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1
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aden/o

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gland

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athr/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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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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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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enter/o

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intestines

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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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gynec/o

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female

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hemat/o

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blood

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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment
doctor

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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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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onc/o

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tumor

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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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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ped/o

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child

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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xrays

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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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flesh

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sect/o

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot

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ur/o

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urinary tract

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anter/o

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front

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chrom/o

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colour

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cervic/o

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neck

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crani/o

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skull

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dist/o

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far
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dors/o

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back portion of body

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hist/o

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tissue

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ili/o

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ilium

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kary/o

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nucleus

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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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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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poster/o

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back
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proxim/o

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nearest

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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spin/o

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spine
backbone

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umbilic/o

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navel
umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly side of body

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities

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acu/o

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sharp
severe
sudden

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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amnion sac

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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axill/o

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armpit

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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chem/o

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drug
chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilagge

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon

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hydr/o

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water
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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen
abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape
form

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord
bone marrow

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necr/o

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death

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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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opi/o

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opium

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ot/o

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ear

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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swallow
eat

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation
development

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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rect/o

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rectum

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

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clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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thorac/o

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chest

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea

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ven/o

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vein

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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phalang/o

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phalanx

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carp/o

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wrist bones

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pub/o

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pubis

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seps/o

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infection

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cost/o

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rib

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somn/o

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sleep

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cutane/o

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skin

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son/o

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sound

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dactyl/o

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fingers
toes

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duct/o

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lead
carry

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tens/o

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force
strain
stretch

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the/o

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put
place

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flex/o

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bend

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thel/o

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nipple

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theli/o

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nipple

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furc/o

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branching

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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gloss/o

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tongue

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top/o

A

place
position
location

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tox/o

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poison

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immun/o

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protection

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mort/o

A

death

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urethr/o

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urethra

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nat/i

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birth

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norm/o

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rule
order

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ox/o

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oxygen

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is/o

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same

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pharmaceut/o

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drug

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therapeut/o

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treatment

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vitr/o

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glass

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viv/o

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life

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fluor/o

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luminous

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scint/o

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spark

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aque/o

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water

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conjuctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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cor/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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cycl/o

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ciliary body

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dacry/o

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tears

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ir/o

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iris

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irid/o

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iris

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kerat/o

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cornea

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lacrim/o

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tears

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ocul/o

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eye

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opthalm/o

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eye

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opt/o

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eye

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optic/o

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eye

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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papill/o

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optic disc

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phac/o

A

eye lens

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pupill/o

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pupil

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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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white of eye
hard

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uve/o

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uvea

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vitre/o

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glassy

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ambly/o

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dull
dim

168
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dipl/o

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double

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glauc/o

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gray

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mi/o

A

smaller

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mydr/o

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widen

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nyct/o

A

night

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phot/o

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light

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presby/o

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old age

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scot/o

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darkness

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xer/o

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dry

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acous/o

A

hearing

178
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audi/o

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sense of hearing

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audit/o

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hearing

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aur/o

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ear

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auricul/o

A

ear

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

184
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myring/o

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eardrum

185
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ossicul/o

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ossicle

186
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ot/o

A

ear

187
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salping/o

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auditory tube

188
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staped/o

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stapes

189
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tympan/o

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eardrum

190
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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o

A

alveolus

193
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bronch//o

A

bronchial tube

194
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bronchiol/o

A

bronchiole

195
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capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

196
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coni/o

A

dust

197
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cyan/o

A

blue

198
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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

199
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lob/o

A

lobe of the lung

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

201
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nas/o

A

nose

202
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orth/o

A

straight

203
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pector/o

A

chest

204
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phon/o

A

voice

205
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phren/o

A

diaphragm

206
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pneum/o

A

lung
air

207
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sinus/o

A

sinus cavity

208
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spir/o

A

breathing

209
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tel/o

A

complete

210
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bas/o

A

base

211
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coagul/o

A

clotting

212
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eosin/o

A

red
rosy

213
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granul/o

A

granules

214
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hemoglobin/o

A

hemoglobin

215
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is/o

A

same

216
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kary/o

A

nucleus

217
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mon/o

A

one
single

218
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morph/o

A

shape

219
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neutr/o

A

neutral

220
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poikil/o

A

varied
irregular

221
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sider/o

A

iron

222
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spher/o

A

globe
round

223
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aort/o

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aorta

224
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ather/o

A

yellowish plaque

225
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atri/o

A

atrium

226
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brachi/o

A

arm

227
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cholesterol/o

A

cholesterol

228
Q

coron/o

A

heart

229
Q

myx/o

A

mucus

230
Q

pericardi/o

A

pericardium

231
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

232
Q

rhythm/o

A

rhythm

233
Q

sphygm/o

A

pulse

234
Q

steth/o

A

scope

235
Q

valvul/o

A

valve

236
Q

vascul/o

A

vessel

237
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle

238
Q

an/o

A

anus

239
Q

append/o

A

appendix

240
Q

bucc/o

A

cheek

241
Q

cec/o

A

cecum

242
Q

celi/o

A

abdomen

243
Q

cheil/o

A

lip

244
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gall bladder

245
Q

choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

246
Q

col/o

A

colon

247
Q

colon/o

A

colon

248
Q

dent/i

A

tooth

249
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum

250
Q

enter/o

A

intestines

251
Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

252
Q

faci/o

A

face

253
Q

gingiv/o

A

gums

254
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

255
Q

ile/o

A

ileum

256
Q

jejun/o

A

jejunem

257
Q

labi/o

A

lip

258
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

259
Q

mandibul/o

A

mandible

260
Q

odont/o

A

tooth

261
Q

or/o

A

mouth

262
Q

palat/o

A

palate

263
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

264
Q

proct/o

A

anus/rectum

265
Q

pylor/o

A

pyloric sphnicter

266
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

267
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

268
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

269
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

270
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula

271
Q

amyl/o

A

starch

272
Q

bil/i

A

gall
bile

273
Q

bilirubin/o

A

bilirubin

274
Q

chole/o

A

gall
bile

275
Q

chlorhydr/o

A

hydrochloric acid

276
Q

gluc/o

A

sugar

277
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar

278
Q

glycogen/o

A

glycogen

279
Q

lip/o

A

fat

280
Q

lith/o

A

stone

281
Q

prote/o

A

protein

282
Q

sial/o

A

saliva

283
Q

steat/o

A

fat

Medical Terminology (3 decks)

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