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1
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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum,largest part of the brain

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Crin/o

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Secrete

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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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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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Small intestines

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

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Gynec/o

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Female;women

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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Leuk/o

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White

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Onc/o

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Tumor; mass

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Path/o

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Disease

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Thromb/o

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Clotting

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Anter/o

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Front side

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes

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Cervic/o

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Neck of the body

Cervix- neck of the uterus

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Chrondr/o

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Cartilage

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Coccyg/o

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Coccyx, tailbone

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Epitheli/o

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Skin or surface tissue

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus tube leading from the throat to the stomach

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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Laryng/o

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Voice box (larynx)

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Later/o

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Side

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Lumb/o

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Loin, waist

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

Clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels

50
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Mediastin/o

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Mediastinum

Space between the lungs

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Pelv/o

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Hip bone (pelvic)

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

Membrane surrounding the abdominal organs

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Pharyng/o

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Throat pharynx

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

Double membrane that surrounds the lungs

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Poster/o

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Back, behind

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Radi/o

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X-rays

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

5 fused bones in the lower back

58
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Spin/o

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Spine or backbone

59
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Theli/o

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Nipple

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Trache/o

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Trachea or windpipe

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Vertebr/o

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Backbone or vertebrae

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Ur/o

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Urine

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Vascul/o

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Blood vessel

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsil

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Salping/o

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Fallopian tube

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Septic/o

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Pertaining to infection

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Pneumon/o

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Lung

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Phleb/o

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Vein

72
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Ot/o

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Ear

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Necr/o

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Dead cells

75
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Myel/o

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Spinal cord

MYEL: can also mean marrow

76
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Mast/o

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Breast

Used with -ectomy and -itis

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Men/o

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Menstration

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Mening/o

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Meninges muscle

Membrane around the brain and spinal cord

79
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My/o

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Muscle

80
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Inguin/o

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Groin

81
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Isch/o

A

To hold back

82
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Mamm/o

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Breast

83
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Hyster/o

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Uterus

84
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Cry/o

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Cold

85
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Col/o

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Colon

86
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Chron/o

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Time

87
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Cholecyst/o

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Gall bladder

88
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Chem/o

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Chemical ;drug

89
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Axill/o

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Armpit

90
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Ather/o

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Plaque

A yellow fluid material

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Angi/o

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Vessel usually a blood vessel

93
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Amin/o

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Aminon

Sac of fluid surrounding the embryo

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Lip/o

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Fat

95
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Fibr/o

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Fibrous tissue

96
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Rhabdomy/o

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Skeletal muscle

97
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Melan/o

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Black

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Leiomy/o

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Visceral or smooth muscle

99
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Aden/o

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Gland

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An/o

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Anus

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Carp/o

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Carpals wrist bone

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Cis/o

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To cut

103
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Cost/o

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Ribs

104
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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Dur/o

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Dura mater ( the outer most meninges like membrane surrounding the brain & spinal cord)

106
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Gen/o

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To produce, to begin

107
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Nat/i

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Birth

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Norm/o

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Rule, order

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Plas/o

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Formation, growth, development

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Scapul/o

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Scapula (shoulder blade)

111
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Son/o

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Sound

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Thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

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Top/o

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To put, place, position

114
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Troph/o

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Development, nourishment

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Urethr/o

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Urethra ( tube leading from bladder to the outside of the body)

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Ren/o

A

Kidney

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