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1
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Intestines

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Enter-

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Glands

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Aden-

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Vessel

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Angi-

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Heart

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Cardi-

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Enlarged

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Megal-

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Skin

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Dermat-

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Surgical repair

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Plast-

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Nose

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Rhin-

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Gum

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Gingiv-

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Stomach

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Gastr-

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Kidney

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Nephr-

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Liver

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Hepat-

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Joints

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Arthr-

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Eye lids

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Blephar-

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Middle

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Med-

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Bud

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Blast-

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Stand

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Sta-

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Stretch

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Ton-

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To roll

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Volv-

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Internal organs

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Splanchn-

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Through

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Dia-

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Beyond

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Meta-

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Watery fluid

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Lymph-

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Dead

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Necr-

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Chest

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Pect-

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Twice

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Di-

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Less

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Mi-

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Curved

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Scol-

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Nearest

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Proxim-

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Form

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Morph-

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Broad

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Eury-

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Make, do

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Fac-

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Slender

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Lept-

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Apart

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Dis-

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Away from

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Apo-

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Dry

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Xer-

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Throughout

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Per-

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Thick

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Pachy-

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Turn

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Vert-

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Around, on both sides

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Amphi-

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Both

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Ambi-

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Under

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Infer-

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Short

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Brachy-

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Split

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Schiz-

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Smell

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Olfact-

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Old

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Ger-

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Burn

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Cau-

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Good

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Eu-

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Front

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Ventr-

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Fence

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Phrag-

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Down

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Cata-

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Split

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Fiss-

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Head

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Capit-

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Break

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Clas-

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Back part

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Poster-

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Female

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Gyn-

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Straight

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Orth-

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Tube

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Duct-

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Other

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Heter-

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Same

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Hom-

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False

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Pseud-

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Flat

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Platy-

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Therapy

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Therap-

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Ligament

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Lig-

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ileum

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ile-

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ilium

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ili-

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Three

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Tri-

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Two,double, both

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Bi-

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Esophagus

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Esophag-

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Colon

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Col-

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Bronchus

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Bronch-

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Larynx

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Laryng-

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Duodenum

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Duodeno-

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Pharynx

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Pharyng-

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Sacrum

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Sacro-

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Vein

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Vena-

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Pelvis

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Pelvi-

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Base

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Basi-

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Adrenal gland

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Adreno-

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Ovary

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Ovario-

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Spleen

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Splen-

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Thyroid

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Thyro-

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Appendix

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Appendic-

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Artery

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Arter-

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Ureter

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Ureter-

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Urethra

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Urethr-

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Uterus

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Utero-

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Hair

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Trich-

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Odor

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Osmo-

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Power

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Dynam-

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Shaped like a top

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Turbin

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Change

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Ameb-

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Half

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Semi-

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Lens

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Phak-

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Twitch or pull

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Vuls-

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Many

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Poly-

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Uterus

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Metr-

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Upper jawbone

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Maxill-

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All

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Pan-

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Nerve

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Neuro-

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Machine

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Mechano-

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Without, not

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An-, a-

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In front of, before

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Pre-

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Heat

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Therm-

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Wound

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Traumat-

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Draw tight

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Strict-

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New

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Neo-

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Together

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Syn- , sym-

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Twin

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Gemin-

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Back

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Dors-

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Bad

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Dys-

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Skin

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Cut-

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Glue

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Colla-

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Spinal column

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Rachi-

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Side

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Later-

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Hand

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Cheir-

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Pleura, rib, side

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Pleur-

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Lip

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Labi-

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Move

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Cine-

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Walk, take steps

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Grad-

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Small

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Micr-

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Breast

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Mamm-

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Swelling

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Gangli-

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Fear

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Phob-

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In

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En-

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Light

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Phot-

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Digest

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Peps-

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About, around

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Peri-

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In front of, before

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Pro-

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Heel, stone

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Calc-

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Framework if the eyelid

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Tarso-

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Grain, particle

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Gran-

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Sweet

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Glyco- , gluco-

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Air

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Aer-

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Quiet, calm

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Sedat-

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Horny

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Corne-

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Lung

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Pneum-

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Horny

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Kerat-

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Ray

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Radi-

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Root

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Radic-

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Plate

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Plak-

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Pipe

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Fistul-

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Swelling

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Edema-

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Lung

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Pulmo-

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Cavity

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Alveol-

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Fork- shaped

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Furca-

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Finger, toe

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Dactyl-

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Wrapping

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Ependym-

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Wall

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Pariet-

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Ovary

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Oophor-

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Covering

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Oment-

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Mind

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Phren-

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Twist

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Strept-

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Muscle

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My-

155
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Blue

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Cyan-

156
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Beside, beyond

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Para-

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Eye

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Ophthalm- , opt-

158
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Fat

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Lip-

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Uterus

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Hyster-

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Stone

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Lith-

161
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Skull

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Crani-

162
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Mind

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Psycho-

163
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Above,more than normal

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Hyper-

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Anus

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Proct-

165
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Under

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Hypo-

166
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Bile

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Chole-

167
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Sac containing fluid

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Cyst-

168
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Neck

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Cervic-

169
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Half

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Hemi-

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Inside, within

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End-

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Bone

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Ost-

172
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Cartilage

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Chondr-

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Blood

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Hem (at)-

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Brain

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Cerebr-

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Mind

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Ment-

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Foot

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Pod-

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Through, across

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Trans-

178
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Angle at the end of the eyelid

