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1
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ana tom

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up, cut

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cadere

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fall/die

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histo logy

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tissue, study of

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physio logy

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nature, study of

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peri

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around

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retro

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behind

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para

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next to

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fascia

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band

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ligamen

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band/tie

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tuber

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lump/swelling

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sulcus

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groove

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penna

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feather

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fascis

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bundle

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cle, culus, cula, culum

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small/little

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iform (L)

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Shape/form

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oid

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Shape/form

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brachi

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arm

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plexus

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plaited

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carp

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wrist

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man

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hand

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meta

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beyond

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clav

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hammer/club

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acros

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highest

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corac

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crow

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labrum

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lip/edge/rim

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pectus

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breast/chest

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latus, latissimus

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broad/extensive

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A
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teres

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round

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capit

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head

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ulum

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little

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ate

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possessing

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troch

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wheel/pulley

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ham

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hook

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pisiform (L)

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Pea shaped

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schapoid

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keel of boat shaped

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luna, lunate

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moon

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trapezion

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table

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burs

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purse

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profundus

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deep/profound

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retinac

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retainer/bracelet

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quadrat

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4 sided

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A
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lumbric

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earth worm

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45
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opposition

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to place against

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46
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index

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fore finger

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cephal

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head

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basilic

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royal, prominent

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manubrium

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handle

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xipho

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sword

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media(stinum)

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in the middle

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dia, phragm

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across, partition

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coron

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crown

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atrium

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entry way

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55
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auricle

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little ear

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pectinate

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comb like

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ventricle

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small belly/stomach

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trabecula

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little beam

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carne

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meat/flesh

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azygous

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without a mate/unpaired

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vagus

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wandering

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trache

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rough

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carina

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keel

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A
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lob

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rounded section of an organ

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hilum

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the scar on a seed where it joins a stalk

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paries, parietal

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wall

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valv

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fold

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vena cav

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vein hollow

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valv

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fold

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lymph

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water

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thym

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soul/emotion

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pelvis

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basin

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74
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aliment

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food

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75
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tunica

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coat

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alb

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white

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vagina

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sheath

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vas

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vessel

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reti

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network

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epi

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upon

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didym

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twists, testes

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kremastos, cremaster

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suspended/hanging

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pampinus/pampiniform

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vineshoot

84
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pro stat

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before, to stand

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penis

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tail

86
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glans

A

acorn

87
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crus

A

leg/ leg like extension

88
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rect

A

straight

89
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antrum

A

cavity

90
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pylorus

A

gatekeeper

91
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fundus

A

foundation/bottom

92
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porta

A

gateway

93
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oesophag

A

gullet

94
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hiatus

A

gap

95
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gastr

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belly

96
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duoden

A

12

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papilla

A

nipple

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jejunum

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empty, dry

99
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eilos

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twisted

100
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ilia

A

flanks

101
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cec

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blind

102
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taenia

A

band/ribbon

103
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vermi

A

worm

104
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sigma

A

S

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peri tone

A

around, stretch

106
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pancreas

A

all flesh

107
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cortex

A

rind/shell/crust

108
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ov ary

A

egg, place for

109
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salpin

A

trumpet

110
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ampulla

A

bottle/narrow necked flask

111
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cervix

A

neck

112
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os

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mouth

113
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infundibulum

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funnel

114
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fornix

A

arch, vault

115
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vulva

A

covering

116
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Mons

A

mountain (mound of adipose tissue)

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labi

A

lip

118
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pudendus, pudendal

A

shameful

119
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ped icle

A

foot, little

120
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lamina

A

layer/plate, thin

121
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sacr

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sacred

122
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alae

A

wings

123
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coccyx

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cuckoo (resembles beak)

124
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sym

A

together

125
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physis

A

growth

126
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obturat

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to close

127
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or

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that which

128
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gangli

A

knot/swelling/tumour

129
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mening

A

membrane

130
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dura

A

tough/strong

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mater

A

mother

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arach

A

spider

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pia

A

tender/delicate

134
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cauda

A

tail

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acetum

A

vinegar

136
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acetabulum

A

vinegar cruet (cup shaped vessel)

137
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fovea

A

pit

138
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linea asper

A

line, rough

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patella

A

small dish, plate, pan

140
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sesam oid

A

resembling sesame seed

141
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meniscus

A

little moon/crescent

142
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cruci ate

A

cross, like

143
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tibia

A

shin bone, flute

144
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A
145
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fibula

A

clasp/pin

146
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talus

A

ankle

147
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malle olus

A

hammer, little

148
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calc

A

stone

149
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pes

A

foot

150
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cunei form

A

wedge shaped

151
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navicula

A

little boat

152
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gracil

A

slender

153
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sartor

A

tailor

154
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soleus

A

resembles sole (fish)

155
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cnem

A

leg

156
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platys

A

flat, wide, ample

157
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hy oid

A

resembling the letter u

158
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omos

A

shoulder

159
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genio

A

chin

160
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mylo

A

mill, molar teeth

161
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cric oid

A

resembling a ring

162
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aryten

A

ladle

163
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thyr

A

shield

164
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pharyng

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throat

165
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raphe

A

stitching/seam

166
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ansa

A

loop/ handle (like on a jug)

167
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carotid

A

drowsiness

168
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epiglott

A

near/ upon tongue

169
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vallecula

A

valley

170
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odon/ eidos/ odontoid

A

tooth shape

171
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caput/cephal

A

head

172
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crani

A

helmet

173
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lamboid

A

resembling lamba

174
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sphen oid

A

wedge

175
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mast oid

A

breast shaped

176
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stylos

A

column

177
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sella turcica

A

saddle, turkish

178
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lacerum

A

turn/lacerated

179
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pterygo

A

wing

180
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ethmo/cribri

A

sieve/strainer

181
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crista galli

A

crest of a rooster

182
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petra, petrous

A

rock/stone

183
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meatus

A

way/channel

184
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caverna

A

cave

185
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zygo

A

join/unite

186
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mandere/mandible

A

to chew

187
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masein/masseter

A

to chew

188
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ramus

A

branch

189
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bucca

A

cheek/mouth

190
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buccinator

A

trumpeter

191
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choane

A

funnel

192
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fili form

A

thread shaped

193
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fili form

A

leaf

194
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vall ate

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wall like

195
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uvula

A

little grape

196
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tympan

A

drum

197
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malleus

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hammer

198
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incus

A

anvil

199
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cochlea

A

snail

200
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stapes

A

stirrup

201
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scala

A

staircase

202
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vestibula

A

entrance

203
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par ot

A

next to ear

204
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punct

A

point

205
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lacri

A

tear

206
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scler

A

hard, tough

207
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A

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