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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o

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alveolus, air sac

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole, small bronchus

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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coni/o

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dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx, voice box

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lob/o

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lobe of lung

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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nas/o

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nose

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orth/o

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straight, upright

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pector/o

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chest

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pharyng/o

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pharynx, throat

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phon/o

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voice

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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air, lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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sinus/o

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sinus, cavity

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spir/o

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breathing

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tel/o

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complete

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thorac/o

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chest

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tonisll/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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bas/o

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base

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chrom/o

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colour

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coagul/o

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clotting

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cyt/o

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cell

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eosin/o

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red, dawn, rosy

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erythr/o

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red

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granul/o

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granules

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hemoglobin/o

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hemoglobin

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is/o

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same, equal

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kary/o

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nucleus

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leuk/o

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white

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mon/o

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one, single

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morph/o

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shape, form

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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neutr/o

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neutral

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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sider/o

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iron

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spher/o

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globe, round

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thromb/o

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clot

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immun/o

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protection

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph nose (gland)

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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tox/o

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posion

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calc/o, calci/o

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calcium

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kyph/o

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humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in thoracic region)

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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lord/o

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curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

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scoli/o

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cooked, bent (lateral curvature)

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spondyl/o

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vertebra (used to make words about conditions of the structure)

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vertebr/o

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vertebra (used to describe the structure itself)

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel)

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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72
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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium

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femor/o

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femur

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fibul/o

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fibula

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humer/o

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humerus

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ili/o

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ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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malleol/o

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malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)

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mandibul/o

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mandible

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maxil/o

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maxilla

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals

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metatars/o

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metatarsals

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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

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patell/o

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patella

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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perone/o

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fibula

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phalang/o

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phalanges

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pub/o

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pubis

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radi/o

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radius

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scapul/o

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scapula

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stern/o

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sternum

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tars/o

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tarsals

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tibi/o

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tibia

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uln/o

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ulna

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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arthr/o, articul/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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ligament/o

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ligament

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rheumat/o

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watery flow

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synov/o

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synovial membrane

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ten/o, tendin/o

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tendon

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fasci/o

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fascia (forms sheath enveloping muscles)

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fibr/o

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fibrous connective tissue

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leiomy/o

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smooth (visceral) muscle

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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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plant/o

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sole of the foot

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rhabdomy/o

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skeletal (striated) muscle

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sarc/o

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muscle and flesh

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adip/o, steat/o

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fat

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albin/o

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white

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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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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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erythem/o, erythemat/o

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redness

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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kerat/o

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hard

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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phyt/o

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plant

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pil/o, trich/o

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hair

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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seb/o

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sebum

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squam/o

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scale-like

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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aque/o

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water

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blephar/o, palpebr/o

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eyelid

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conjuctiv/o

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conjuctiva

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cor/o, pupill/o

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pupil

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corne/o, kerat/o

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cornea

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cycl/o

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ciliary body or muscle of the eye

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dacry/o, lacrim/o

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tears, tear duct

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ir/o, irid/o

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iris

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ocul/o, opthalm/o

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eye

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opt/o, optic

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eye, vision

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papill/o

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optic disc; nipple-like

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phac/o, phak/o

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lens of the eye

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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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sclera (white of the eye), hard

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uve/o

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uvea (vascular layer of the eye)

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vitre/o

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glassy

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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dipl/o

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double

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glauc/o

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gray

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mi/o

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smaller, less

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mydr/o

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widen, enlarge

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nyct/o

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night

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phot/o

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light

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presby/o

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old age

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scot/o

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darkness

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acous/o, audi/o, audit/o

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hearing

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aur/o, auricul/o, ot/o

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ear

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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myring/o, tympan/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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ossicul/o

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ossicle

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salping/o

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eustachian tube, auditory tube

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staped/o

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stapes

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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aden/o

A

gland

170
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adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

171
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gonad/o

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sex glands

172
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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid gland

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland (hypophysis)

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thyr/o

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thyroid/o

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andr/o

A

male

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calc/o, calci/o

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calcium

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cortic/o

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cortex, outer region

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crin/o

A

secrete

180
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dips/o

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thirst

181
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estr/o

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female

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home/o

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sameness

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hormon/o

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hormone

184
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gluc/o, glyc/o

A

sugar

185
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kal/i

A

potassium

186
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lact/o

A

milk

187
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myx/o

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mucus

188
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natr/o

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sodium

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phys/o

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growing

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somat/o

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body

191
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ster/o

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solid structure

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toc/o

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childbirth

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toxic/o, tox/o

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poison

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ur/o

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urine

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aer/o

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air

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alges/o

A

sensitivity to pain

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bronch/o

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bronchial tube

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chem/o

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drug

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cras/o

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mixture

200
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cutane/o, derm/o

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skin

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erg/o

A

work

202
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esthes/o

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feeling, sensation

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hist/o

A

tissue

204
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hypn/o

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sleep

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iatr/o

A

treatment

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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Myc/o

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mold, fungus

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narc/o

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stupor

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or/o

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mouth

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pharmac/o

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drug

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prurit/o

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itching

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pyret/o

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fever

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thec/o

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sheath (of brain and spinal cord)

214
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vas/o

A

vessel

215
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ven/o

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vein

216
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vit/o

A

life

217
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alveol/o

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small sac

218
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cac/o

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bad

219
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carcin/o

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cancer, cancerous

220
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cauter/o

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burn, heat

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chem/o

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chemical, drug

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cry/o

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cold

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cyst/o

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sac of fluid

224
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fibr/o

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fibers

225
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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

227
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medull/o

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soft, inner part

228
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mucos/o

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mucous membrane

229
Q

mut/a

A

genetic change

230
Q

mutagen/o

A

causing genetic change

231
Q

necr/o

A

death

232
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

233
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

234
Q

papill/o

A

nipple-like

235
Q

plas/o

A

formation

236
Q

ple/o

A

many, more

237
Q

polyp/o

A

polyp

238
Q

prot/o

A

first

239
Q

radi/o

A

rays

240
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

241
Q

scirrh/o

A

hard

242
Q

xer/o

A

dry

243
Q

is/o

A

same

244
Q

pharmaceut/o

A

radi/o

245
Q

son/o

A

sound

246
Q

therapeut/o

A

treatment

247
Q

vitr/o

A

glass

248
Q

viv/o

A

life

249
Q

anxi/o

A

uneasy, anxious, distressed

250
Q

aut/o

A

self

251
Q

hallucin/o

A

hallucination, to wander in the mind

252
Q

hypn/o

A

sleep

253
Q

iatr/o

A

treatment

254
Q

ment/o, phren/o, psych/o

A

mind

255
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

256
Q

phil/o

A

attraction to, love

257
Q

schiz/o

A

split

258
Q

somat/o

A

body

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