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Cantho-

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Rub, friction

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Trip-

180
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Sac

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Burso-

181
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Above

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Supra-

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Cancer

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Carcin-

183
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Backwards

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Retr(o)-

184
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Rib

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Cost-

185
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Upon

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Epi-

186
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Head

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Cephal-

187
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Water

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Hydro-

188
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Breast

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Mast-

189
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Madness

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Mani-

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Lip

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Cheil-

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Tail

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Cauda-

192
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Against, counter

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Contra-

193
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Red

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Erythro-

194
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Vessel

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Vaso-

195
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Black

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Melan-

196
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Tongue

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Lingua-

197
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Eardrum

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Myring-

198
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Section

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Lobo-

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Cell

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Cyt-

200
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White

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Leuk-

201
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Slow

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Brady-

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Tooth

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Odont-

203
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Narrow, contracted

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Steno-

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Spinal column

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Spondyl-

205
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Abdomen

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Celio-

206
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Blind passage

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Cec-

207
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Chest

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Thorac-

208
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Marrow, spinal cord

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Myel-

209
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Bladder

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Vesic-

210
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Ear

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Oto-

211
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Fungus

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Myco-

212
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Nail, claw

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Onych-

213
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Milk

A

Lact-

214
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Egg

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Ovar-

215
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Bile

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Bili-

216
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Mouth

A

Or-

217
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Under

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Sub-

218
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Against

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Anti-

219
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Tear

A

Lacrim-

220
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Wedge

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Sphenic-

221
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Membrane

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Mening-

222
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Gate

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Pyle-

223
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Organ

A

Viscero-

224
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Spot

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Macul-

225
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Scale

A

Squam-

226
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Coil

A

Spiro-

227
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Tumor

A

Onco-

228
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Tube

A

Salpingo-

229
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Vein

A

Phleb-

230
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Inner chamber

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Thalam-

231
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Smooth

A

Leio-

232
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Mouth

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Stoma-

233
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Voice, sound

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Phon-

234
Q

Ear drum

A

Tympan-

235
Q

Hair

A

Pilo-

236
Q

Hearing

A

Acoust(I)-

237
Q

Tree, branching

A

Dendr-

238
Q

Nature

A

Physio-

239
Q

Ear

A

Aur-

240
Q

Cheek

A

Bucc(o)-

241
Q

Eyelid

A

Palpebr-

242
Q

Hollow,vagina

A

Colp(o)-

243
Q

Navel

A

Umbilic-

244
Q

Tissue

A

Histo-

245
Q

Testis

A

Orchi-

246
Q

Brain

A

Encephal-

247
Q

Wrinkle, fold, crease

A

Rug-

248
Q

Kidney

A

Ren-

249
Q

Equal

A

Iso-

250
Q

Neck

A

Trachel-‘

251
Q

Ties, connection

A

Adnexa-

252
Q

Wall, fence

A

Sept-

253
Q

Abdominal wall

A

Lapar-

254
Q

Bad

A

Malign-

255
Q

Ankle

A

Tarso-

256
Q

Sleep

A

Hypno-

257
Q

Body

A

Somato-

258
Q

Tear

A

Dacry-

259
Q

Sun

A

Helio-

260
Q

Eye

A

Ocul-

261
Q

Cavity

A

Antr-

262
Q

Labor, bring forth

A

Part-

263
Q

Hard

A

Scirr(h)-

264
Q

Star-shaped

A

Astr-

265
Q

Hard

A

Scler(a)-

266
Q

Loins

A

Lumbo-

267
Q

Ball

A

Glom-

268
Q

Bad

A

Mal-

269
Q

Cold

A

Cryo-

270
Q

Speech

A

Lal-

271
Q

Flesh

A

Sarc-

272
Q

Offspring

A

Proli-

273
Q

Large

A

Macro-

274
Q

Out, away from

A

Ex-

275
Q

Away from, not

A

Ab-

276
Q

Child

A

Puer-

277
Q

Spleen

A

Lien-

278
Q

Lump, clot

A

Thromb-

279
Q

Nipple

A

Thel-

280
Q

Before

A

Ante-

281
Q

Between

A

Inter-

282
Q

Within

A

Intra-

283
Q

Pull, draw

A

Spas-

284
Q

Stretch

A

Tens-

285
Q

Drug

A

Pharmac-

286
Q

Sleep

A

Somni-

287
Q

Teeth

A

Dent-

288
Q

Original, production

A

Gen-

289
Q

Extremities

A

Acro-

290
Q

Self

A

Auto-

291
Q

Pain

A

Dyn-

292
Q

Tongue

A

Glosso-

293
Q

Disease

A

Path-

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