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Combining Forms Flashcards

1
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Arth/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

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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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Cis/o

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To cut

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Col/o; Colon/o

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Large intestine (colon)

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Cyst/o

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Cell

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Derm/o; Dermat/o

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Skin

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Encephal

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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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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Hem/o; Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Latr/o

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Treatment

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21
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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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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Opt/o

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Eye; vision

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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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Radi/o

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X-Ray

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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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Connective tissue

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Sect/o

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To cut

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Thromb/o

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Clot; clotting

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Ur/o

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Urine; Urinary tract

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Aden/o

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Gland

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36
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Adip/o

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Fat

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37
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Anis/o

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Unequal (in size)

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38
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Anter/o

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Front

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39
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Bol/o

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To cast (throw)

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40
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Caud/o

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Tail

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Cervic/o

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Neck

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42
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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43
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Chrom/o

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Colour

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44
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Coccyg/o

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Tailbone

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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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47
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Medi/o

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Middle

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48
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My/o

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Muscle

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49
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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Pelv/o

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Pelvis (hips)

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx; throat

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52
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Poster/o

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Back;behind

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53
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Prot/o

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First

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54
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Proxim/o

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Nearest

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55
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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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56
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Duct/o

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To lead or carry

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57
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Inguin/o

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Groin

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58
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/o

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Nucleus

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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Later/o

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Side

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61
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Lumb/o

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Lower back

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Spin/o

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Spine; backbone

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Stern/o

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Sternum

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Thel/o

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Nipple

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Umbilic/o

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Umbilicus; navel

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebrae; backbones

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Viscer/o

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Viscera; internal organs

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Acetabul/o

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Acetabulum

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Ankyl/o

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Stiff

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Articul/o

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Joint

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72
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Brachi/o

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Arm

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73
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Burs/o

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Bursa

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Calc/o

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Calcium

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Calcane/o

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Calcanous

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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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78
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Costal/o; cost/o

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Rib

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Crani/o

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Dactyl/o

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Toes; digits

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Erg/o

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Fasci/o, fasc/I

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Mandibul/o

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Mandible; lower jaw

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Mexill/o

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Maxilla; upper jaw

85
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Metacarp/o

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Metatarsals

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My/o

87
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Myel/o

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Bone marrow; spinal cord

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Myos/o

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Necr/o

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Olecran/o

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Orth/o; Oss/e; oss/I; oste/o

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Pariet/o

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Patell/o

94
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Ped/o

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Foot or child

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Pelv/I; pelv/o

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Pelvis; pelvic bone; hip

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Perone/o

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Phalang/o

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Phalanges; digits

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Femor/o

99
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Fibr/o; fibros/o

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Fibrous connective tissue

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Fibul/o

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Humer/o

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Hydr/o

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Fluid; water

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Lli/o

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Ischi/o

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Kinesi/o

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Kyph/o

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Humpback; bent; hump

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Lacrim/o

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Tear;tear duct

108
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Lamin/o

109
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Leoimy/o

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Smooth (visceral) muscle

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Ligament/o

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Lord/o

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Curve; swayback; bent backwards

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Malleol/o

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Pub/o

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Rhabdomy/o

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Striated (skeletal) muscle

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Rheumat/o

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Watery flow

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Scapula/o

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Sphen/o

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Spondyl/o

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Stern/o

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Synov/o

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Synovial membrane; tendon sheath

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Tars/o

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Ten/o; tendin/o

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Tibi/o

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Ton/o

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Uln/o

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Abdomin/o

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Act/o

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Sudden; sharp; severe

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Adip/o

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Ailment/o

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To nourish

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Herni/o

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Amyl/o

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An/o

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Ile/o

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Bil/i

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Bile; gall

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Jejun/o

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Bilirubin/o

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Labi/o; Cheil/o

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Bucc/o

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Lapar/o

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Lingu/o

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Muc/o

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Cec/o

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Cali/o

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Belly; abdomen

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Lith/o

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Mandibul/o

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Mandible; lower jaw

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Chol/e

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Bile; gall

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Cholangi/o

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Bile vessel; bile duct

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Nas/o

149
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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Necr/o

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

152
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Odont/o

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Chron/o

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Or/o

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Cib/o

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Palat/o

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Palate; roof of the mouth

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Copr/o

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Phag/o

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Eat; swallow

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Deciding/o

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Dent/o, dent/I

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Proct/o

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Anus and rectum

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Dips/o

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Prote/o

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Duoden/o; duoden/I

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Py/o

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Pylor/o

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Pyloric sphincter ; pylorus

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Faci/o

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React/o

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Rug/o

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Wrinkle or fold

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Gingiv/o

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Sial/o

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Saliva; salivary

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Sialaden/o

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Salivary glands

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Steat/o

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Fat; sebum

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Stomat/o

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Trich/o

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Glycogen/o

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Gnath/o

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vil/o

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Tuft of hair; thread-like projection from membrane

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Angi/o; Vescul/o

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Aort/o

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Ox/o

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Arter/o; arteri/o;

183
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Phleb/o; ven/I; ven/o

184
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Ather/o

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Plaque (fatty substance)

185
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Sphygm/o

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Steth/o; thorac/o

187
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Capn/o

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Carbon dioxide

188
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Coron/o

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Cyan/o

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Isch/o

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To hold back; back

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Man/o

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Azot/o

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Ket/o; Keton/o

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Ketones; ketone bodies

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Lith/o

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Olig/o

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Dips/o

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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