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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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aden/o

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gland

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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aur/i or aur/o

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ear

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aut/o

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self

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bi/o

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life

Note: bi is two and bi/o is life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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burs/o

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cavity

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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celi/o

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abdominal

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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brain

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chol/o

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gall or bile

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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col/o

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colon

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cry/o

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freezing/cold

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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bladder or sac

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm

derma- dermat- dermot- dermo-

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skin

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24
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dist/o

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away

away from the point of attachment of a body part

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestine

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27
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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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29
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gynec/o

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woman/female

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hem/o or hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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32
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hyster/o

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uterus

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33
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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

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34
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later/o

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side

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leuk/o

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white

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lith/o

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stone or calculus

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lob/o

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lobe

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mamm/o or mast/o

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breast

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39
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meat/o

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opening

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

42
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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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my/o

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necr/o

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nephr/o

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neuro/

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noct/i

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onc/o

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tumor/mass

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oophor/o

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ophthalm/o

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orchid/o

orchi/o or orch/o

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testis/testicles

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or/o

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ortho/o

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oste/o

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ot/o

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ox/i or ox/o

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path/o

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phalang/o

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pharyng/o

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phleb/o

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phon/o

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phot/o

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pneum/o

pneumat/o pneumon/o

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lung or air

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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near

near the point of attachment of a a body part)

66
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pseud/o

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psych/o

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pulmon/o

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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py/o

71
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radic/o or radicul/o

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nerve root

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ren/o

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped, striated

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rhin/o

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salping/o

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uterine (fallopian) tubes

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sarc/o

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flesh (connective tissue)

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scoli/o

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crooked, curved

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somat/o

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somat/o

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son/o

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spir/o

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breathing/breathe

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steth/o

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spondyl/o

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super/o

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tars/o

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tendin/o

tend/o or ten/o

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throrac/o

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thromb/o

89
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thyroid/o or thyr/o

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thyroid gland

90
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tom/o

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cut, section

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trich/o

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tympan/o

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ungu/o

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ur/o or urin/o

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urinary, urinary tract

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valv/o or valvul/o

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vas/o

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vessel, duct

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ventr/o

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belly, front

98
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viscer/o

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internal organs

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xanth/o

100
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xer/o

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