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Combining Forms Flashcards

1
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Gloss/o

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Tongue (Greek)

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Ophtalm/o

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Eye

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Duden/o

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Duodenum (top of small intestine)

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12
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Cut/o

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Skin

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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15
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Ven/o

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Vein

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16
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Dactyl/o

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Digits (fingers)

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17
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Cyst/o

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Bladder/Cyst

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18
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Lipid/o

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Fats

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19
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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20
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Oste/o

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Bone

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21
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Psych/o

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Mind

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22
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Cephal/o

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Head

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23
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Splen/o

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Spleen

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24
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Lingu/o

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Tongue (Latin)

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25
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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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26
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Hem/o

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Blood

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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28
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Bronch/o

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Bronchus

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Trache/o

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Trachea

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30
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Cyt/o

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Cell

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31
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Cellul/o

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Cell

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32
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Home/o

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Same

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33
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Bol/o

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Throwing

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34
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Lys/o

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Dissolving

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35
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Rib/o

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Ribose

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36
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Mitochondr/o

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Mitochondria/mitochondrion

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37
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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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38
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hist/o

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tissue

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39
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strom/o

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stromal

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40
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chym/o

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juice

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41
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thel/e

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nipple (there’s history)

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42
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adip/o

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fat

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43
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lip/o

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fat

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44
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neur/o

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nerve

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45
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viscer/o

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organ

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46
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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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47
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endocardi/o

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within the heart

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48
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is/o

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equal

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49
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zo/o

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animal

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50
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apic/o

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apex (pointed extremity of a conical structure)

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51
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corpor/o

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body

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52
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som/o

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body

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53
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somat/o

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body

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54
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fornic/o

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fornix (any vaultlike or arched structure) pl. fornices)

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55
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fund/o

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fundus (the base or deepest part of a hollow organ that is farthest from the mouth of the organ. ex. top of the uterus)

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56
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hil/o

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hilum (recess, exit, or entrance of a duct into a gland or of a nerve and vessels into an organ)

57
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lumin/o

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lumen (space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube)

58
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sin/o

59
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sinus/o

60
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vestibul/o

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vestibule (small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal)

61
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all/o

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different/other

62
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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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my/o

64
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kary/o

65
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bol/o

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to throw, throwing

66
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hist/o

67
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physi/o

68
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necr/o

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death, dead

69
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bucc/o

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cervic/o

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crani/o

72
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faci/o

73
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front/o

74
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ment/o

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nas/o

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ocul/o

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or/o

78
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abdomin/o

79
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axill/o

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axilla (armpit)

80
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cox/o

81
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delt/o

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triangular

82
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om/o

83
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inguin/o

84
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mamm/o

85
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pelv/o

86
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pelv/i

87
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pub/o

88
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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

89
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thorac/o

90
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pector/o

91
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umbilic/o

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umbilicus (navel)

92
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cubit/o

93
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brachi/o

94
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antebrachi/o

95
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carp/o

96
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crur/o

97
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digit/o

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finger/toe

98
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femor/o

99
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man/u
man/i

100
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palm/o

101
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patell/o
patell/a

102
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ped/o

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foot/child

103
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plant/o

104
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tars/o

105
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man/o

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pressure/scanty

106
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acromi/o

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acromion (highest point of shoulder)

107
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dors/o

108
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glute/o

109
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lumb/o

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lower back/loin

110
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nuch/o

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neck (very back)

111
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olecran/o

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perine/o

113
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poplite/o

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back of the knee

114
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sacr/o

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scapula/shoulder blade

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sur/o

116
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vertebr/o

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vertebra, spine

117
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poster/o

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anter/o

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ventr/o

120
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super/o

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infer/o

122
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caud/o

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Caudal/tail

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medi/o

124
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later/o

125
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proxim/o

126
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dist/o

127
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dextr/o

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sinistr/o

129
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fer/o

A

to carry (think ferry)

130
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dors/o

131
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ventr/o

132
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celi/o

133
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periet/o

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wall (peritoneal)

134
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ile/o

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ileum (part of intestine)

135
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ili/o

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ilium (part of the hip)

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lapar/o

138
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Thromb/o

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Blood clot (thrombosis)

139
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Erythr/o

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