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Interior Root Words Flashcards

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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5
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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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10
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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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Arteriolar

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14
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Aspir/o

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To breathe in

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15
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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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17
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Atri/o

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Atrium

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18
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Audi/o, aur/i

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Hearing

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19
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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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22
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Bronchiol/o, bronchiol/i

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Bronchiole

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23
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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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24
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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25
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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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28
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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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33
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Chrom/o, chromat/o

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Color

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34
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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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37
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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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40
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Cyan/o

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Blue

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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

A

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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49
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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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50
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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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Gylc/o

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Sugar

54
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Gynec/o

A

Female

55
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Hemat/o, hem/o

A

Blood

56
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Hepat/o, hepatic/o

A

Liver

57
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Heter/o

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Other, different

58
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Hidr/o

A

Sweat

59
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Hist/o, histi/o

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Tissue

60
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Hom/o, home/o

A

Same

61
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Hydr/o

A

Water, wet

62
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Hyster/o

A

Uterus

63
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latr/o

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Treatment

64
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lle/o

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Ileum (intestine)

65
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lli/o

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Illium (pelvic bone)

66
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Intestin/o

A

Intestine

67
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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

68
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Kerat/o

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Cornea of eye, horny tissue

69
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Lacrima

A

Tears

70
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Laryng/o

A

Larynx

71
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Leuk/o

A

White

72
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Lipid/o

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Fat

73
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Lith/o

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Stone (in gallbladder or kidney)

74
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Lymph/o

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Lymph vessels

75
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Melan/o

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Black

76
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Men/o

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Menses, menstruation

77
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Mening/o

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Meninges

78
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Metr/a, metr/o

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Uterus

79
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My/o

A

Muscle

80
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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

82
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Mat/o

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Birth

83
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Necr/o

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Death

84
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Nephr/o

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Kidney

85
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Neur/o

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Nerve

86
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Oophor/o

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Ovary

87
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Orchid/o, orchi/o

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Testis

88
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Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo

A

Bone

89
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Palat/o

A

Roof of mouth

90
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Path/o

A

Disease

91
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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

92
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Pharmac/o

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Drug

93
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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

94
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Phleb/o

A

Vein

95
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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

96
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Pleur/o

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Pleura, rib (side)

97
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Pneum/ato, penum/ono

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Lungs

98
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Poli/o

A

Gray matter of nervous system

99
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Proct/o

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Rectum, anus

100
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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

101
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Py/o

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Pus

102
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Pyel/o

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Pelvis of kidney

103
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Rect/o

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Rectum

104
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Ren/i, ren/o

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Kidney

105
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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

106
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Salping/o

A

Fallopian tube

107
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Sarc/o

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Flesh

108
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Scapul/o

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Scapula

109
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Sept/o

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Infection

110
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Splen/o

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Spleen

111
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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra

112
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Stern/o

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Sternum

113
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Tend/o, ten/o, tendin/o

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Tendon

114
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Testicul/o

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Testis

115
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Therm/o

A

Heat

116
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Thorac/o

A

Chest

117
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Thym/o

A

Thymus

118
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Thyr/o

A

Thyroid gland

119
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Thyroid/o

A

Thyroid gland

120
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Tonsil/o

A

Tonsils

121
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Trache/o

A

Trachea

122
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Tympan/o

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Eardrum

123
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Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o

A

Urine

124
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Ureter/o

A

Ureter

125
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Urethr/o

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Urethra

126
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Uter/o

A

Uterus

127
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Vas/o

A

Vas deferens

128
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Vas/o, ven/o, ven/i

A

Vein

129
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Vesic/o

A

Bladder

130
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Viscer/o

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Vescera (internal organs)

131
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Xanth/o

A

Red, redness

132
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Xer/o

A

Dry

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