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Anter/o

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Poster/o

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Medi/o

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Later/o

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Super/o

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Infer/o

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Proxim/o

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Near

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Dist/o

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Far

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Dors/o

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Back part of the body

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Ventr/o

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Front part of body

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Append/o

Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Cholecyst/o

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Gall Bladder

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Chol/e

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Bile

Gall

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Col/o

Colon/o

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Colon

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Enter/o

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Small Intestine

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Labi/o

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Lip

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Stomat/o

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Mouth

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Gluc/o

Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Proct/o

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Anus and Rectum

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Amyl/o

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Starch

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Steat/o

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Fat

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Cib/o

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Meal

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Cyst/o

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Urinary Bladder

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Ureter/o

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Ureter

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Natr/o

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Sodiu,

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Kal/i

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Potassium

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Pyl/o

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Renal Pelvis

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Olig/o

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Scanty

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Noct/o

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Night

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Py/o

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Pus

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Amni/o

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Amnion

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Cervic/o

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Cervix

Neck

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Colp/o

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Vagina

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Episi/o

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Vulva

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Gynec/o

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Female

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Metr/o

Metri/o

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Uterus

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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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Lact/o

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Milk

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Estr/o

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Female

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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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Toc/o

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Birth

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Nat/i

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Birth

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Ov/o

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Egg

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O/o

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Egg

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Ovari/o

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Ovary

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Men/o

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Menstration

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Andr/o

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Male

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Test/o

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Testis

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Orch/o
Orchi/o
Orchid/o

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Testis

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Prostat/o

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Prostate

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Vas/o

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Vas Deferens

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Phas/o

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Speech

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Dur/o

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Dura Mater

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Myel/o

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Spinal Cord

Bone Marrow

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Radicul/o

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Nerve Root

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Caus/o

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Burning

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Lex/o

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Word

Phrase

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Syncop/o

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To Cut Off

Cut Short

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Arter/o

Arteri/o

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Artery

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Ather/o

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Yellowish Plaque

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Rrhythm/o

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Rhythm

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Pector/o

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Chest

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Steth/o

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Chest

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Ven/o

Ven/i

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Vein

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus

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Bronch/o

Bronchi/o

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Bronchial Tube

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

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Capn/o

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Carbon Dioxide

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Coni/o

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Dust

102
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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Mediastin/o

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Mediastinum

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Phon/o

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Sound

Voice

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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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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Chrom/o

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Color

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Coagul/o

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Clotting

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hem/o

Hemat/o

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Blood

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Is/o

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Same

118
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Leuk/o

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White

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Seps/o

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Infection

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Mon/o

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One

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Morph/o

A

Shape

Form

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Phag/o

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Eat

Swallo

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Sider/o

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Iron

124
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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Splen/o

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Spleen

126
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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph Node

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Staphyl/o

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Clusters

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Strept/o

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Twisted Chains

129
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Calc/o

Calci/o

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Calcium

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Kyph/o

A

Humpback

Increase Thoracic Curve

131
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Lord/o

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Swayback

Increased Lumbar Curve

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Scoli/o

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Crooked

Bent

135
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Cost/o

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Rib

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra

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Ischi/o

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Ischium

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Ankyl/o

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Stiff

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Articul/o

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Joint

141
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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Ten/o

Tendin/o

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Tendon

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Ligament/o

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Ligament

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Malleol/o

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Malleolus

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Dactyl/o

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Finger

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My/o

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Muscle

151
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Derm/o

Dermat/o

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Skin

152
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Cutane/o

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Skin

153
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Onych/o

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Nail

154
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Leuk/o

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White

155
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Albin/o

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White

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Diaphor/o

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Profuse Sweating

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Kerat/o

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Hard
Horny
Cornea

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Anthrac/o

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Black

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Melan/o

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Black

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Myc/o

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Fungus

162
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Ungu/o

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Nail

163
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Phyt/o

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Plant

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Xer/o

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Dry

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Cyan/o

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Blue

167
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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

168
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Palpebr/o

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Eyelid

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Aque/o

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Water

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Cor/o

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Pupil

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Pupill/o

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Pupil

172
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Ocul/o

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Eye

173
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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

174
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Dipl/o

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Double

175
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Presby/o

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Old Age

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Acous/o

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Hearing

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Audi/o

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Hearing

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Audit/o

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Hearing

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Ot/o

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Ear

180
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Myring/o

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Eardrum

181
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Tympan/o

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Eardrum

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Aden/o

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Gland

183
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Adren/o

Adrenal/o

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Adrenal Gland

184
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Thyr/o

Thyroid/o

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Thyroid

185
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Crin/o

A

To Secrete

186
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Hydr/o

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Water

Fluid

187
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Home/o

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Sameness

188
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Somat/o

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Body

189
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Ster/o

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Solid Structure

190
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Viscer/o

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Internal Organs

191
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Hist/o

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Tissue

192
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Iatr/o

A

Treatment

Physician

193
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Carcin/o

A

Cancer

194
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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

195
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Cis/o

A

To Cut

196
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Cephal/o

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Head

197
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Acr/o

A

Extreme Point

Extremities

198
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Muc/o

A

Mucus

199
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Necr/o

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Death

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Tox/o

Toxic/o

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Poison

201
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Isch/o

A

To Hold Back

202
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Chem/o

A

Chemical

Drug

203
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Leth/o

A

Death

204
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Erg/o

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Work

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Tom/o

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To Cut

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Log/o

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Study

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Eti/o

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Cause

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Idi/o

A

Unknown

Individual

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