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naso

A

nose

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nato

A

birth

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3
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necro

A

death

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nephro

A

kidney

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neuro

A

nerve

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neo

A

new, young, fresh

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7
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onco

A

tumor, mass

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8
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oophoro

A

ovary

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9
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ophthalmo

A

eye

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10
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oro

A

mouth

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11
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orch, orchi, orchido

A

testis or testicles

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12
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ortho

A

straightening

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13
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osteo

A

bone

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oto

A

ear, hearing

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ovario

A

ovary

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16
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pedo

A

child, foot

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phlebo

A

vein

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pleuro (or pleura)

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on the side, rib, lateral

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pneumo / pneumono

A

lung, air, gas

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pulmon / pulmono

A

lung

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pyo (or pus)

A

mixture of various forms of dead mayter

22
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reno

A

kidney

23
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rhino

A

nose

24
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sclero (or sclera)

A

the hard outer white part of the eyeball

25
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spleno

A

spleen

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tracheo

A

trachea (windpipe)

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teno, tendo, tendino

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Tendon (fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to the bone)

28
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thrombo

A

blood clot

29
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om/o

A

shoulder

30
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tonsillo

A

tonsil

31
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veno

A

vein