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Combining Forms Flashcards

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bi/o

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Living organism/ living tissue

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Colon/o

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Colon

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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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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Digest/o

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Break down food; digest

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Esthes/o

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Feeling/ sensation

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Intestin/o

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Intestine

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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Later/o

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Side

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Leuk/o

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White

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Muscul/o

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Muscle

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Nat/o

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Birth

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Obstetr/o

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Pregnancy and childbirth

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Pelv/o

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Hip bone/ pelvis/ renal pelvis

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Phag/o

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Eating / swallowing

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Pleg/o

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Paralysis

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Spir/o

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Breathe/ coil

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Tens/o

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Pressure / tension

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Therap/o

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Treatment

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Thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsil

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Urin/o

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Urinary system/ urine

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Uter/o

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Uterus/ womb

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Vagin/o

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Vagina

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Pharmac/o

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Drug/ medicine

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Physi/o

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Physical function

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Plas/o

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Formation/ growth

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Poster/o

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Back part

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Prevent/o

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Prevent

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Product/o

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Produce

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Proxim/o

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Near center or point of origin

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42
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Psych/o

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Mind

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43
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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Quadr/o

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Four

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Radi/o

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Forearm bone/ radius/ x rays

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Recuper/o

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Recover

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Remiss/o

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Send back

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Sagitt/o

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Front to back

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Exacerb/o

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Increase/ provoke

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Extern/o

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Outside

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Fract/o

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Bend/ break up

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Front/o

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Front

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53
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Gener/o

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Creation/ production

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54
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Genit/o

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Genitalia

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Gen/o

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Arising from/ produced by

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Ger/o

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Old age

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57
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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

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Gynec/o

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Female/ woman

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Heredit/o

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Genetic inheritance

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Iatr/o

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Medical treatment: physician

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Idi/o

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Individual/ unknown

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Immun/o

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Immune response

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Ot/o

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Ear

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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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Skelet/o

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Skeleton

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Spin/o

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Backbone/ spine

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Spir/o

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Breathe/ coil

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Super/o

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Above

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Surg/o

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Operative procedure

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Symptomat/o

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Collection of symptoms

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Termin/o

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Boundary/ end/ word

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Therapeut/o

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Therapy/ treatment

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Thorac/o

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Chest/ thorax

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Tom/o

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Cut/ slice/ layer

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Umbilic/o

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Navel/ umbilicus

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Ventr/o

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Abdomen/ front

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Dors/o

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Back/ dorsum

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Anter/o

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Before/ front part

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Cardi/o

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Heart

85
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Cephal/o

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Head

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Chron/o

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Time

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Communic/o

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Impart/transmit

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Congenit/o

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Present at birth

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Coron/o

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Structure that encircles like a crown

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Crani/o

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Cranium/ top of skull

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Crin/o

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Secrete

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Infect/o

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Disease within

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Infer/o

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Below

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Integument/o

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Skin

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Intern/o

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Inside

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Intestin/o

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Intestine

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Laryng/o

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Larynx/ voice

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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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Lymph/o

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Lymph/ lymphatic system

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Medic/o

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Medicine

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Nosocomi/o

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Hospital

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Nutrit/o

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Nourishment

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Obstetr/o

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Pregnancy and childbirth

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Onc/o

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Mass/ tumor

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Dent/o

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Tooth

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Dietet/o

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Diet/foods

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Dist/o

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Away from center or point of origin

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End/o

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Innermost/ within

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Eti/o

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Cause of disease

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Therap/o

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Treatment

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Ambulat/o

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Walking

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Ancill/o

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Accessory / servant

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Habilit/o

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Give ability

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Palliat/o

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Reduce severity

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Physi/o

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Physical function

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Surg/o

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Operative procedure

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Techn/o

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Technical skill

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Myel/o

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Spine/ bone marrow

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Articul/o

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Joint

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Plas/o

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Form/shape

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Morph/o

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Form/ shape of cells

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Phyt/o

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Live/ plant

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Troph/o

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Food/ nourishment

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Trop/o

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Stimulate

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Spondyl/o

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Spinal column

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Vertebr/o

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Spinal colomn

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Steat/o

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Fat

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Aliment/o

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Nourishment

144
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Glycogen/o

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Starch/ glycogenesis

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Amyl/o

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Starch/ amylase

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Gluc/o

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Sugar

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Lipid/o

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Lipidemia

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Stom/o

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Mouth

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Stomat/o

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Mouth

152
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Sial/o

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Saliva

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Saliv/o

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Saliva

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Sialaden/o

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Salivary gland

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Pharyng/o

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Throat

158
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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Pylor/o

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Pyloric sphincter

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Append/o

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Appendix

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

166
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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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An/o

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Anus

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Proct/o

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Rectum and anus

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Tone/o

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Stretch

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Mes/o

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Middle

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Oment/o

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Omentum

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

174
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Bil/i

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Gall/ bile

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Chol/e

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Gall/ bile

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Bilirubin/o

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Bile pigment

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Choleangi/o

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Bile ducts

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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