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1
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aden/o

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gland

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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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cancer or 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

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cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder or sac filled with liquid

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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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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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woman or female

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hemat/o

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blood

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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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iatr/o

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treatment or physician

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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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

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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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ped/o

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child

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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x-rays

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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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sect/o

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot or clotting

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ur/o

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urinary tract or urine

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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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Anter/o

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Front

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Bol/o

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To cast (throw)

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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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Chrom/o

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Colour

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Coccyg/o

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Coccyx

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Dist/o

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Far, distance

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Dors/o

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Back portion of body

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Ili/o

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Ilium (pelvic bone)

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Later/o

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Side

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Lumb/o

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Lower back

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Pelv/i

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Pelvis

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Poster/o

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Back, behind

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Proxim/o

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Nearest

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Spin/o

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Spin, backbone

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Thel/o

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Nipple

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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, windpipe

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Umbilic/o

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Navel, umbilicus

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Ventr/o

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Belly side of body

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra(e), backbone(s)

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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

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Acr/o

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Extremities, top extreme point

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Acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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Amni/o

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Amnion

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes

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Chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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Chron/o

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Time

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Col/o

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Colon (large intestine)

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Hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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Isch/o

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To hold back

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voicebox)

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Mamm/o

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Breat

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Mast/o

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Breast

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Morph/o

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Shape, form

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Necr/o

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Death

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Neutr/o

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Neutrophil (a white blood cell

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Phag/o

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To eat, swallow

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Plas/o

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Formation, development

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Pleur/o

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Pleura membrane surrounding lungs

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Pneumon/o

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Lungs

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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

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Radi/o

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X-rays

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Staphyl/o

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Clusters

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Strept/o

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Twisted chains

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Carp/o

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Wrist bones

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Cib/o

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Meals

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Dactyl/o

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Fingers, toes

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Duct/o

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To lead, carry

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Flex/o

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To bend

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Furc/o

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Forking or branching

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Immun/o

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Protection

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Mort/o

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Death

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Nat/I

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Birth

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Nect/o

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To bind, tie, connect

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Norm/o

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Rule, order

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Pub/o

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Pubis

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Seps/o

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Infection

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Somn/o

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Sleep

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Son/o

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Sound

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The/o

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To put, place

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Thyr/o

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Thyroid gland

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Top/o

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Place, position, location

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Tox/o

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Poison

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

Medical terminology (18 decks)

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