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1
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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum

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acid/o

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sour; bitter

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acous/o

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hearing

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acr/o

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extremity

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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pertaining to fat

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adren/o; adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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agglutin/o

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to clump

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albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin; protein

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alges/o

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pain

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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ambly/o

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dull; dim

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amni/o

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amnion

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amyl/o

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starch

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an/o

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anus

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andr/o

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man; male; masculine

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm

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angi/o

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vessel

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anis/o

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unequal

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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anter/o

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front

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anthrac/o

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coal

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aort/o

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front

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append/o; appendic/o

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appendix

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aque/o

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watery

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arrhythm/o

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rhythm

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arter/o; arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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arthr/o; articul/o

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joint

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astr/o

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star-shaped

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ather/o

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fatty

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audi/o

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hearing

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aur/o; auricul/o

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ear

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azot/o

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nitrogen

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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balan/o

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glans penis; glans clitoridis

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bar/o

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pressure

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bas/o

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base

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bil/o

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bile

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blast/o

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embryonic stage of development

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchus; airway

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bronchiol/o

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bronchus

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bucc/o

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check

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burs/o

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bursa

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calc/i

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calcium

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calcane/o

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heel bone

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cali/o; calic/o

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calyx; calyces

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capit/o

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head

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carcin/o

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cancer

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card/o; 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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caus/o

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burn

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caut/o

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burn

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cec/o

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cecum

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celi/o

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pertaining to the 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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brain; cerebrum

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cervic/o

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cervix

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cervic/o

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cervix

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cheil/o

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lips

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chem/o

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chemical

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chlor/o

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green

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chol/e

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bile

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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chord/o

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string; cord

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chromat/o

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color

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chrondr/i

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cartilage

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cirrh/o

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yellow; tawny

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clavicul/o

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collarbone

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caugul/o

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clotting

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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col/o

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colon

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colp/o (kolp/o)

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vagina

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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cor/o

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pupil

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come/o

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cornea

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coron/o

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heart

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corpor/o

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body

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cortic/o

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cortex

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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skull; cranium

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crin/o

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secrete

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crur/o

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leg; thigh

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cry/o

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cold

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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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cutaneo/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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circular; ciliary body

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cyst/o

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bladder; sac; cyst

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cyt/o

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cell

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dacry/o

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tears

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dacryocyst/o

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tear sac

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dent/o

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tooth

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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dipl/o

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double

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dips/o

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thirst

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dist/o

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away from

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dors/i

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back

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dors/o

A

back

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drom/o

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running

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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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ect/o

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out of place

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electr/o

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electrical; electricity

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embol/i

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to throw

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encephal/o

A

brain

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enter/o

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intestine

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eosin/o

A

red; rosy

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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episi/o

A

vulva

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erythr/o

A

red

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es/o

A

within

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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esthesi/o

A

feeling; sensation

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ex/o

A

within

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fasci/o

A

band of fibrous tissue

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femor/o

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femur

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fet/o

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fetus

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fibr/o

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fiber

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fibul/o

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fibula

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fluor/o

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luminous

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fung/o

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fungus

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ganglion/o

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ganglion

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gen/o

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to produce

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gingiv/o

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gums

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glauc/o

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gray; silver

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gli/p

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neuroglia; gluey substance

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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

A

sugar; sweet

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glyc/o

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sugar; sweet

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gnos/o

A

to know

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gonad/o

A

sex glands

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granul/o

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granules

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graph/o

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record

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gravida/o

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pregnancy

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gynec/o

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woman

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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

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sweat

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hist/o

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tissue

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humer/o

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humerus

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hydr/o

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water

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hyster/o

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uterus

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iatr/o

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pertaining to a physician or treatment

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ichthyl/o

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fish-like; scaly

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ile/o

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ileum

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ili/o

A

ilium

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immun/o

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immune; protection

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inguin/o

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groin

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ir/o

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iris

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irid/o

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iris

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is/o

A

equal

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ischi/o

A

ischium

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jejun/o

A

jejunum

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kal/i

A

potassium

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kary/o

A

nucleus

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kel/o

A

fibrous growth

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kerat/o

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cornea of the eye, hard horny

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ket/o

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ketone bodies

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kinesi/o

A

movement

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kyph/o

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humpback; pertaining to a hump

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labyrinth/o

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inner ear

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lacrim/o

A

tears

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lact/o

A

milk

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lamin/o

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lamina

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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

178
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laryng/o

A

larynx

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later/o

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side

180
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lei/o

A

smooth

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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leuk/o

A

white

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ligament/o

A

ligament

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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lip/o

A

fat

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lith/o

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stone; calculus

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lord/o

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swayback

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lumb/o

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loins; lower back

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland

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lys/o

A

breakdown

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macr/o

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large

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malac/o

A

softening

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mamm/o

A

breast

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mandibul/o

A

mandible (jaw bone)

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mast/o

A

breast

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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maxill/o

A

upper jaw

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meat/o

A

meatus

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medi/o

A

middle

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megal/o

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enlarged

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melan/o

A

black

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men/o

A

menstruation

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mening/o

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meninges

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ment/o

A

mind

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metacarp/o

A

hand bones

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metatars/o

A

foot bones

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metr/o

A

measure

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metr/o

A

uterus

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mi/o (mei/o)

A

smaller

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micr/o

A

small

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mon/o

A

one; single

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morphia

A

form; shape

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muc/o

A

mucus

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muscul/o

A

muscle

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my/o

A

muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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mydr/o

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widen

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myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

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myring/o

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eardrum

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myx/o

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relating to mucus

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narc/o

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sleep

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nas/o

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nose

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nat/i

A

pertaining to birth

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nat/o

A

birth

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natr/o; natr/i

A

sodium

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ne/o

A

new; recent

228
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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

A

nerve

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noct/i; noct/o

A

night

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nom/o

A

of or relating to usage

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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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nyct/o

A

night; darkness

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o/o

A

egg; ovum

235
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obstetr/o

A

midwife

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ocul/o

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eye

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odont/o

A

teeth

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olecran/o

A

elbow

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olig/o

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few; little; scanty

240
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omphal/o

A

navel

241
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onc/o

A

swelling; mass; tumor

242
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onych/o

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nail (finger or toe)

243
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oophor/o

A

ovary

244
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

245
Q

opt/o; optic/o

A

eye; vision

246
Q

or/o

A

mouth

247
Q

orch/o; orchi/o; orchid/o

A

testicle

248
Q

orth/o

A

straight; correct; normal

249
Q

oste/o

A

bones

250
Q

ot/o

A

ear

251
Q

ov/o

A

ovum, egg

252
Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

253
Q

ox/o

A

oxygen

254
Q

palpebr/o

A

eyelid

255
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

Medical Terminology (65 decks)

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