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above:

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supra-, super-, epi-, ultra-, hyper-

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against:

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anti-, contra-

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around:

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peri-

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before:

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pre-, pro-, ante-

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behind:

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retro-, dors/o-, poster/o

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below-

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infra-, sub-, hypo-

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between-

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inter-

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inside:

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endo-

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middle:

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mid-

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near:

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para-

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outside:

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exo-, ecto-, extra-

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side:

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later/o

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through:

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dia-, per-

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within:

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intra-

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DESCRIPTION

after:

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post-

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bad:

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mal-

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beyond-

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meta-

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DESCRIPTION

both:

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ambi-, amphi-

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different:

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hetero-

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difficult/poor:

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dys-

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double:

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ambi-, amphi-

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easy:

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eu-

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equal:

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iso-

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false:

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pseudo-

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DESCRIPTION | fast:
tachy-
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DESCRIPTION | large:
macro-
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DESCRIPTION | many:
multi-, poly-
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DESCRIPTION | same:
homo-
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DESCRIPTION | slow:
brady-
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DESCRIPTION | small
micro-
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DESCRIPTION | unequal:
aniso-
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DESCRIPTION | without:
a-, an-
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SUFFIXES | blood:
-emia
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SUFFIXES | bursting forth:
-rrhexis
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SUFFIXES | cell:
-cyte
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SUFFIXES | condition:
-osis, -iasis, -ia, -ism
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SUFFIXES | to crush:
-tripsy
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SUFFIXES | to cut into:
-tomy
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SUFFIXES | cutting instrument:
-tome
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SUFFIXES | destroy:
-lysis
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SUFFIXES | disease of:
-pathy
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SUFFIXES | drooping
-ptosis
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SUFFIXES | enlargement
-megaly
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SUFFIXES | enzyme-related:
-ase
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SUFFIXES | fear:
-phobia
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SUFFIXES | flow or discharge:
-rrhea
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SUFFIXES | formation:
-genesis
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SUFFIXES | hardening:
-sclerosis
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SUFFIXES | herniation:
-cele
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SUFFIXES | infestation:
-iasis
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SUFFIXES | inflammation
-itis
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SUFFIXES | instrument to examine:
-scope
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SUFFIXES | instrument to measure:
-meter
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SUFFIXES | instrument to record data:
-graph
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SUFFIXES | involuntary movement:
-spasm
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SUFFIXES | kill:
-cide
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SUFFIXES | lack of:
-penia
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SUFFIXES | live birth:
-para
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SUFFIXES | madness:
-mania
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SUFFIXES | make a new opening:
-ostomy
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SUFFIXES | measurement:
-metry
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SUFFIXES | morbidity or unhealthy condition:
-ia
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SUFFIXES | narrowing:
-stenosis
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SUFFIXES | nutrition/development:
-trophy
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SUFFIXES | one who:
-er
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SUFFIXES | pain:
-algia, -dynia
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SUFFIXES | pertaining to:
-ic, -al, -otic, -ac, -ar, -ous, -ical
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SUFFIXES | picture:
-gram
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SUFFIXES | pregnancy:
-gravida
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SUFFIXES | process of:
-y
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SUFFIXES | recording of data:
-graphy
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SUFFIXES | to remove or cut out:
-ectomy
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SUFFIXES | resembling:
-oid
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SUFFIXES | seizure:
-lepsy
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SUFFIXES | small in size:
-ule, -ole
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SUFFIXES | softening:
-malacia
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SUFFIXES | specialist:
-ist
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SUFFIXES | staying in one place.
-stasis
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SUFFIXES | stone:
-lith
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SUFFIXES | stretching:
-ectasia
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SUFFIXES | study of:
-logy
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SUFFIXES | surgical fixation:
-pexy
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SUFFIXES | surgical puncture:
-centesis
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SUFFIXES | to surgically repair:
-plasty
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SUFFIXES | swelling:
-edeme
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SUFFIXES | treatment:
-therapy
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SUFFIXES | tumor:
-oma
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SUFFIXES | vomiting:
-emesis
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SUFFIXES | washing:
-clysis
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | first part of small intestine:
duoden/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | second part of the small intestine:
jejun/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | third part of small intestine:
ile/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | esophagus:
esophag/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | gall bladder:
cholecyst/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | gums:
gingiv/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | intestine:
enter/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | large intestine:
col/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | lips:
cheil/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | liver
