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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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cleid/o

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clavicle

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-clysis

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irrigation; washing

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coagul/o

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coagulation (clotting)

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-coccus

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berry-shaped bacterium

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tail bone)

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cochle/o

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cochlea (inner part of ear)

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col/o

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colon (large interstine)

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coll/a

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glue

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colon/o

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colon (large intestine)

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colp/o

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vagina

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comat/o

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deep sleep

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con-

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together; with

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coni/o

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dust

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conjuctiv/o

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conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)

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consci/o

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awareness, aware

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constrict/o

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narrowing, binding

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contra-

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against; opposite

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contus/o

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to bruise

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cor/o

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pupil

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core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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coron/o

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heart

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corpor/o

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body

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cortic/o

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cortex, outer region

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cost/o

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rib

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cox/o

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hip

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crani/o

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skull

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crin/o

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secrete

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-crine

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to secrete; separate

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-crit

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to separate

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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cubit/o

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elbow, forearm

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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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-cusis

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hearing

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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cyt/o

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cell

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-cyte

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cell

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-cytosis

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condition of cells; slight increased numbers

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dacry/o

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tear

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dacryocyst/o

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tear sac; lacriman sac

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dactyl/o

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fingers; toes

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de-

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lack of; down; less; removal of

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dem/o

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people

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dent/i

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tooth

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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desic/o

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drying

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-desis

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to bind; tie together

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dextr/o

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right

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dia-

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complete; through

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diaphor/o

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sweat

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-dilation

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widening; stretching; expanding

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dilat/o

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to enlarge, expand

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dipl/o

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double

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dips/o

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thirst

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dis-

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apart, to separate

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dors/o

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back (of body)

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-dote

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to give

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-drome

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to run

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duct/o

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to lead; carry

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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-eal

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pertaining to

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ec-

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out; outside

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echo-

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reflected sound

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-ectasia

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dilation; dilatation; widening

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-ectasis

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dilation; dilatation; widening

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ecto-

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out; outside

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-edema

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swelling

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electr/o

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electricity

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em-

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in

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cadaver/o

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dead body, corpse

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calc/i

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calcium, lime, the heel

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call/i, callos/o

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hard, hardened and thickened

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canth/o

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corner of the eye

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capill/o

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hair

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capit/o

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head

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carb/o

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carbon

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carbuncl/o

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carbuncle

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card/o

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heart

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carot/o

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stupor, sleep

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cartilag/o

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cartilage, gristle

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caruncul/o

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bit of flesh

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cat-, cath-

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down, lower, under

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catabol/o

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a breaking down

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cathet/o

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insert, send down

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cavern/o

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containing hollow spaces

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cement/o

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cementum, a rough stone

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cent-

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hundred

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cera-

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wax

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cheir/o

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hand

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chond/o

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spinal cord, cord

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chori/o, chorion/o

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chorion, membrane

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chym/o

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to pour, juice

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cicatric/o

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scar

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cili/o

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eyelashes, microscopic hair-like projections

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cine-

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relationship to movement

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circ/i

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ring or circle

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circulat/o

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circulate, go around in a circle

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circumcis/o

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cutting around

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circumscrib/o

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confined, limited in space

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claudicat/o

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limping

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claustr/o

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barrier

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clav/i

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key

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clitor/o

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clitoris

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-clonus

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violent action

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clus/o

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shut or close

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co-

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together, with

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coarct/o, coarctat/o

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press together, narrow

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cocc/i, cocc/o

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spherical bacteria

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coher/o, cohes/o

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cling, stick together

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coit/o

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a coming together

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column/o

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pillar

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com-

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together, with

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comminut/o

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break into pieces

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communic/o

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share, to make common

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compatibil/o

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sympathize with

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concav/o

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hollow

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concentr/o

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condense, intensify, remove excess water

128
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concept/o

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become pregnant

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conch/o

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shell

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concuss/o

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shaken together, violently agitated

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condyl/o

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knuckle, knob

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confus/o

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confusion, disorder

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consolid/o

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become firm or solid

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constipat/o

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pressed together, crowded together

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contract/o

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touched, infected

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contagi/o

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infection, unclean, touching of something

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contaminat/o

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render unclean by contat, pollute

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contine/o, continent/o

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keep in, contain, hold back, restrain

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contracept/o

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prevention of conception

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convalesc/o

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recover, become strong

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convex/o

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arched, vaulted

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convolut/o

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coiled, twisted

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convuls/o

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pull together

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copi/o

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plentiful

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copulat/o

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joining together, linking

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cord/o

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cord, spinal cord

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cordi/o

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heart

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cori/o

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skin, leather

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corpuscul/o

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little body

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cort-

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covering

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-crasia

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a mixture or blending

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creatin/o

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creatinine

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crepit/o, crepitat/o

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crackling, rattling

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cris/o, critic/o

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turning point

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cyst-, -cyst

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bladder, bag

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-cytic

A

pertaining to

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