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1
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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Acanth/o

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Spiny or thorny

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Acetabul/o

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Acetabulum

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Acromi/o

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Acromium

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Adren/o

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Adrenal gland

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Alveoli/o

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Air sac

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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An/o

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Anus

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Arteri/o, arter/o

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Artery

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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

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Aspir/o

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To breathe in

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Ather/o

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Plaque, fat

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Athr/o, articul/o

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Joint

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Audi/o, aur/i

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Hearing

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Balan/o

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Glans penis

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20
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Bio-

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Life

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21
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Bronch/i, bronch/o

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Bronchus

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Bronchiol/o, bronchiol/i

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Bronchiole

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cellul/o

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Cell

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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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Cerebr/i, cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Cholangi/o

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Bile duct

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29
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Chol/e

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Bile

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30
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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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31
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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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32
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Chondr/i, chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Chrom/o, chromat/o

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Color

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon

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35
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Colp/o

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Vagina

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36
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Cost/o

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Rib

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Cry/o

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Cold

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38
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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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39
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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Cyan/o

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Red

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41
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Cysti, cyst/o

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Bladder or cyst

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42
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Cyt/o

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Cell

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43
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Dipl/o

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Double, twice

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44
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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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45
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Encephal/o

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Brain

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46
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Enter/o

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Intestine

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47
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Episi/o

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Vulva

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48
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Erythr/o

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Red

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Fibr/o

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Fibers

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51
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Galact/o

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Milk

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52
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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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53
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Glyc/o

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Sugar`

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54
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Gynec/o

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Female

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Hemat/o, hem/o

A

Blood

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Hepat/o, hepatic/o

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Liver

57
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Heter/o

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Other, different

58
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Hidr/o

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Sweat

59
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Hist/o, histi/o

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Tissue

60
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Hom/o, home/o

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Same, alike

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Hydr/o

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Water, wet

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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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latr/o

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Treatment

64
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lle/o

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lleum (intestine)

65
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lli/o

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llium (pelvic bone)

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Intestin/o

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Intestine

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Kerat/o

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Cornea of eye, horny tissue

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Lacrima

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Tears

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lipid/o

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Fat

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Lith/o

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Stone (in gallbladder or kidney)

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Lymph/o

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Lymph vessels

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Melan/o

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Black

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Men/o

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Menses, menstruation

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Mening/o

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Meninges

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Metr/a, metr/o

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Uterus

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

81
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Myring/o

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Eardrum

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Nat/o

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Birth

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Necr/o

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Death

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

86
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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Orchid/o, orchi/o

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Testis

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Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo

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Bone

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Palat/o

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Roof of mouth

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Path/o

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Disease

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Pharmac/o

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Drug

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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Pleur/o

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Pleura, rib (side)

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Pneum/a, pneum/o

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Lungs

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Pneum/ato, pneum/ono

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Lungs

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Poli/o

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Gray matter of nervous system

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Proct/o

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Rectum, anus

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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

102
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Py/o

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Pus

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Pyel/o

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Pelvis of kidney

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Rect/o

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Rectum

105
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Ren/i, ren/o

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Kidney

106
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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Salping/o

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Fallopian tube

108
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Sarc/o

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Flesh

109
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Scapul/o

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Scapula

110
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Sept/o

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Infection

111
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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra

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Stern/o

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Sternum

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Tend/o, ten/o, tendin/o

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Tendon

115
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Testicul/o

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Testis

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Therm/o

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Heat

117
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Thorac/o

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Chest

118
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Thym/o

A

Thymus

119
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Thyr/o

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Thyroid gland

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Throid/o

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Thyroid gland

121
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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Trache/o

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Trachea

123
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Tympan/o

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Eardrum

124
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Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o

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Urine

125
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Ureter/o

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Ureter

126
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Urethr/o

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Urethra

127
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Uter/o

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Uterus

128
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Vas/o

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Vas deferens

129
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Vas/o, ven/o, ven/i

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Vein

130
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Vesic/o

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Bladder

131
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Viscer/o

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Viscera (internal organs)

132
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Xanth/o

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Red, redness

133
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Xer/o

A

Dry

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