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1
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palat/o

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palate, roof of mouth, palatine bone

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palm/o

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palm

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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pan-

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all

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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papill/o

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papilla, nipple, optic disk

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papul/o

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papule, pimple

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par-

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beside, near

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-para

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delivery, parturition

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para-

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near, beside, abnormal

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid

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parenchym/o

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parenchyma

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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pariet/o

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wall, partition

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part/o

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parturition (delivery)

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-partum

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parturition (delivery)

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patell/a

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patella (kneecap)

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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path/o

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disease

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-pathy

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disease process

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-pause

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stop, cease

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pector/o

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chest

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ped/o

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foot, child

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pedicul/o

A

lice

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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pen/i

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penis

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-penia

A

deficiency condition

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-pepsia

A

digestion condition

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per-

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through

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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pericardi/o

A

sac surrounding the heart

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perine/o

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perineum

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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periton/o

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peritoneum

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36
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perone/o

A

lower, lateral leg bone, fibula

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-pexy

A

fixation, suspension

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phac/o

A

lens

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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40
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phak/o

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lens

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41
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phalang/o

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phalanx (finger/toe bones)

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phall/o

A

penis

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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44
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phas/o

A

speech

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45
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phe/o

A

dark

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46
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-pheresis

A

removal

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47
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-phil

A

attraction

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phil/o

A

attraction

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-philia

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condition of attraction, increase

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phleb/o

A

vein

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-phobia

A

condition of fear, extreme sensitivity

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phon/o

A

sound, voice

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phor/o

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to carry, to bear

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phot/o

A

light

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phren/o

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diaphragm, mind

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-phylaxis

A

protection

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physi/o

A

growth, nature

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-physis

A

growth, nature

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phyt/o

A

growth, nature

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pil/o

A

hair

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pituitar/o

A

pituitary

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placent/o

A

placenta

63
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-plakia

A

condition of patches

64
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plant/o

A

sole of foot

65
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plas/o

A

formation

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-plasia

A

condition of formation, development

67
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-plasm

A

formation

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plasm/o

A

plasma

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plast/o

A

formation

70
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-plastin

A

forming substance

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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plethysm/o

A

volume

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pleur/o

A

pleura, membrane surrounding lungs

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plic/o

A

fold, plica

76
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-pnea

A

breathing

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pne/o

A

to breathe, breathing

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pneum/o

A

lung, air

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pneumon/o

A

lung

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-poiesis

A

formation, production

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-poletin

A

forming substance

82
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pol/o

A

pole

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poly-

A

many, much, excessive, frequent

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polyp/o

A

polyp

85
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poplite/o

A

back of knee

86
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por/o

A

passage

87
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post-

A

behind, after

88
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poster/o

A

back

89
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potass/o

A

potassium

90
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prax/o

A

purposeful movement

91
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pre-

A

before, in front of

92
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preputi/o

A

prepuce (foreskin)

93
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presby-

A

old age

94
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press/o

A

pressure

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primi-

A

first

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pro-

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forward, in front of, in favor of

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proct/o

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rectum and anus

98
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prolactin/o

A

prolactin

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prostat/o

A

prostate

100
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prosth/o

A

addition

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prosthes/o

A

addition

102
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proxim/o

A

near

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psych/o

A

mind

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-ptosis

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drooping, prolapse, falling

105
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-ptysis

A

spitting

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pub/o

A

pubis, anterior pelvic bone

107
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pulmon/o

A

lung

108
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pupill/o

A

pupil

109
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puerper/o

A

childbirth, puerperium

110
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purpur/o

A

purple

111
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pustul/o

A

pustule

112
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py/o

A

pus

113
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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

114
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pylor/o

A

pylorus

115
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pyr/o

A

fever, fire

116
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pyret/o

A

fever, fire

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