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acr

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extremity

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aden

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gland

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adip

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fat

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albin

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wwhite

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ang

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vessel

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axill

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armpit

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bas

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base; bottom

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capit

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head

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carcin

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cancer

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caus, caut

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heat

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cellul

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cell

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chord

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spinal cord, cord

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chym

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juice

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corpor

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body

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crur

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leg

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cry

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cold

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crypt

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hidden

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cubit

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elbow

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cutane

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skin

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derma, dermo, dermat

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skin

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follicul

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little bag

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hidr

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seat

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kel

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tumor, fibrous growth

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kerat

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hard, horn like

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miliar

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tiny

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myc

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fungus

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onych

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nail

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pachy

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thick

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paill

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papilla

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ped

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foot, child

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pedicul

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lice

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pil

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hair

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prurit

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itching

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rhytid

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wrinkle

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scler

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hard, hardening

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seb

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oil, sebum

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sudor

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seat

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therm

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heat, temp

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top

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place, location

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trich

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hari

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ungu

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nail

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vascul

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vessel

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xer

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dry

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eryth

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red

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leuk

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white

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melan

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black

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pallor

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pale

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rubor

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red

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xanth

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yellow

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acid

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acidic, ph of 7 or less

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adren

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adrenal gland

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andr

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male

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calco, calci

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calcium

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chrom

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color

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cortic

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outer covering, cortex

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crin

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to secrete

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cyst

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cyst, bladder, sac

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didym

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thirst

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glact

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milk

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gluc

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glucose, sugar

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glyc, glycos

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sugar, glycogen

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gonad

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gonad, sex organ

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gynec

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female, woman

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hormon

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to set in motion

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hypophys

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pituitary gland

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idi

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unkown

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kal

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potassium (K)

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ket, keton

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ketone

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lact

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milk

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mamm

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breast

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mast

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breast

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men

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menstrual

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metro

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uterus

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myx

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mucus

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nat

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sodium (Na)

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neur

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nerve

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oophor

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ovary

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ophthalm

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eye

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orch, orchi, orchid

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testis, testicle

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ovi, ovo, ovul

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ovum (egg)

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ovari

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ovary

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pancreat

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pancreas

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papill

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nipple

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phe

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dark

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pituitar

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pituitary gland

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prolactin

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prolactin

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pub

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pubis (area of bone in pelvis)

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ren

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kidney

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scrot

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scrotum

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somat

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body

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test

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testis

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thele

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nipple

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thry

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thyroid

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thym

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thymus gland

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troph

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development, nourishment

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ur

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urine

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varic

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varicose vein, swollen vein

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acid

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acid

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albumin

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protein

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bacter

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bacteria

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balan

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glans penis

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continence

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to hold

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excret

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shifted out

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golmerul

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glomerus, little ball

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hem, hemat

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blood

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meat

A

opening

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micturit

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to urinate

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noct

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night

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olig

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scanty

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oxot

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nitrogen

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perit

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peritoneum (membrane lining in the abdomen)

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phim

A

muzzle

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py

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pus

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pyel

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renal pelvis

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ren

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kidney

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son

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sound

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strict

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tightening, contracture

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tens

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stretching

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trigon

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trigone (anatomical area of the bladder)

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ulta

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beyond, farther

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ureter

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ureter (transports urine from kidney to urinary bladder)

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urethra

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urethra (transports urine from urinary bladder to outside)

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vesic

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urinary bladder

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amni

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amnion (innermost layer of fetal membrane), amniotic sac

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cephal

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head

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cervic

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cervix, neck

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chori

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chorion(outermost layer of fetal membrane)

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clitor, clitorid

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clitoris

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colp

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vagina

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culd

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retrouterine pouch

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epididym

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epididymis

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episi

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vulva

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fet

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fetus

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gravid

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pregnancy

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hyster

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uterus

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inguin

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groin

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lact

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milk

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lapar

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abdomen

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lei

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smooth

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men, mens

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mouth, uterus, measure

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mertr, metr

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uterus, measure

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my

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muscle

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nat

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birth

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omphal

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umbilicus, naval

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oophor

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ovary

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par

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to give birth, labor

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para

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a woman who has given birth

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part

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to give birth, labor

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perine

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perineum

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phim

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muzzle

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prim

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first

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pseud

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false

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puerper

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childbirth

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pylor

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pylorus

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rect

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rectum

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salping

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Fallopian tube or eustachian tube

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semini, semino

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semen

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stri

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line, stripe

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terat

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deformity, monster

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toc

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labor

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vas

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vas deferens, vessel

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vesicul

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seminal vesicle

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vulv

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vulva

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acoustic, acu

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hearing

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ambly

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dull, dim

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aque

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water

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audi, audit

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hearing

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aur, auricul

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ear

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blephar

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eyelid

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chrom, chromat

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color

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cocle

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cochlea (sense organ for hearing)

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conjuctiv

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conductive (membrane covering the eye and eyelids)

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cor

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pupil

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corne

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cornea (covering of the eye over the iris and pupil)

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dacry

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tear, lacrimal dust/gland

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dacryocyst

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lacrimal sac

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dipl

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double

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flour

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luminous

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fovea

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small pit

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glauc

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gray

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heter

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different

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humor

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fluid

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ir, irid

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iris

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kerat

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cornea, hard, horny tissue

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labyrinth

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inner ear, labyrinth

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lacrim

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tear duct or gland

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mastoid

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mastoid (behind ear on skull)

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mi

A

smaller, less

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myc

A

fungus

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mydr

A

widen, enlarge

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myring

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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nas

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nose

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oss

A

bone

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ossicul

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ossicle

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ot

A

ear

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ove

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uvea

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palpebr

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eyelid

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papill

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optic disc, nipple like

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pac, phak

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lens

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phyma

A

swelling, tumor

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presby

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old age

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radi

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root

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retin

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retina

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scot

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darkness

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sept

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wall

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spir

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breathing

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stapedq

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stirrup, stapes (third bone in the middle ear)

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stigmat

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point, mark

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strab

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squintin

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ton

A

tension, pressure

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typan

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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vestibul

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vestibule

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vitre

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glassy

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xer

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dry

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