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Interior Root Words Flashcards

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Aden/o

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Gland

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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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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

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Athr/o

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Joint

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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10
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Audi/o

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Hearing

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11
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Balan/o

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Glans penis

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12
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Bio

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Life

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13
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Bronchi/o

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Bronchus

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14
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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

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15
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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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16
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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17
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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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19
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Cerebr/i/o

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Cerebrum

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20
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Chol/e

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Bile (Galle)

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21
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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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22
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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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23
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Chondr/i/o

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Cartilage

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24
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Chrom/o

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Colour

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25
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Col/o

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Colon

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26
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Colp/o

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Vagina

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27
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Cost/o

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Rib

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28
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Cry/o

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Cold

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29
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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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30
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Cutane/o

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Skin

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31
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Cyan/o

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Blue

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32
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Cysti, cyst/o

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Bladder or cyst

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33
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Cyt/o

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Cell

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34
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Dipl/o

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Double, twice

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35
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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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36
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Encephal/o

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Brain

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37
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Enter/o

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Intestine

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38
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Episi/o

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Vulva

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39
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Erythr/o

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Red

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40
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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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41
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Fibr/o

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Fibres

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42
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Galact/o

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Milk

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43
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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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44
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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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45
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Gynec/o

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Female

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46
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Hemat/o

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Blood

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47
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Hepat/o, hepatic/o

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Liver

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48
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Heter/o

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Other, different

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49
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Hidr/o

50
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Hist/o, histi/o

51
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Hom/o, home/o

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Same, alike

52
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Hydr/o

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Water, wet

53
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Hyster/o

54
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Iatr/o

55
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Ile/o

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Ileum (Krummdarm)

56
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Ili/o

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Ilium (pelvic bone)

57
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Intestin/o

58
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Jejun/o

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Jejunum (Leerdarm)

59
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Kerat/o

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Corner of eye, horny tissue

60
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Lacrima

61
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Laryng/o

62
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Leuk/o

63
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Lipid/o

64
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Lith/o

65
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Lymph/o

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Lymph vessels

66
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Melan/o

67
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Men/o

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Menses, menstruation

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Mening/o

69
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Metr/a/o

70
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My/o

71
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Myel/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

72
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Myring/o

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Nat/o

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Necr/o

75
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Nephr/o

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Neur/o

77
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Oophor/o

78
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Orchid/o, orchi/o

79
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Oss/eo/i, ost/eo

80
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Palat/o

A

Roof of mouth

81
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Path/o

82
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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum (Bauchfell)

83
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Pharmac/o

84
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Pharyng/o

85
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Phleb/o

86
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Phren/o

87
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Pleur/o

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Pleura, rib (cage)

88
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Pneum/o/a/ato/ono

89
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Poli/o

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Grey matter of nervous system

90
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Proct/o

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Rectum, anus

91
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Pulmon/o

92
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Py/o

93
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Pyel/o

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Pelvis of kidney

94
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Rect/o

95
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Ren/i/o

96
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Sacr/o

97
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Salping/o

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Fallopian tube (Eileiter)

98
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Sarc/o

99
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Scapul/o

100
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Sept/o

101
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Splen/o

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Spondyl/o

103
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Stern/o

104
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Tend/o, ten/o

105
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Testicul/o

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Therm/o

107
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Thorac/o

108
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Thym/o

109
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Thyr/o, thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

110
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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils (Mandeln)

111
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Trache/o

112
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Tympan/o

113
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Ur/e/o/eo/ea, urin/o

114
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Ureter/o

115
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Urethr/o

116
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Vas/o

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Vas deferens

117
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Vas/o, ven/o

118
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Vesic/o

119
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Viscer/o

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Viscera (internal organs)

120
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Xanth/o

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Red, redness

121
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Xer/o

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