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1
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Octa

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Eight

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Ocul/o, opthalm/o

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Eye

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Odont/o

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Tooth

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-odynia

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Pain

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-oid

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Resembling, like

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Olfact

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Smell

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Olig/o

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Few, scant

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-ology

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The study of

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9
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-ologist

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One who studies

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-oma

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Mass, tumor

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Omphal/o

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Umbilicus, navel, belly button

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Onc/o

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Mass, tumor

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13
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Onych/o

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Nail

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14
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O/o

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Ova; female sex cells

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15
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Oophor/op, ovari/o

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Ovary

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Ovari/o

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Ovary; female sex gland

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17
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-opia

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Vision

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18
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Opt/o

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Vision

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19
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-opsy

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To view

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20
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Orb

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Circle, orbit

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21
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Orchi/o, orchid/o

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Testes

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22
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Organ

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Body parts with special function

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23
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Or/o

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Mouth

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24
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-orrhagia

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Rapid flow; hemorrhage

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-orrhaphy

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Suture, repair

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-orrhea

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Discharge

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Orrhexis

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Rupture

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Orth/o

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Straight

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29
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Os, oste/o

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Bone

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30
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-ose

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Suffix for carbohydrates

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31
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-osis

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Condition of

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32
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Osse/o

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Pertaining to bone

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33
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-o/stomy

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Creation of an artificial opening

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34
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Ot/o

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Ear

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35
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-o/tomy

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Cut into or incision

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36
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-ous

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Pertaining to

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37
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Ova

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Egg

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38
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Ox/i, -oxia

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Pertaining to oxygen

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39
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Pachy/o

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Thick

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40
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Palat/o

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Palate; roof of mouth

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41
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Pan

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All, total

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42
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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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43
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Para

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Beside, beyond, near

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44
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-paresis

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Partial; slight paralysis

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45
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Pariet/o

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Wall

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46
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-partum

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To bear, labor or to give birth, delivery

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47
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Patell/o

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Patella

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48
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Path/o

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Disease

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49
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-pathy

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Relating to disease

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50
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Ped

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Child or foot

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51
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Pedia

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Child

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52
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-penia

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Deficiency, lack of

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53
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Pepsia

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Digestion

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54
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Pelv/i

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Pelvis

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55
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Penta

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Five

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56
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Per

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Through, by

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57
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Peri

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Around

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58
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Perine/o

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Perineum

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59
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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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60
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Petr/o

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Stone

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61
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-pexy

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Surgical fixation or suspension

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62
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-phage, phagia

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Eating

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63
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Phag/o

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To eat

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Phalang/o

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Phalanges

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65
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Pharmac/o

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Drug medicine

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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67
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Phasia, phas/o

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Speak or speech

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-philia

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Love, affinity

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69
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Phleb/o

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Vein

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70
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-phobia

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Fear

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-phonia, phon/o

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Sound or voice

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Phot/o

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Light

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73
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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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74
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Phrenia

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Mind

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75
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-phylaxis

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Protection, preventative

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Physi/o

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Function

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77
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-physis

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Growth

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78
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Pili

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Hair

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Pineal

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Pineal gland, pine coned shaped

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-plasia

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Formation, growth

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81
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-plasm

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Living tissue

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82
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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83
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Platy

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Flat

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84
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-plegia

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Paralysis

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85
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Pleur/o

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Lung, rib area

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86
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Pod

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Foot

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87
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-poiesis

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Making or production

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88
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Poli/o

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Gray matter disease

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spir/o

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Breath

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splen/o

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Spleen

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91
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spondyl/o

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vertebrae or vertebral column

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92
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squam

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scale

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93
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staphyl/o

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grape like clusters

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94
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staped

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stapes; bone of the middle ear

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-stasis

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standing still, stop

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stern/o

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sternum, breast bone

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steth/o

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chest

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98
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stomat/o

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mouth

99
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-stomy

A

make a new opening

100
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strat

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layer

101
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-stenosis

A

narrowing or constriction

102
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strept/o

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twisted chains

103
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styl/o

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stake, pole

104
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sub

A

below, under

105
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subco

A

subcutaneous; under the skin

106
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super / supra

A

above

107
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sym / stn

A

with, together

108
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synovi/o

A

membrane or synovial fluid of a joint

109
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tachy

A

swift, fast

110
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tars/o

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tarsals, ankle bone

111
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tel/o

A

end

112
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temp

A

temperature, heat

113
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ten/o - tend/o - tendin/o

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tendon

114
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tension

A

pressure; stretching

115
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test/o - testicul/o

A

testicles

116
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tetan

A

stiff

117
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tetra

A

four

118
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-therapy

A

treatment

119
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therm/o

A

heat

120
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thorac/o

A

chest, thorax

121
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thromb/o

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clot

122
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thym/o

A

thymus gland

123
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thyr/o

A

thyroid gland

124
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tibi/o

A

tibia; lower leg bone

125
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-tic

A

pertaining to

126
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-tocia

A

labor

127
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-tome

A

cutting instrument

128
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tom/o

A

cut, section

129
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-tomy

A

to cut into; incision

130
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ton/o

A

tension, pressure

131
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tonic

A

stretch, tension, or pressure

132
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tonsilla

A

tonsils

133
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tox/o - toxic/o

A

poison

134
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trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

