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1
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Acr/o

A

Extremity

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Albumin/o

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Protein

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Albin/o

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White

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Amyl/o

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Starch

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Andr/o

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Man

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Ang/i

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Vessel

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Anís/o

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Unequal

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Append/o

Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Arden/o

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H

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

Artícul/o

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Joint articulate

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Audi/o

Acous/o

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To hear

Sound

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Aur/i
Auricul/o
Ot/o

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Ear

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Bi/o

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Life

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Bil/i

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Bile

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Bronch/o

Bronchiol/o

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Bronchus

Bronchiole

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Calc/o

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Lime

Calcium

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Calcan/e

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Heel bone

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Carp/o

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Wrist carpus

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Caus/o

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Burn

Burning

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Celi/o

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Abdomen

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Cellul/o

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Little cell

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Cerebell/o

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Cerebrum

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Cerumin/o

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Eardrum
Ear
Air
Wax

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Cheil/o

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Lips

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Chol/e

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Gall

Bile

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Cirrh/o

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Orange yellow

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Col/o

Colon/o

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Colon

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Conjunctiv/o

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Conjunctiva

To join together

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Corne/o

Kerat/o

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Cornea

Horn

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Cortico

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Cortex

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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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Cutane/o
Derm/a
Derm/o
Dermat/o

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Skin

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyst/o

Vesic/o

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Bladder

Sac

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dacry/o

A

Tear
Lacrimal duct
Tear duct

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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dipl/o

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Double

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Dactyl/o

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Finger toe

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Delus/o

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To cheat

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Dist/o

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Away from origin

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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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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Erythr/o

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Red

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Eosin/o

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Red

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Estro

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Female

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Esthesi/o

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Feeling sensation

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Fasci/o

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Band fascia

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Follicul/o

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Little bag

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

Little ball

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Gloss/o

Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Gluc/o

Glyc/o

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Sweet

Sugar

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Hem/o

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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Hydr/o

