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Combining Forms Flashcards

1
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gloss/o or lingu/o

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tongue

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gli/o

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Glue

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geront/o

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Old age

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gen/o

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Beginning, to produce

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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esthes

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Sensation

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erythr/o

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Red

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enter/o

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Small intestines

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encephal/o

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Brain

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electr/o

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electricity

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derm/o or dermat/o

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Skin

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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cyst/i, cyst/o

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Bladder, cyst, sac

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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cutane

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Skin

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Crani/o

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Skull

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crin/o

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Secrete

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col/o

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Colon

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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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cervic/o

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Neck

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Cerebr/o

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Brain

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cel, Coel

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Hallow, cavity

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cardi/o

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Heart

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25
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carcin/o

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Cancer

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brachy

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Short

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bi/o

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Life

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axill/o

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Armpit

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29
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ather/o

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Fatty substance or plaque

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30
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Astr/o

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Star

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arthr/o

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Joint

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arteri/o

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Artery

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33
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appendic/o

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Appendix

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34
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angi/o

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Blood vessel

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35
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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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36
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Sclera/o

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Hardness

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37
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rhin/o

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Nose

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38
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radi/o

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Rays (usually x rays)

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39
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psych/o

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Mind

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40
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Pyr/o

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Fever

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41
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pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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42
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py/o

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Pus

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43
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poli/o

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Grey

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44
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Physi/o

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Nature

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45
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Phren/o

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Diaphragm, mind

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46
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phas/o

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Speech

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47
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phag/o

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Throat

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48
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Path/o

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Disease

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ovari/o, oophor/o

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Ovaries

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50
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ot/o

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Ear

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51
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oste/o

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Bone

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52
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ophthalm/o, ocul/o

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Eye

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53
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Onc/o

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Tumor, mass

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54
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odont/o

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Tooth

55
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neur/o

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Nerve

56
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nephr/o

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Kidney

57
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necr/o

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Death

58
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nat/o

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Birth

59
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myel/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

60
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myc/o

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Fungus

61
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my/o

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Muscle

62
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morph/o

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Shape, form, structure

63
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metr/o, metr/a

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Uterus

64
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melan/o

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Black

65
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lumb/o

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Lower back

66
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leuk/o

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White

67
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later/o

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Side

68
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laryng/o

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Throat, larynx

69
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kinesi/o

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Movement

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immune/o

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Protection

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hyster/o, metr/o, metr/l, metri/o, uter/o

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Uterus

72
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hydr/o

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Wet, water, fluid

73
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hist/o

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Tissue

74
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hem/o or hemat/o

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Blood

75
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hepat/o

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Liver

76
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gonad/o

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Gonads

77
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gnos/o

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Knowledge

78
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Scop/o

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Examination (usually visual)

79
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seps/o

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Infection

80
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sten/o

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Narrow, contracted

81
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steth/o

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Chest

82
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viscer/o

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Internal organs

83
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Vertebr/o

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Vertebrae, backbone

84
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vas/o

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Vessel or duct

85
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troph/o

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Nourishment, food

86
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tonsill/o

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Tonsils

87
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thromb/o

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Clot

88
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thalam/o

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Inner chamber

89
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testicul/o, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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Testicles

90
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tax/o

A

Order, coordinate

91
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tel/e, tel/o

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Distant, end

92
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tax/o

A

Order, coordinate

93
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testicul/o, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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Testicles

94
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thalam/o

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Inner chamber

95
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steth/o

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Chest

96
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Sten/o

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Narrow, contracted

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seps/o

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Infection

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scop/o

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Examination (usually visual)

99
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gnos/o

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Knowledge

100
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gonad/o

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Gonads

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hepat/o

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Liver

102
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hem/o or hemato/o

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Blood

103
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hist/o

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Tissue

104
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hydr/o

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Wet, water, fluid

105
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hyster/o, metr/o, metr/l, metri/o, uter/o

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Uterus

106
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Immune/o

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Protection

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Kinesi/o

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Movement

108
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laryng/o

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Throat, larynx

109
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later/o

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Side

110
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leuk/o

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White

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lumb/o

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Lower back

112
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melan/o

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Black

113
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metr/o, metr/a

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Uterus

114
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morph/o

A

Shape, form, structure

115
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my/o

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Muscle

116
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myc/o

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Fungus

117
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myel/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

118
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nat/o

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Birth

119
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necr/o

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Death

120
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nephr/o

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Kidney

121
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neur/o

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Nerve

122
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odont/o

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Tooth

123
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onc/o

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Tumor or mass

124
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opthhalm/o, ocul/o

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Eye

125
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oste/o

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Bone

126
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ot/o

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Ear

127
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ovari/o, oophor/o

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Ovaries

128
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path/o

A

Disease

129
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phag/o

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Throat

130
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phas/o

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Speech

131
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phren/o

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Diaphragm, mind

132
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Physi/o

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Nature

133
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poli/o

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Grey

134
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py/o

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Pus

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