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1
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abdomino-

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belly or abdominal wall

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acou-

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to hear

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acq-

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water

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acro-

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extreme ends of a part

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aden-

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a gland

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adip-

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soft fat of animals

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alb-

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white

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alg-

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pain

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all-

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other, different

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anc-, ang-, ank-

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bend or hollow

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andr-

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male

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angi-

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blood vessel

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aort-

A

large artery exiting from the left ventricle

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arter-

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artery

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arth-

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joint

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artic-

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joint

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17
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asphyxia

A

unconsciousness due to suffocation

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17
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asth-

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short drawn breath, panting

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18
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asthenia

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weakness

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aud-, aur-, aus-

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to hear

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20
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bio-

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life

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21
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brachy-

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short

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22
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branchi-

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arm

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23
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bronch-

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one of the major divisions of the trachea

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24
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bucc-

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cheek

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25
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burs-

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pouch or sac

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26
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caes-, cis

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cut

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27
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call-

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hard, thick skin

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calx, calca-

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heel

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29
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can-

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malignant tumor

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30
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caput, capitis

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head

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31
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carc-

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cancer

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32
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card-, cardia

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heart

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33
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carotid

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great arteries of the neck

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carpus

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wrist

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caus-, caut-

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to burn

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celi-

A

hollow or cavity, specifically the abdomen

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37
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cent-

A

center/centimeter/centigrade

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38
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-centesis

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puncture of a cavity

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39
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ceph-

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head

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40
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cerv-

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neck

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41
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chol-

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bile

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42
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chond-

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cartilage

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43
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chrom-

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color

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44
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cil-

A

hairlike process

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45
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cleid-

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collarbone (clavicle)

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46
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coll-

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gelatin, neck

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47
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Cochlea

A

part of the inner ear

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47
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cond-

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knuckle

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48
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core

A

pupil

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49
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cori-

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skin

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50
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corp-

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the body

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51
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cry-

A

cold

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52
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cubitus

A

elbow

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53
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-cuss

A

shake violently

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54
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cyan-

A

blue

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55
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cyc-

A

circle

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56
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cyst

A

bladder, cyst

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57
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dent-

A

tooth

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58
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derm-

A

skin

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59
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digit

A

finger

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60
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duct

A

to lead or guide

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61
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edem-

A

swelling

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62
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embryo

A

fetus

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63
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enter-

A

intestines

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64
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eryth-

A

red

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65
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-esth

A

sensation

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66
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eti-

A

cause

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67
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facil-

A

easy

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febr-

A

fever

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69
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flex

A

to bend

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70
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foramen

A

opening

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71
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fract-

A

to break into pieces

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72
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gangl-

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tumor under the skin, junction of nerve cells

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73
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gangr-

A

gnawing sore

74
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gast-

A

stomach, belly

75
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gen-, gon-

A

become, produce

76
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gest-

A

carry, produce

77
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glomerulus

A

plexus of capillaries

78
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gnosis

A

knowledge

79
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-gram

A

something written

80
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-graph

A

to write

81
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gyn-

A

female

82
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hem-, em

A

blood

83
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hepat-

A

liver

84
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heter-

A

other, different

85
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homo-

A

the same

86
Q

humerus

A

upper arm

87
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hydr-

A

water

88
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hyster-

A

the womb

89
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idi-

A

personal, one’s own

90
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idio-

A

distinct

91
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ingui-

A

front of body between hips and groin

92
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lact-

A

milk

93
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lev-

A

left side

94
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ligament

A

band of fibrous tissue connecting two bones

95
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ling-

A

tongue

96
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-lith-

A

stone

97
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mal-

A

bad

98
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meatus

A

external opening

99
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med-

A

middle

100
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mega-

A

large

101
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melan-, melen-

A

black

102
Q

men-, mena-

A

monthly

103
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menin-

A

membrane covering brain and spinal cord

104
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morb-

A

disease

105
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myel-

A

marrow or spinal cord

106
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myo-

A

muscle

107
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nephr-

A

kidney

108
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noct-

A

night

109
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nomen-, nomin-

A

name

110
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oa-, oss-, ost-

A

bone

111
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ocul-

A

eye

112
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odon-

A

tooth

113
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oo-, ov-

A

egg

114
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ophthalm-

A

eye

115
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orch-

A

testis

116
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ot-

A

ear

117
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pari-, part-

A

to bear

118
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pariet-

A

wall

119
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palpate

A

to touch

119
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path-

A

disease

120
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pea-, ped-

A

foot

121
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ped-

A

child

122
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percuss

A

to strike

123
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phag-

A

to eat

124
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photo-

A

light

125
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placenta

A

organ supplying nutrients to the fetus during gestation

126
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pleur-

A

membrane surrounding lung and lining the thoracic cavity

127
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pneum-

A

breathing

128
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pod-

A

foot

129
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pseud-

A

false

130
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psych-

A

mind

131
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ptosis

A

falling down

132
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pty-

A

spit out

133
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pur-, pus-, py-

A

pus

134
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pyel-

A

pelvis (including pelvis of kidney)

135
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pyr-

A

fever

136
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quad-, quar-, quat-

A

four

137
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radius

A

rod

138
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ren-

A

kidney

139
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reticulum

A

network

140
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rhin-

A

nose

141
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rub-

A

red

142
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salpinx

A

tube

143
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retina

A

inner nerve-containing layer of the eye

143
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sang-

A

blood

144
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scler-

A

hard

145
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sebum

A

hard fat of animals

146
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sect-, seg-

A

to cut

147
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sepsis

A

containing growing bacteria

148
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sept-

A

wall

149
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serum

A

fluid formed when blood clots

150
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sinus

A

cavity or hollow

151
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somat-

A

body

152
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spir-

A

coil

153
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stasis

A

standing

154
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stature

A

height

155
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stern-

A

chest

156
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sphincter

A

muscle that closes an opening when it contracts

156
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stoma

A

opening or mouth

157
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sulc-

A

groove on surface of brain

158
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tact-

A

to touch

159
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talus

A

heel

160
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status

A

condition

160
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tarsus

A

bones of the forefoot

161
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tel-

A

distance

162
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temp-

A

time, or temple of the head

163
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tendon

A

fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone

164
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tachy-

A

rapid

164
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tom-

A

to cut

165
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trich-

A

hair

166
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ur-, urin-

A

urine

167
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varic-

A

dilated vein

168
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vertex

A

top of the skull

169
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viscera

A

internal organs

170
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viscous

A

sticky

171
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tetr-

A

four

171
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xen-

A

foreign

172
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xer-

A

dry

173
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toxic

A

poisonous

174
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trachea

A

windpipe

177
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vagina

A

female genital canal

179
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vertebra

A

bone supporting the spinal column

181
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vertigo

A

dizziness

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