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H2O

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ir/o

irid/o

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Iris

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Icter

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Jaundice yellowish

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Kal/i

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Phosphorus

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Hypn/o

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Sleep

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Kel/o

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Tumor

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Intergument/o

A

A covering

82
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Kerat/o

A

Horn

keratin

83
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Keton/o

A

Ketone

84
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lacrim/o

A

Lacrimal duct
Tear duct
Tear

85
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Kyph/o

A

Hump

86
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Labyrinth/o

A

Maze

87
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Lapar/o

A

Abdomen

88
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Laryng/o

A

Larynx voice box

89
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Leuk/o

A

White

90
Q

Lith/o

A

Stone

91
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Lip/o

A

Fat

92
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Lord/o

A

Curve swayback

93
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Meat/o

A

Passage

94
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Melan/o

A

Black

95
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Medi/o

A

Toward the middle

96
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Myc/o

A

Fungus

97
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Muscul/o

My/o

A

Muscle

98
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Myel/o

A

Bone marrow

Spinal cord

99
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Mening/o

A

Membrane

Meninges

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Ment/o

A

Mind

100
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Myring/o

Tympan/o

A

Eardrum

Tympanic membrane

101
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Myel/o

A

Spinal cord

Bone marrow

103
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Narc/o

A

Numbness
Sleep
Stupor

104
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Nas/o

Rhin/o

A

Nose

Nose job

105
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Necr/o

A

Dead

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Neur/o

A

Nerve

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Nephr/o

Ren/o

A

Kidney

108
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ocul/o

A

Eye

109
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Olecran/o

A

Elbow

110
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ophthalm/o

A

Eye

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Noct/o

A

Night

112
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opt/o

optic/o

A

Eye

113
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Neur/o

A

Nerve

114
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Ophthalm/o

A

Eye

115
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Onych/o

Ungu/o

A

Nail

116
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palpebr/o

blephar/o

A

Eyelid

117
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Or/o

Stomat/o

A

Mouth

118
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Papilla

A

Small protuberance

Nipple

119
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Orth/o

A

Straight

120
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Oste/o
Oss/i
Osse/o

A

Bone

121
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Ox/o

A

Oxygen

122
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Pachy/o

A

Thick

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Pancreat/o

A

Pancreas

124
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Parathyroid/o

A

Parathyroid

125
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Patell/o

A

Kneecap patella

126
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phot/o

A

Light

127
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Path/o

A

Disease

128
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Pedicul/o

A

A louse

129
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Phag/o

A

To eat

Engulf

130
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Pept/o

A

To digest

131
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phac/o

phak/o

A

Lens

132
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Pharyng/o

A

Pharynx

133
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Phleb/o

Ven/o

A

Vein

134
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presby/o

A

Old

135
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Perine/o

A

Perineum

space between the anus and
scrotum /vulva

136
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Peritone/o

A

Peritoneum

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Phon/o

A

Voice sound

138
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Plak/o

A

Plate

139
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Pleur/o
Pulmon/o
Pneum/o
Pneumon/o

A

Lungs

140
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Proxim/o

A

Near point of origin

141
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Proct/o

A

Anus and rectum

142
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retin/o

A

Retina

143
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Prurit/o

A

Itching

144
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Pyr/o

A

Fire

145
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scler/o

A

Hard hardening

Sclerosis

146
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Py/o

A

Pus

147
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Pyle/o

A

Renal pelvis

148
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Radi/o

A

Ray X-ray

149
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Rect/o

A

Rectum

150
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Rhytid/o

A

Wrinkle

151
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Seb/o

A

Oil

152
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Salping/o

A

Tube

Fallopian

153
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Sin/o

Sinus/o

A

Curve

Hollow curve

154
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Somat/o

A

Body

155
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Son/o

A

Sound

156
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Somat/o

A

Body

157
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Splen/o

A

Spleen

158
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Spin/o

A

Spine

159
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Spir/o

A

Breathe

160
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Sudor/i

A

Sweat

161
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Tendin/o

Tendon/o

A

Tendon

162
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Therm/o

A

Hot

heat

163
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Thorac/o

A

Chest

164
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Thromb/o

A

Clot

165
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trop/o

A

Turning

166
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Tom/o

A

To cut

167
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Somn/o

A

Sleep

168
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Uret

A

Urine

169
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Tonsill/o

A

Tonsils

170
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Thyr/o

Thyroid/o

A

Thyroid

Shield

171
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Thym/o

A

Thymus
Mind
Emotion

172
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Toxico

A

Poison

173
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Trache/o

A

Trachea

174
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uve/o

A

Uvea

Layer of the eye

175
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Trich/o

A

Hair

176
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Troph/o

A

Nourishment

Development

177
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Ur/o

Urin/o

A

Urine

Urinate

178
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Ureter/o

A

Ureter

179
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Urethr/o

A

Urethra

180
Q

Válvul/o

A

Valve

181
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Vuls/o

A

To pull

182
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Viscer/o

A

Body organs

183
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Vas/o

Angi/o

A

Vessel

184
Q

Ven/o

A

Vein

185
Q

Ventrícul/o

A

Ventricle

186
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Xanth/o

A

Yellow

187
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Xer/o

A

Dry

188
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Phren/o
Psych/o
Ment/o

A

Mind

189
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Cephal/o head
Cerebell/o little brain
Cerebr/o cerebrum
Cran/i skull
Crani/o skull
A

H

190
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Dendr/o

A

Tree

191
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Disk/o

A

Disk

192
Q

Dur/o

A

Dura

Hard

193
Q

Fibr/o

A

Fiber

194
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Gli/o

A

Glue

195
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Lamin/o

A

Thin plate

196
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Later/o

A

Side

197
Q

Lob/o

A

Lobe

198
Q

Pallid/o

A

Globus pallidus

199
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Poli/o

A

Gray

200
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Spondyl/o

A

Vertebra

201
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Vag/o

A

Vagus

Wandering

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