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Combining Forms Flashcards

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aden/o

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gland

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arthr/o

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joint

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancerous; cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete (to form and give off)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines (usually small intestine)

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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glucose; sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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female; woman

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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physician; treatment

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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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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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

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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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sect/o

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot

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ur/o

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urine; urinary tract

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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adip/o

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fat

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anter/o

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front

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bol/o

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to cast (throw)

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cervic/o

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neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage (connective tissue)

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chrom/o

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color

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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crani/o

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skull

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dist/o

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far, distant

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dors/o

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back portion of the body

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hist/o

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tissue

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ili/o

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ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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lower back (side and back between the ribs and pelvis)

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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/i

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pelvis, hip region

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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nearest

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

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flesh

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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thel/o, theli/o

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nipple

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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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umbilic/o

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naval, umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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vertebr/o

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vertebra(e), backbone(s)

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, sever, sudden

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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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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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axill/o

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armpit

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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carcin/o

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cancer

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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hem/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

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death (of cells or whole body)

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neutr/o

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neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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oste/o

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ot/o

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pneumon/o

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pulmon/o

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radi/o

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rect/o

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rhin/o

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sarc/o

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splen/o

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staphyl/o

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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tonsill/o

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carp/o

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wrist bones

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cost/o

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cutane/o

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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duct/o

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lead, carry

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flex/o

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furc/o

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gloss/o

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immune/o

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protection

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mort/o

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nat/i

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norm/o

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rule, order

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somn/o

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seps/o

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son/o

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tens/o

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force, strain, stretch

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the/o

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put, place

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland; shield (the shape of the thyroid gland resembled [-oid] a shield to those who named it)

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top/o

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place, position, location

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angi/o

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aur/o

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bronci/o

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broncial tube

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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coni/o

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cor/o

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corne/o

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dacry/o

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is/o

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same; equal

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kerat/o

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cornea; hard, horny tissue

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lacrim/o

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tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

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meningi/o

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane

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nas/o

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ocul/o

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plapebr/o

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plasm/o

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pupill/o

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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sider/o

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tel/o

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane; middle ear

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pancreat/o

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perine/o

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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py/o

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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spermat/o

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spermatozoa; sperm cell

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trigon/o

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vas/o

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vessel; duct; vas deferens

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vesic/o

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urinary bladder

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kal/i

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lact/o

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metr/o

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uterus; measure

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myom/o

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muscle tumor

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myx/o

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natr/o

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odont/o

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olig/o

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orch/o

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orchi/o

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andr/o

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balan/o

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glans penis

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calc/o

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calic/o

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caylx (cup shaped)

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chol/e

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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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epididym/o

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epididymus

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estr/o

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gingiv/o

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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alveol/o

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cac/o

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cauter/o

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burn, heat

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cry/o

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fibr/o

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follicul/o

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small glandular sacs

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fung/i

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fungus, mushroom

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medull/o

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soft, inner part

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mucos/o

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mucous membrane

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mut/a

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genetic change

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mutagen/o

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causing genetic change

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papill/o

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nipple-like

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ple/o

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many, more

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polyp/o

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prot/o

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radi/o

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scirrh/o

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xer/o

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albin/o

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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Chlor/o

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cirrh/o

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cyan/o

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eosin/o

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jaund/o

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lute/o

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melan/o

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poli/o

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xanth/o

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erythme/o, erythemat/o

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hidr/o

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly (fish-like)

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kerat/o

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lip/o

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myc/o

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onych/o

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phyt/o

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pil/o

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hair, hair follicle

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py/o

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rhytid/o

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seb/o

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sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)

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squam/o

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scale-like

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trich/o

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ungu/o

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pharmaceut/o

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therapeut/o

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vitr/o

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viv/o

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