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Anthrac

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Black

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Pytsis

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Spitting

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Olig

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Few/scanty

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Pulmon
Pulmat

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Lungs

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Spir/o

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Breath

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Ectasis

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Dilation

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Malacia

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Softening

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Sclerosis

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Hardening

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Stenosis

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Narrowing

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Poly

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Many

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Lysis

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Breaking down

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Sub-

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Under

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Pan

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Around

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Pathy

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Disease

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Erythro

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Red

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Poli

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Grey

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Myel

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Spinal chord

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Hyster

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Uterus

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Aden

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Glands

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Scopy

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Visual examination

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Cardi

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Heart

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Encephal

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Brain

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Rhin

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Nose

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Oma

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Tumour

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Onc

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Tumour

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Paediatrics

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Children

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Oto

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Ear

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Immun/o

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Protection

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Plas/o

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Formation

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Tox/o

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Poison

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Ana-

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Towards

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Anti-

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Against

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Auto

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Self

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Retro

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Back/behind

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Edema

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Swelling

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-genic

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Producing

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-globin

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Protein

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-stitial

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Positioned

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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Coni-

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Dust

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Capn

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CO2

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Cost

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Rib

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Phon

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Voice

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Phren

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Diaphram

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Steth

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Chest

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Tel/o
Tele-

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Distant

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Em-

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Inside

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-pnoea

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Breathing

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Caus

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Burn

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Diaphor

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Profuse sweating

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Hidr

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Sweat

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Onych

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Nail

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Rhytid

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Wrinkle

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Trich

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Hair

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Xer/o

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Dry

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Epi-

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Above

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Intra-

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Within

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Inter

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Between

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Pachy

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Thick

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Par-

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Near

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-rrhoea

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Discharge

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-algia
-dynia

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Pain

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Itis

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Inflammation of

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-Tomy

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Surgical incision

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Brach/i

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Arm

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-Stomy

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Surgical opening (making a hole)

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Pyel

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Renal pelvis

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Dips

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Thirst

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Kal/i

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Potassium

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Lith/o

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Stone

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-rrhapy

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Suture (stich)

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Myc-

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Fungal

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-pexy
-pexis

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Fixation, put in place
Surgical fixation

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Phas/o

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Speech

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Haem/o

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Iron/blood

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Crit

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Seperate

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Leuk/o

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White

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Thromb/o

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Clot (thrombocytes = platelets)

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Micturiton

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Urination

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Nephr/o

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Kidney (Nephron)

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Vesic

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Bladder

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Azot/o

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Nitrogen/urea

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Supra

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Excessive

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Dia

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Across

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An-

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Without

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-cele

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Hernia

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-poietin

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Substance that forms

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-clysis

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Washing

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-tripsy

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To crush

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-ptosis

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Downward displacement

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-aemia

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Blood

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-lithiasis

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Presence of stones

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Chol/e

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Bile

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Proct/o

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Anus

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Rect

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Rectum

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Ileum
Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Col/o
Colon

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Large intestine

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Crani

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Skull

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Mast/e

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Breast

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Gloss

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Tongue

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Ortho

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Straight

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Encephal

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Brain

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Cephal

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Head

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Oophor

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Ovaries

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Orchid

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Testicles

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Neur

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Nerves

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Arthr

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Joints

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Tend

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Tendons

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Osteo

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Bones

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Psy

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Mind

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My/o

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Muscles

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Cutane

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Skin

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Uresis

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Excrete in urine

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Coron

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Heart

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Haemangi/o

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Blood vessel

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Isch/o

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Blockage

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Man/o

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Pressure

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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

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Pector/o

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Chest

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Varic

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Twisted vein

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Agglutin

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Clumping

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Coagul/o

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Clotting

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Kary

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Nucleus

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Phag

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Eat

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Poikil

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Irregular

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Sanguin

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Blood

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Sider

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Iron

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-stasis

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Stand still

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-centesis

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Surgical incision to remove fluid

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-plegia

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Condition of paralysis

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Col/o

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Large intestine

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Chol/e

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Bile

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Amyl/o

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Starch

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Cheil

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Lip

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Cib/o

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Meal

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Cirrh/o

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Yellow

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Lingu

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Tongue

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Pept

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Digestion

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Sial

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Saliva

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Lapar

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Abdomen

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Gingir

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Gums

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Steat

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Fat

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-emesia

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Vomiting

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-pepsia

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Condition of digestion

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-prandial

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Meal

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-chezia

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Defecation

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Kyph

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Humpback

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Lord/o

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Curve

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Lumb

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Lower back

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Osse

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Bones

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Scoli

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Bent

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Spondyl

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Vertebra

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Cervic

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Neck

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Dactyl

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Fingers

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-clast

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To break

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-lithesis

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Slipe

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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Ankyl

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Crooked

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Articul

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Joints

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Chondr

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Cartilage

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Rheumat

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Watery flow

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-desis

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To bind/fusion

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Kinesi

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Movement

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Lei/o
Leiomyl/o

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Smooth muscle

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Plant

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Sole of foot

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Tax

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Order/coordinate

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Torti

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Twisted

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-asthesia

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Condition of weakness

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-trophy

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Nourishment

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Dorsi

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Back

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Towerds

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Astr

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Star

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Comat

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Coma

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Knos

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Knowledge

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Hypn

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Sleep

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Plex

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Network of nerves

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Narc

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Sleep

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Rachi

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Spine

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Lex

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Word or phrase

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-lepsy

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Seizure

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-paresis

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Slight paralysis

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-praxia

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Achieve

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Ambyl

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Dull/dim

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Blephar

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Eyelid

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Phac/o

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Lens

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Glauc

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Grey

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Mi/o

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Smaller

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Mydr

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Widen

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Ocul/o
Opthalm

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Eye

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Dipl

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Double

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Dacry

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Tears

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Presby/o

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Old age

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Vitre

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Glassy

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Phot/o

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Light

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Scot/o

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Darkness

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Aniso-

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Unequal

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Eso-

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Inward

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-opsia

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Condition of vision

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-tropia

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To turn

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Auricle
Oto

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Ear

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Myring/o

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Eardrum

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Incud

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Incus

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-acusis
-cusis

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Condition of hearing

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Osm

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Sense of smell

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Osphresi/o

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Odour

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Oz/o

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Smell

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Gues/o

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Sense of taste

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Palpat/o

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Touch, feel or stroke

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Crin

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Secrete

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Dem

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People

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Toc

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Childbirth

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Myx

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Mucus

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-trophin

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Stimulating the effect of

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Acro

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Extremeties

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Eu

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Normal

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Oxy

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Quick /sharp

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-arche

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Beginning

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Colp

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Vagina

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Episi

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Vulva

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Fer

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Carry

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Salping

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Fallopian tube

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Metri

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Uterus

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-astresia

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Closure

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-salpinx

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Uterine tubes

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Cry/o

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Cold

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Pen
Phall/o

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Penis

242
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Vas/o

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Ductus deferens

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Terat

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Monster

244
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Balan
Posthe

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Glans
Foreskin

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Crypto

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Hidden

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-coele

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Cavity

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-cision

A

Cutting

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