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abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o

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abdomen

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acromi/o

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acromion

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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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adip/o

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fat

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albin/o

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white

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all/o

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other

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angi/o

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vessel

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anter/o

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front

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apic/o

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apex, pointed

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint, articulation

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axill/o

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axilla (armpit)

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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bas/o

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base, bottom

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bi/o

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life, living

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bol/o

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to throw

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brachi/o

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arm

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bucc/o

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cheek

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capit/o

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head

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist

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caud/o

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tail

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cauter/i

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burning, to burn

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cellul/o

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cell

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix

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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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chym/o

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juice

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col/o

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large intestine, colon

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coron/o

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crown, heart

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corpor/o

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body

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som/o, somat/o

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body

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cox/o

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hip

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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crur/o

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leg

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cry/o

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extreme cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cubit/o

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elbow

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cut/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyst/o

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sac, bladder

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cyt/o, cellul/o

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cell

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delt/o

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triangular

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denti/o

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tooth

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derm/o

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skin

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dextr/o

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right

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diaphragm/o, diaphragmat/o, phren/o

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diaphragm

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digit/o

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digitus (finger/toe)

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dist/o

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far

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dors/o

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back

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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electr/o

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electricity

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entr/o

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intestine, small intestine

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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eschar/o

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scab

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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exanthemat/o

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exanthem (rash)

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faci/o

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face

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femor/o

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thigh, femur

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fer/o

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to bear, carry

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fibr/o

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fiber

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follicul/o

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follicle

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fornic/o

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fornix, arched structure

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front/o

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front

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fund/o

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fundus (base, bottom)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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ger/o

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old age

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glute/o

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gluteus (buttock)

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glyc/o

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sugar, glucose

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graph/o

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record

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hidr/o, sudor/i

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sweat

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hidraden/o

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sudoriferous gland (sweat gland)

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hil/o

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hilum

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hist/o

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tissue

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home/o

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same

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hyster/o

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uterus

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ichthy/o

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fish

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ile/o

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ileum, third part of small intestine

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ili/o

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ilium, superior widest pelvic bone

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infer/o

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downward

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inguin/o

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groin

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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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later/o

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side

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lip/o

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fat

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lipid/o

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fat, lipid

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lith/o

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stone

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lumb/o

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lower back, loin

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lumin/o

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lumen, space within a vessel

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lys/o

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dissolve, breakdown, separate, loosen, free from adhesions

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macul/o

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macule (spot)

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mamm/o

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breast

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mamm/o

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breast

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man/u

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hand

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medi/o

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middle

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum, space between lungs

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melan/o

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black, dark

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ment/o

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chin

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mitochondr/o

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mitochondria

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muscul/o

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muscle

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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nas/o

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nose

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nat/o

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birth, born

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nercr/o

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death, dead

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neur/o

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nerve

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nev/o

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nevus (birthmark)

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nid/o

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nest

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nod/o

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node, knot

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nuch/o

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neck

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nucle/o, kary/o

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nucleus

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occlus/o

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to close, closing

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ocul/o

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eye

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olecran/o

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elbow

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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or/o

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mouth

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organ/o

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organ, viscus

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oste/o

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bone

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osse/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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palm/o

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palm

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papill/o

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papilla, nipple

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papul/o

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pimple

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pariet/o

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wall

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patell/o, patell/a

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kneecap, patella

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path/o

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disease

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child

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pedicul/i

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lice

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pelv/o, pelv/i

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pelvis

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perine/o

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perineum

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phil/o

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attraction

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physi/o

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growth

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plant/o

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sole of foot

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plast/o

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formation

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pleur/o

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pleura, membrane surrounding lungs

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pne/o

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breathing

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poplit/o

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back of knee

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poster/o

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back

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proxim/o

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near

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psych/o

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mind

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pub/o

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pubis, anterior pelvis bone

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purpur/o

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purple

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pustul/o

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pustule

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rhin/o

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nose

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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rib/o

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ribose

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sacr/o

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sacrum (fused vertebrea in lower spine)

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scapul/o

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scapula, shoulder bone

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seb/o, sebac/o

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sebum, oil

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sin/o, sinus/o

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sinus (cavity)

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sinistr/o

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left

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somn/o

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sleep

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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spir/o

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breathing

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splen/o

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spleen

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squam/o

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scaly

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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strom/o

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stroma (supportive tissue)

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super/o

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upward

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system/o

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system

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tars/o

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tarsus (ankle bone)

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tel/e

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end, distance

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thel/e

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nipple

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therm/o

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heat, temperature

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thorac/o

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chest, thorax

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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top/o

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place, location

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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trich/o, pil/o

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hair

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troph/o

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nourishment, development

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troph/o

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development, nourishment

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umbilic/o, omphal/o

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umbilicus, navel

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urethr/o

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urethra

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valvul/o

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valve

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vascul/o

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vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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ventr/o

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belly

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vers/o

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turning

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vertebr/o

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vertebra, spine, backbone

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vesicul/o

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vesicle, blister, small, sac

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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viscer/o

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viscera, organs

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vulgar/o

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common

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xen/o

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foreign

NAT 307 - Medical Terminology (4 decks)

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