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foramin/o

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opening

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meat/o

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opening

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hiat/o

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opening

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por/o

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pore

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atri/o

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atrium

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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burs/o

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bursa

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cav/o

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cavity

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ventr/i

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belly

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cistern/o

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cistern

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sacc/o

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sac

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acin/o

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acinus

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follicul/o

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follicle

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alve(ol)/o

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alveolus

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tuber/o

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tuber

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condyl/o

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condyle

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canal/o

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canal

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fistul/o

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fistula

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c(h)ord/o

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cord

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fun/i

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cord

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lamin/o

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layer

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strat/o

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layer

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pariet/o

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walll

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disk/o; disc/o

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disk

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glom(er)/o

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glomus

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bulb/o

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bulb

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lob/o

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lobe

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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granul/o

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granule

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plex/o

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plexus

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thec/o

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sheath

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capsul/o

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capsule

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fasci/o

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fascia

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commissur/o

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commissure

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fren/o

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frenum

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articul(ation)/o

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joint

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strom(at)/o

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stroma

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trigon/o

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triangle

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plic/o

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fold

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coron/o

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crown (shaped)

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acanth/o

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thorn (shaped)

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aur/i

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ear (shaped)

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astr/o

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star (shaped)

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conch/o

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concha; shell (shaped)

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menisc/o

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crescent (shaped)

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scaph/o

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boat (shaped)

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trochle/o

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trochlea (shaped)

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peduncul/o

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peduncle (shaped)

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capit/o

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head (shaped)

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corpor/o

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body (shaped)

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rhahd/o

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rod (shaped)

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drepan/o

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sickle (shaped)

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an(n)ul/o

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ring (shaped)

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cortic/o

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cortex (shaped)

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ostium

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opening

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anastomosis

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opening

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apertura

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opening

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fossa

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pit

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fovea

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pit

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sulcus

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groove

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fissura

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groove

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impressio

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indentation

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incisura

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indentation

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recessus

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recess

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lacuna

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cavity

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processus

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process

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malleolus

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malleolus

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papilla

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papilla

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tuberositas

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tuberosity

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crista

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creat

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cuspis

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cusp

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eminentia

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eminence

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truncus

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trunk

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radix

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root

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rete

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net

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tela

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web

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tunica

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sheath

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vagina

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sheath

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isthmus

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isthmus

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junctura

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joint; junction

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raphe

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seam

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stria

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stria

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angulus

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angle

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arcus

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arch

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flexura

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flexure

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adnexa

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appendages

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columna

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column

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nodus

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node

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retinaculum

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band

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plantar

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sole

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fauces

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fauces

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cavern

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hollow

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nat/o

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birth; born

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b(i)/o

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life; living

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thanat/o

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death

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gyn(ec)/o; gyne/

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female(s)

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andr/o

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males

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ped/o

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child

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terat/o

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deformed (fetus)

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ger(ont)/o

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old (person); old age

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presby/o

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old (person); old age

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zo/o

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animal

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ther(i)/o

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animal

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phyt/o

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plant

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ichthy/o

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fish

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vir/o; viru(l)/

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virus

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morph/o

A

form

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lal/o

A

speech

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log/o

A

speech

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palin/o; pal/i

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repetition

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prosth/o

A

artificial

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scot/o

A

darkness

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cry/o; crym/o

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coldness

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psychr/o

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coldness

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bar/o

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pressure

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dips/o

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thirst

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systema

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system

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organum

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organ

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substantia

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substance

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collum

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neck

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pectus

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chest

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dorsum

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back

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cor

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heart

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genu

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knee

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crus

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(lower) leg

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digitus

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digit

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hallux

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big toe

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manus

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hand

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pollex

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thumb

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radi/o

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raditation

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electr/o

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electricity; electric

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phon/o

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sound

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phot/o

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light

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therm/o

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heat

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calor/i

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heat

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x-o-blast

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an immature cell of x

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x-o-taxis

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the coordination of x

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x-o-phylaxis

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the protection of x

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x-o-staxis

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the oozing of (something from) x

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x-o-clysis

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the irrigation of x

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x-(a)gogue

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something which stimulates (the flow of) x

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isch(o)/

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suppression; deficiency

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acou/o; acust/

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hearing-related

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mater(n)/o

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mother

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pudenda

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things to be ashamed of

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x-anemia

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a condition characterized by the absence of x in the blood; when no apparent x then is a condition characterized by the absence of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood

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/ope

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a person

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puer/o

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child; boy

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mort/

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death

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sen/o

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old age

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fuscusa, fuscusum

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dark

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tenebra

A

darkness

Medical Terminology (18 decks)

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