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abdomin

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abdomen

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acou

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hear

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aden

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gland

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adip

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fat

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alb

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white

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alges

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pain

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andr

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man/male

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angi

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vessel

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ankyl

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fused/stiff

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anter

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front

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aort

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aorta

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append

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appendix

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arteri

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antery

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arth

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joint

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atel

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incompleate

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asthen

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weak

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ather

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fat

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arti

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atrium

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audi

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hear

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aur

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ear

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aut

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self

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bacteri

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bacteria

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bi

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life/two

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bil

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bile

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blast

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germ/bud/developing cell

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blephar

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eyelid

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branchi

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arm

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bronch

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airway/bronchus

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bucc

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cheek

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burs

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pouch/sac

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capn

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carbon dioxide

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calc

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calcium

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carcin

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cancer

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carp

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wrist

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cuad

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tail

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cartli

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cartlidge

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cec

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blind intestine/cecum

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cel

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hernia/protrusion

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cente

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to puncture

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cent

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one hundred

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cephal

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head

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cerebr

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brain/cerebrum

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cervic

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neck

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chol

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bile

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chondr

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cartlidge

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chrom

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color

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chron

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time

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cirrh

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yellow-orange

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cleid

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clavicale

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col

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colon

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colp

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vagina

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condyl

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knuckle of a joint

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cor

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pupil

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corne

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cornea

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cost

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rib

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crani

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cranium/skull

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crin

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to secrete

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cunitus

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elbow

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sutane

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skin

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cyan

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blue

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cycle

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circle/cycle

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cyst

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bladder

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cyt

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cell

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derm(at)

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skin

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digit

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finger/toe

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diplo

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double/two

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dips

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thirst

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disk

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flat shaper/intervertebral disk

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dist

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distance/away

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diverticul

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diverticulum/a small blind pouch

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dor

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back

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duct

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lead/move

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duoden

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duodenum

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ech

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bounce/sound

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ede

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swelling

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elast

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change shape

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electr

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electricity

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embol

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plug/clot

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embry

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embryo

81
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emesis

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vomit

82
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emmetr

A

according to measure

83
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encephal

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brain

84
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enter

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small intestine

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episi

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vulva

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erythr

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red

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esthesi

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sensation/perseption

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febr

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fever

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flex

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blend

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foramen

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opening

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fract

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break

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gastro

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stomach

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gest

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carry/produce/congestion

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glyc

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sugar/sweet

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gno

A

know

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gyn

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woman/female

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hem(at)

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blood

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hepat

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liver

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heter

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other/different

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homo

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same

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hydro

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water

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idi

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person/self

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lact

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milk

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leuk

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white

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lingu

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tounge

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mal

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abnormal/bad

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medi

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middle

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melan

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black/dark

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men

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month/menstration

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mening

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usually refers to menengies

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myel

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marrow/spinal cord

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my

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muscle

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerve

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ocul

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eye

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este

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bone

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ot

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ear

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ov

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egg

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palpate

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to examin by touch

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ped

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child/foot

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ptho

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disease

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percuss

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to examine by striking

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phag

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eat

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phot

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light

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pharyng

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throat

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pleu

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rib side

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phneum(o)

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lungs

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pneumo(at)

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lungs/air

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pod(i)

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foot

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pseud

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false

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psych

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mind

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pto

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fall

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ptyal

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saliva

131
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plumon

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lungs

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pry

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heat/fire

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pur/py

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pus

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ren

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kidney

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quadr/quar

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four

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rhin

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nose

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sangui(n)

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blood

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scler

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hard

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sect

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cut

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sebum

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a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands

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sept

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wall/divider/also even

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sinus

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cavity/channel/hollow space

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som

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body

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spir

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coil/breathe

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stern

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sternum(breastbone)

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serum

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clear portion of blood

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stomat

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mouth

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thorac

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chest

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tom

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cut

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toxic

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poisonous

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trich

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hair

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ur

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urine

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uter

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uterus/womb

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varic

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dialated vein

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vas

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blood vessel

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viscero

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internal organs

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xen

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foreign materials

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xer

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dry

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