o

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lob/o

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lord/o

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lumb/o

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lower back

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lute/o

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lymph/o

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lymphaden/o

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lymph gland

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mamm/o

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mandibul/o

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mandible (lower jawbone)

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mast/o

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jawbone)

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meat/o

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melan/o

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men/o

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menstruation, month

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mening/o, meningi/o

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menisc/o, menisci/o

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ment/o

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand)

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metatars/o

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metatarsals (foot)

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metr/o

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uterus, measure

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metr/i

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mon/o

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muc/o

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my/o, muscul/o

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myc/o

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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myring/o

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myx/o

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nas/o

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nat/a, nat/i

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natr/o

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necr/o

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nephr/o

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neur/o

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noct/i

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ocul/o

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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

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olig/o

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scant, few

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onych/o

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oo/o

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oophor/o

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ophthalm/o

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opt/o

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eye, vision

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optic/o

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or/o

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orch/i, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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orth/o

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oste/o

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ot/o

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ov/o

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ovari/o

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ovul/o

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ox/i, ox/o

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oxy/o

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pachy/o

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palat/o

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palpebr/o

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pancreat/o

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papill/o

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optic nerve

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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pelv/i

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pelvis (hip)

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pericardi/o

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pericardium

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perine/o

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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petr/o

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phac/o

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phak/o

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phalang/o

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phalanges (finger or toe)

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pharyng/o

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phas/o

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phleb/o

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phren/o

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mind, diaphragm

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phys/o

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pil/o

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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pleur/o

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pneumat/o

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pneumon/o

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poli/o

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gray matter

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polyp/o

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pont/o

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proct/o

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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psych/o

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pub/o

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pulmon/o

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pupil/o

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py/o

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pyle/o

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renal pelvis

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pylor/o

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quadr/i

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rachi/o

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radi/o

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radius (lower arm)

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radic/o, radicul/o

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nerve root

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rect/o

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ren/o

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retin/o

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rhin/o

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rhiz/o

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nerve root

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rhytid/o

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rube/o

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sacr/o

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salping/o

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uterine tube, fallopian tube

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder)

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scerl/o

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scoli/o

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seb/o

244
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semin/i

245
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sept/o

246
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sial/o

247
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

248
Q

sinus/o

249
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somat/o

250
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son/o

251
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sperm/o, spermat/o

252
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sphygm/o

253
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spir/o

254
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splen/o

255
Q

spondyl/o

256
Q

staped/o

A

middle ear, stapes

257
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staphyl/o

258
Q

steat/o

259
Q

ster/o, stere/o

A

solid, having three dimensions

260
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breast bone)

261
Q

steth/o

262
Q

stomat/o

263
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chain

264
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synovi/o

A

synovial joint (connective tissue)

265
Q

test/o

266
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thorac/o

267
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thromb/o

268
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

269
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thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

270
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tibi/o

271
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toc/o

A

childbirth

272
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tonsill/o

273
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top/o

274
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tox/o, toxic/o

275
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trache/o

276
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trich/o

277
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tympan/o

278
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uln/o

A

ulna (lower arm bone)

279
Q

ungu/o

280
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ur/o

281
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urterer/o

282
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urethr/o

283
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urin/o

284
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uter/o

285
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uve/o

286
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uvul/o

287
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vagin/o

288
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valv/o, valvul/o

289
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vas/o, vascul/o

290
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ven/o

291
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ventricul/o

292
Q

vertebr/o

293
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vesic/o

294
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vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicles

295
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vitre/o

A

glass/glassy

296
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vulv/o

297
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xanth/o

298
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xer/o

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