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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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ater/o

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front

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brachi/o

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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crani/o

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skull

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crin/o

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to secrete

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crur/o

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leg

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cyt/o

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cell

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dermat/o

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skin

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dist/o

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away from

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dors/o

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back

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enter/o

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small intestine

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glute/o

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buttock

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gynec/o

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woman

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hemat/o

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blood

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hist/o

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tissue

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immun/o

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protection, immunity

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infer/o

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below

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inguin/o

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groin

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laryng/o

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larynx

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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loin, lower back

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lymph/o

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lymph

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medi/o

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middle

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muscul/o

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muscle

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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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ophthalm/o

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eye

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orth/o

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straight, upright

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ot/o

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ear

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pariet/o

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cavity wall

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ped/o

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foot

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pelv/o

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pelvis, bowl, basin

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

The sac that contains the vital organs.

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pleur/o

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pleura

The sacks that contain and enclose the lungs.

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poster/o

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back

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proct/o

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rectum and anus

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proxim/o

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near to

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pub/o

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genital region

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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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spin/o

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spine

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super/o

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above

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thorac/o

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chest

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ur/o

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urine

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urin/o

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urine

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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ventr/o

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belly

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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viscer/o

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internal organ

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femor/o

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thigh, femur

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ili/o

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hip, flank, groin

i.e. illiac crest - top of pelvis

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organ/o

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tool

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physi/o

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nature

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tom/o

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to cut

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umbilic/o

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navel, belly button

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cost/o

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Ribs

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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chemical

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cis/o

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to cut

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dermat/o

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gynec/o

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female

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hemat/o

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blood

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immun/o

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immunity

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laryng/o

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larynx

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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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ophthalm/o

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eye

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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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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albin/o

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white

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cauter/o

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to burn

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cry/o

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cold

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cutane/o

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skin

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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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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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electr/o

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electricity

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erythr/o

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red

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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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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necr/o

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death

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onych/o

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nail

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pedicul/o

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lice

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phot/o

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light

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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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sarc/o

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flesh

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scler/o

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hard

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seb/o

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oil

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system/o

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system

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trich/o

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hair

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ungu/o

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nail

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vesic/o

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sac, bladder

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xer/o

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dry

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angi/o

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vessel

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bas/o

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base

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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hem/o

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blood

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septic/o

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infection

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ankyl/o

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stiff joint

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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burs/o

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sac

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carp/o

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carpus

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cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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cortic/o

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outer layer

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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fibul/o

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fibula

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femor/o

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femor

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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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kyph/o

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hump

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebra)

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lord/o

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bent backward

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lumb/o

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loin (low back between ribs and pelvis)

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mandibul/o

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mandible

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maxill/o

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maxilla

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medull/o

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inner region

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus

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metatars/o

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metatarsus

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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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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patell/o

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patella

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pector/o

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chest

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ped/o

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child; foot

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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phalang/o

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phalanges

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pod/o

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foot

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prosthet/o

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addition

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pub/o

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pubis

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radi/o

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radius; ray (X-ray)

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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scapul/o

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scapula

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scoli/o

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crooked

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spin/o

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spine

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae

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stern/o

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sternum

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synovi/o

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synovial membrane

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synov/o

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synovial membrane

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tars/o

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tarsus

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thorac/o

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chest

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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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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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path/o

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disease

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duct/o

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to bring

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extens/o

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to stretch out

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fasci/o

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fibrous band

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fibr/o

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fibers

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flex/o

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to bend

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kinesi/o

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movement

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myos/o

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muscle

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plant/o

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sole of foot

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rotat/o

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to revolve

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ten/o

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tendon

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tend/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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vers/o

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to turn

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angi/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty substance

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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heart

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embol/o

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plug

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isch/o

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to hold back

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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phleb/o

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vein

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sept/o

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wall

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son/o

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sound

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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steth/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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valv/o

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valve

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valvul/o

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valve

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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vas/o

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vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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corpor/o

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body

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cyan/o

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blue

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duct/o

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to bring

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peripher/o

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away from center

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pulmon/o

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lung

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