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or/o

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mouth

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stomat/o, stom/o

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mouth, outlet, opening

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dent/o

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tooth

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odont/o

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tooth

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labi/o

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lip

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cheil/o, chil/o

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lip

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bucc/o

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cheek

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mel/o

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cheek

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lingu/o

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tongue

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gloss/o, glott/o, -glot

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tongue

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gingiv/o

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gum

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oul/o

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gum

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gnath/o

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jaw

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maxill/o

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upper jaw, maxilla

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mandibul/o

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lower jaw, mandible

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palat/o

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palate

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uvul/o

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uvula

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staphyl/o

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uvula, staphlycoccus, bacteria, grape-like

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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splanchn/o

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viscera (internal organs enclosed in a cavity, particularly the abdominal cavity)

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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gastr/o, -gaster

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stomach, abdomen

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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celi/o

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abdomen

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omphal/o

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navel, umbilicus, center

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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilical cord

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hepat/o, hepar/o

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liver

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hepatic/o

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pertaining to the liver; hepatic vessels

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doch/o

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duct, receptacle

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choledoch/o

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bile duct

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duct/o

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duct, draw, lead

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vesic/o

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bladder, vesicle

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vesicul/o

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small blister

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cyst/o

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bladder, cyst, sac

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cholecyst/o

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gall bladder

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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hiat/o

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opening, gap (hiatus of the diaphragm)

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enter/o

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intestine

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intestin/o

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intestine

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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ile/o

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ileum

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44
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cec/o

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cecum (caecum), blind

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typhl/o

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cecum (caecum), blind

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append/o, appendic/o

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appendix (something hanging onto part/body)

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col/o, colon/o

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colon

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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49
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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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an/o

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anus

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51
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rect/o

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rectum, straight

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sphincter/o

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spincter

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pyl/o

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orifice, portal vein

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54
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pylor/o

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pylorus

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cardi/o

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cardiac sphincter, heart

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mesenter/o

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mesentery, middle of the intestines; membrane to which the intestines are attached

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peritone/o, periton/o

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peritoneum

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58
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oment/o

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omentum; fat, fat skin

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aliment/o

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food

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cib/o

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food, meal

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sit/o

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food, grain

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fruct/o

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fruit, fructose

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carp/o

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fruit

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lact/o

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milk, lactose

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galact/o

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milk, galactose, galaxy

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gluc/o, glyc/o

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sugar, glucose

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sacchar/o

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sugar

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melit/o

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honey, sugar, bees

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amyl/o

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starch

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prote/o

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protein, first, primary

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albumin/o

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albumin, protein

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat, sebum

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glutin/o

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gluten, sticky, adhesive

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zym/o, -zyme

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enzyme, fermentation

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-ase

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enzyme

77
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-ose

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carbohydrate

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phag/o

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to swallow, eat

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vor/o

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to devour, eat

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metabol/o

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metabolism, change

81
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pept/o

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digestion

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chol/e

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bile

83
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bil/i

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bile

84
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sial/o

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saliva

85
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saliv/o

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saliva

86
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chyl/o

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chyle

87
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chym/o

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chyme

88
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sterc/o, stercor/o

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feces

89
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copr/o

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feces

90
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scat/o

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feces

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fec/o

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feces

92
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-chezia

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defecation

93
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excret-

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defecation

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asc/o

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sac, saclike

95
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chalas/o, -chalasis

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relaxation (of sphincter), slack

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emet/o, -emesis

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vomiting

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nause/o, naut/o

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nausea, ship, sailor, sailing

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

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fistul/o

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fistula, tube, pipe-like

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syring/o, -syrinx

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fistula, short tube, pipe-like

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diverticul/o

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diverticulum, bulges sticking from intestine

102
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polyp/o

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polyp

103
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-cele

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hernia, swelling, tumor

104
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herni/o

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hernia

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cirrh/o

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cirrhosis, yellow

106
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icter/o

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jaundice

107
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volv/o

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to roll

108
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hemorrhoid/o

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hemorrhoid, pile

109
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flat/o

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gas in the GI

110
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halit/o

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bad breath

111
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ulcer/o

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ulcer

112
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aphth/o

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ulcer of the mouth, thrush

113
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-clysis

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washing, lavage

114
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lav/o, lut/o, lot/o

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washing

115
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enem/o

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enema

116
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cathart/o

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evacuation (of the bowels)

117
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lax/o, laxat/o

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loosen, relax

118
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plic/o, plicat/o

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to fold, a fold

119
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caus/o, caust/o, cauter/o

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to burn, burnt

120
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raphe, -ae (f.)

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raphe,seam

121
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dens, dentis (m.)

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tooth

122
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corona, -ae (f.)

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crown

123
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cuspis, cuspidis (f.)

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cuspid

124
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radix, radicis (f.)

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root

125
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tonsilla, -ae (f.)

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tonsil

126
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fauces, -ium (f.)

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fauces (throat, gullet)

127
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pharynx, pharyngis (f.)

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pharyx (throat, gullet)

128
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oesophagus, -i (m.)

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esophagus

129
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fundus, -i (m.)

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fundus, part of organ farthest from opening

130
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ruga, -ae (f.)

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ruga (wrinkle)

131
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pylorus, -i (m.)

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pylorus (gatekeeper)

132
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intestinum, -i (n.)

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intestine

133
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intestinus, -a, -um

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inward, internal

134
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durus, -a, -um

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hard

135
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mollis, -e

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soft

136
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intestinum tenuis

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small intestine

137
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intestinum crassus

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large intestine

138
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tenuis, -e

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thin

139
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crassus, -a, -um

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thick

140
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vermiformis, -e

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vermiform (worm-shaped)

141
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flexua, -ae (f.)

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flexure (a bend)

142
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vesica, -ae (f.)

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bladder

143
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cavitas, cavitatis (f.)

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cavity

144
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peritoneum, -i (n.)

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peritoneum (part stretched over something)

145
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viscera, -ae (f.)

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viscera (internal organ; soft fleshy parts)

146
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paries, parietis (m.)

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wall

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