hepat/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | mouth:
stomat/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | pyloric valve:
pylor/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | rectum:
proct/o, rect/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | sigmoid colon:
sigmoid/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | stomach:
gastr/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | teeth:
dent/o, dont/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | throat:
pharyng/o
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WORD ROOTS- DIGESTIVE | tongue:
gloss/0, lingu/o
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WORD ROOT- URINARY | bladder:
cyst/o
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WORD ROOT- URINARY | kidney:
nephr/o, ren/o
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WORD ROOT- URINARY: | opening:
meat/o
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WORD ROOT- URINARY: | renal pelvis:
pyel/o
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WORD ROOT- URINARY: | stone
lith/o
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WORD ROOT- URINARY: | sugar:
gluc/o, glyc/o
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WORD ROOT- URINARY: | ureter:
ureter/o
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WORD ROOT- URINARY: | urethra:
urethr/o
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WORD ROOT- URINARY: | urine:
ur/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | birth:
nat/o
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WORD ROOT- WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | breast:
mamm/o, mast/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | fallopian tube:
salping/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | foreskin:
phim/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | menstration:
men/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | milk
lact/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | navel:
oomphal/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | ovary:
oophor/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | penis:
pen/o, balan/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | prostate:
prostate/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | testicle:
orchid/o, orchi/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | uterus:
hyster/o, uter/o
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WORD ROOT- REPRODUCTIVE | vagina:
colp/o
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WORD ROOT- COLOR | black:
melan/o
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WORD ROOT- COLOR | blue:
cyan/o
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WORD ROOT- COLOR | green:
chlor/o
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WORD ROOT- COLOR | purple:
purpur/o
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WORD ROOT- COLOR | red:
erythr/o
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WORD ROOT- COLOR | white:
leuk/o
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WORD ROOT- COLOR | yellow:
xanth/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | ankle:
tars/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | back:
lumb/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | bone marrow:
myel/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | bone:
oste/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | bursa:
burs/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | cartilage:
chrondr/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | extremities:
acr/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | fingers/toes:
phalang/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | foot:
pod/o, ped/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | hand:
chir/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | joint:
arthr/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | movement:
kinesi/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | muscle:
my/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | neck:
cervic/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | ribs:
cost/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | spine:
rachi/o, spondyl/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | sternum:
stern/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | straight:
orth/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | synovial
synov/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | tendon:
tend/o, tendin/o
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WORD ROOT- MUSCLES AND BONES | wrist:
carp/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | abdomen:
lapar/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | beginning/formation:
arche/o, gen/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | body:
corp/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | breathing:
pne/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | cancer:
carcin/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | child:
pedi/a
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | dead:
necr/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | death:
thant/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | disease:
path/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | fixed:
ankyl/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | heat:
pyr/o, therm/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | opening:
meat/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | pus:
py/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | rod-shaped bacteria:
bacill/0
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | round bacteria:
cocc/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | swallowing:
phag/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | think:
gnos/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | tumor:
onc/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | water:
hydr/o
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WORD ROOT- GENERAL | women:
gynec/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES: | brain:
encephal/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES: | cerebrum:
cerebr/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES: | cornea:
kerat/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES: | covering on brain:
mening/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES: | ear drum:
myring/o, tympan/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | ear:
ot/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | eye:
ophthalm/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | eyelid:
blephar/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | head:
cephal/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | hearing:
phon/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | iris:
irid/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | nerve:
neur/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | pupil:
core/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | smell:
osm/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | speech:
phas/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | spinal cord:
myel/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | taste:
gust/o, geus/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | tears:
lacrim/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | vision:
op/o
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WORD ROOT- NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SPECIAL SENSES | white of eye:
scler/o
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WORD ROOT- SKIN/CONNECTIVE | fat:
lip/o
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WORD ROOT- SKIN/CONNECTIVE | fungus:
myc/o
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WORD ROOT- SKIN/CONNECTIVE | gland:
aden/o
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WORD ROOT- SKIN/CONNECTIVE | hair:
trich/o, pil/o
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WORD ROOT- SKIN/CONNECTIVE | nail:
onych/o
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WORD ROOT- SKIN/CONNECTIVE | porridge-like :
ather/o
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WORD ROOT- SKIN/CONNECTIVE | skin:
dermat/o, cutan/o
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WORD ROOT- SKIN/CONNECTIVE | sweat:
hidr/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | artery:
arteri/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | blood:
hem/o, hemat/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | branch/forked:
furc/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | bronchus:
bronchi/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | chest:
thorac/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | clot:
thromb/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | diaphragm:
phren/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | heart:
cardi/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | larynx:
laryng/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | lung:
pneumon/o, pulmon/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | nose:
rhin/o, nas/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | trachea:
trache/o
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WORD ROOT- HEART AND LUNGS | vein:
phleb/o, ven/o

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