135
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trans

A

through, across

136
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tri

A

three

137
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trich/o

A

hair

138
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

139
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  • trophic
A

nutrition or development

140
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-throphy

A

growth or development

141
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-tropic

A

influencing, effect

142
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tuber

A

swelling; enlargement

143
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thmpan/o

A

eardrum

144
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ultra

A

beyond, excess

145
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-um

A

pertaining to

146
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umbilic/o

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umbilibus; navel or belly button

147
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ungul/o

A

nail

148
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uni

A

one

149
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Poly

A

Many

150
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Polyp/o

A

Small growth

151
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-pnea

A

Breathe

152
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Pneum/o, pneumon/o

A

Lungs

153
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Por/o

A

Small openings

154
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-porosis

A

Condition of holes or passages

155
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Post

A

After, behind

156
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Pre

A

For, before, in front of

157
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Presby

A

Old age

158
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Prim/i

A

First

159
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Pro

A

Before, for

160
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Proct/o

A

Rectum and anus

161
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Prostat/o

A

Prostate gland

162
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Proxim/o

A

Near point of origin

163
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Pseud/o

A

False

164
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Psych/o

A

Mind, soul

165
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-ptosis

A

Prolapse, drooping

166
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Pub/o

A

Pubis; a pelvic bone

167
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Pulmun/o

A

Lumgs

168
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Pupill/a

A

Pupil of the eye

169
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Pyel/o

A

Renal pelvis

170
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Pylor/o

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Pylorus; lowest part of the stomach

171
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Py/o

A

Pus

172
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Pyr/o

A

Fire, fever

173
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Quad

A

Four

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Quint

A

Five

175
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Radicul/o

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Nerve root, spine

176
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Radi

A

Radiation or radius

177
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Re

A

Again, back

178
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Rect/o

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Rectum

179
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Ren/o

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Kidney

180
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Reticul/o

A

Network of cells

181
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Retin/o

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Retina; inner lining of the eye

182
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Retr/o

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Behind, backward

183
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Rhin/o

A

Nose

184
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Rhiz/o

A

Nerve root

185
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Rhytid/o

A

Wrinkles

186
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-rrhagia

A

Burst forth; hemorrhage

187
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-rrhaphy

A

Suture, repair

188
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-rrhea

A

Discharge, flow

189
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-rrhexis

A

Rupture

190
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Sacchar

A

Sugar

191
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Salping/o

A

Uterine tube or fallopian tube

192
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Sanguin/o

A

Blood

193
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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

194
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-sarcoma

A

Cancer of connective tissue

195
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Scapul/o

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Scapula

196
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Schisis, schiz/o

A

Split, fissure

197
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Scler/o

A

Sclera

198
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-sclerosis

A

Condition or hardening

199
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Scoli/o

A

Crooked, curved

200
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-scope

A

Instrument to view or examine

201
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-scopy

A

Visualize or view

202
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Seb/o

A

Fat or oil

203
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Sect

A

Cut

204
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Semi

A

Half, part of a whole

205
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Sens

A

Feeling

206
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Sepsis

A

Infection

207
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Septic

A

Pathogenic

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Sept/o

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Septum; wall dividing two cavities

209
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Septa

A

Seven

210
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Ser/o

A

Fluid part of blood

211
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Sexti

A

Six

212
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Sial/o

A

Saliva

213
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Sigmoid/o

A

Sigmoid

214
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Sinstr/o

A

Left

215
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Sinus

A

Cavity in a bone

216
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-sis

A

State of; condition

217
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Soma

A

Body

218
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Son/o

A

Sound

219
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-spasm

A

Sudden, involuntary muscular contraction

220
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Spermat/o

A

Spermatozoa; male sex cells

221
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Sphygm/o

A

Pulse

222
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Spina

A

Spine

223
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Spirilla

A

Spiral shaped bateria

224
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Xanth/o

A

Yellow

225
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Xer/o

A

Dry

226
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-y

A

the act, or result of an action, a condition or quality; process

227
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Zoa, zoo

A

Animal

228
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Vagin/o

A

Vagina

229
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Varic/o

A

Twisted, swollen vein

230
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Vas/o

A

Vessel, duct

231
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Ven/o

A

Vein

232
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Ventr/o

A

Front

233
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Vertebr/o

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Vertebrae

234
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Vesic/o

A

Fluid filled sac, bladder

235
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Villi

A

Fingerlike

236
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Viscer/o

A

Internal organs

237
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Vita

A

Necessary for life

238
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Vitre/o

A

Glass-like

239
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Vulv/o

A

Vulva; female external genitalia

240
Q

Uvul/o

A

Uvula; tissue suspended from the back of the throat

241
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Uter/o

A

Uterus

242
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Ur/o, -uria, urin/o

A

Urine

243
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Urethr/o

A

Urethra

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