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abdomin

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abdomen

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acou

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hearing

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acr

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extremities; height

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adenoid

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adenoids

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aden

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gland

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adrenal

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adrenal gland

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algesi

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pain

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alveol

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alveolus

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andr

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male

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angi

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vessel

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ankyl

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crooked; stiff; bent

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aort

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aorta

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appendic

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appendix

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arche

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first; beginning

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arteri

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artery

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arteriol

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arteriole (small artery)

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arthr; articul

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joint

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atri

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atrium

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aur

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ear

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aut

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self

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axill

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armpit

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bacteri

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bacteria

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blast

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developing cell

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blephar

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eyelid

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brachi

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atm

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bronch

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bronchus

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bronchiol

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bronchiole

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bucc

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cheek

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carcin

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cancer

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cardi

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heart

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cephal

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head

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cerebell

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cerebellum

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cerebr

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cerebrum; brain

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cervic

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cervix

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cheil

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lip

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cholangi

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bile; duct

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chol

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gall; bile

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choledoch

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common bile duct

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chondr

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cartilage

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chrom

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color

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clavic; clavicul

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clavicle (collarbone)

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col

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colon

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colp

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vagina

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conjuctiv

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conjuctiva

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corne

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cornea

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cortic

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cortex (outer layer of body organ)

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cost

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rib

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crani

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cranium (skull)

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cry

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cold

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cutane

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skin

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cyan

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blue

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cyst

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bladder; sac

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dacry

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tear; tear duct

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dactyl

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fingers or toes

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dent

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tooth

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derm; dermat

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skin

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diaphor

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sweat

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diaphragmat

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diaphragm

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dipl

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2; double

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dips

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thirst

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dors

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back (of the body)

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ech

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sound

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ectop

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located away from usual place

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electr

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electricity; electrical activity

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embry

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embryo; to be full

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encephal

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brain

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endocrin

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endocrine

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enter

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intestines

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episi

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vulva

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epitheli

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epithelium

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erythr

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red

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esophag

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esophagus

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esthesi

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sensation; sensitivity; feeling

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gastr

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stomach

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ger; geront

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old age; aged

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gingiv

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gum

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glomerul

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glomerulus

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gluc, glyc, glycos

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sugar

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hem, hemat

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blood

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hepat

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liver

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herni

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hernia

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heter

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other

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hist

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tissue

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hom

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same

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hydr

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water

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hyster

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uterus

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immun

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immune

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irid, iri

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iris

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kal

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potassium

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kerat

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cornea

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kinesi

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movement; motion

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lacrim

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tear duct; tear

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lact

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milk

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lapar

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abdomen

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laryng

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larynx

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leuk

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white

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lingu

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tongue

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lip

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fat

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lith

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stone; calculus

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macr

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abnormal largeness

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mamm, mast

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breast

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mandibul

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mandible (lower jaw bone)

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maxill

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maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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melan

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black

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mening

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meninges

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men

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menstruation

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mentr

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uterus

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mon

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one

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muc

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mucus

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myc

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fungus

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myel

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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myelon

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bone marrow

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myos

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muscle

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myring

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eardrum

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nas

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nose

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nat

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birth

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necr

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death (cells;body)

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerve

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noct; nyct

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night

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ocul

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eye

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olig

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scanty; few

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omphal

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umbilicu; naval

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onc

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tumor

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onych

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nail

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oo

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egg; ovum

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oophor

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ovary

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ophthalm

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eye

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opt

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vision

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orchid, orch

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testis; testicle

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or

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mouth

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orth

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straight

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oste

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bone

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ot

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ear

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ox

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oxygen

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palat

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palate

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pacreat

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pancreas

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path

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disease

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ped

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child; foot

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pelv

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pelvis; pelvic bone

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perine

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perineum

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peritone

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peritoneum

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phac, phak

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lens of the eye

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phleb

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vein

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phot

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light

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pleu

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pleura

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pneumat; pneum; pneumon

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lung; air

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prim

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first

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proct

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rectum

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prostat

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prostate gland

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pseud

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fake; false

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pulmon

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lung

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pupill

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pupil

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pyel

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renal pelvis

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pylor

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pylorus (pyloric sphincter)

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py

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pus

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pyr

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fever; heat

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quadr

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4

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rect

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rectum

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ren

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kidney

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retin

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retina

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rhabd

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rodshaped, striated

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rhin

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nose

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salping

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fallopian (uterine) tube

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scler

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sclera

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scoli

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crooked, curved

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seb

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sebum (oil)

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sept

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septum

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sial

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saliva

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son

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sound

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spermat; sperm

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spermatozoan; sperm

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splen

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spleen

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spondyl

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vertebra; spinal or vertebral column

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ster

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sternum (breastbone)

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stomat

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mouth

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synovi

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synovia; synovial membrane

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tendin; tend; ten

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tendon

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test

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testis; testicle

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therm

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heat

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throrac

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thorax (chest)

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thromb

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clot

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thym

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thymus gland

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thyr

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thyroid gland

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tonsill

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tonsils

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trache

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trachea

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trich

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hair

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typan

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eardrum; middle ear

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urete

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ureter

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urethr

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urethra

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ur; urin

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urine; urinary tract

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uter

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uterus

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uvul

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uvula

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vagin

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vagina

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valv; valvul

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valve

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vas

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vessel; duct

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ven

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vein

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ventricl

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ventricle

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vetebr

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vertebra; spinal or vertebral column

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vesic

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bladder; sac

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vesicul

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seminal vesicles

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vulv

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vulva

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xanth

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yellow

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