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1
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An-

A

Not

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Ansi/o

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Unequal

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Aque/o

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Water

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Audit/o, aud/i

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Ear

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Aur/i, aur/o

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external ear or ear

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Canth/o

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Corner of the eye

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Choroid/o

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Choroid
the pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera

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Chrom/o

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color

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Cochle/o

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Snail of spiral

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Come/o

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Cornea

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Conjunctiv/o

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Conjunctiva

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Cor/o

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Pupil

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Dacyr/o

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Teardrop, tear duct or lacrimal duct

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Dipl/o

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Double

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Exo-

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outward

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Fove/o

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pit

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Gon/i

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Angle or seed

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Ir/i, Ir/o, Irid/o, Irit/o

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Iris

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Iso-

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Equal

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21
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Kerat/o

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Cornea

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22
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Lacrim/o

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teardrop, tear duct or lacrimal duct

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Lute/o

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Yellow

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Macul/o

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spot

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Mono-

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one

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Myring/o

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Eardrum

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Phac/o

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Lens of the eye

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Pinn/i

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Pinna or the ear

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Pupill/o

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Pupil

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Retin/o

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Retina

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Scler/o

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Sclera or hard

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Tympan/o

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Eardrum

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Vitre/o

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Glassy

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-cyte

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cell

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36
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-lepsy

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seizure

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37
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-plegia

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paralysis

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38
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Arachn/o

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Spider

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Astr/o

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Star

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Ax/o

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Axis or stem

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Bifid/o

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Split or cleft

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42
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Caust/o and Caus/o

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Burning

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43
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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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44
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Cerebr/o

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Brain of Cerebrum

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45
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Contra-

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Opposite

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46
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Crani/o

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Skull

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47
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Dendr/o

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Dendrite or branching

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48
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Dur/o

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Outermost and toughest fibrous membrane covering the brain and spinal cord, short for dura mater

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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50
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Epi-

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Above

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51
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Gangli/o or Ganglion/o

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Knot-like masses of nerve cell bodies located outside CNS

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Gli/o

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Glue

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53
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Gyr/o

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Folding

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54
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Ispi-

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Same

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Mening/o and Meninge/o

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Layers of connective tissue enclosing the central nervous system

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord or marrow

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57
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Narc/o

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Stupor

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Neur/o of Neur/i

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Nerve or nerve tissue

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Oligio-

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Few

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Pachy-

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Thick

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Plex/o

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Plexus or network

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Poli/o

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Grey

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Radicul/o

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Root

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Sub-

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Below

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Sulc/o

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Groove

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Synapt/o and Synaps/o

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Space or point of contact

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67
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-emia

A

Blood condition

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68
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-tropic

A

Having an affinity for

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69
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Acr/o

A

Extremities

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70
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Ad-

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Toward

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71
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Aden/o

A

gland

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72
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Adren/o, Adrenal/o

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Adrenal glands

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73
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Ana-

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Up or excessive

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74
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Andr/o

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male

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Anti-

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Against

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76
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-gen

A

Producing

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77
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Bol/o

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Throwing

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78
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Calc/i

A

Calcium

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Cata-

A

down

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80
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Cortic/o

A

Outer

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81
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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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82
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Eu-

A

Good

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83
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Gonad/o

A

Gamete producing gland

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84
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Hyper-

A

Excessive

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85
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Hypo-

A

Deficient

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86
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Lact/o

A

Milk

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87
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Medull/o

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Middle

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88
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Nor-

A

Normal and denotes the parent compound in a pair of related substances

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89
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Parathyroid/o

A

Parathyroid

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90
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Phe/o

A

Dusky

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91
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Pineal/o

A

Pineal gland

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92
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Pituit/o

A

Pituitary gland

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93
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Press/i

A

Tension

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94
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Ren/o

A

Kidney

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95
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Somat/o

A

Body

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96
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Thym/o

A

Thymus

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97
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Thyr/o, Thyroid/o

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Thyroid

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98
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Toxic/o

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Poison

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99
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Vas/o

A

Vessel

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100
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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101
Q

Ven/o and Phleb/o

A

Vein

102
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My/o

A

Muscle

103
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Sphygm/o

A

Pulse

104
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Coron/o

A

Crown

105
Q

Man/o

A

Pressure

106
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Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle

107
Q

Tensi/o

A

Pressure or tension when referring to blood pressure

108
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Atri/o

A

Atria

109
Q

Ech/o

A

Sound

110
Q

Valv/o or Valvul/o

A

Valve

111
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Arther/o

A

Plaque or fatty substance

112
Q

Angi/o and vas/o

A

Vessel

113
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Cyan/o

A

Blue

114
Q

Arteri/o

A

Artery

115
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isch/o

A

Hold back

116
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-physis

A

Growth

117
Q

Dia-

A

between

118
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-um

A

Structure

119
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Peri-

A

Surrounding

120
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Meta-

A

Beyond

121
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Endo-

A

Within or inner

122
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Kinesio/o and -kinesi

A

Movement

123
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Anti-

A

Against

124
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Agon-

A

Struggle

125
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Syn-

A

Together

126
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Erg-

A

Work

127
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-ole

A

Small

128
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

129
Q

-thorax

A

Chest or Chest Cavity

130
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Alveol/o

A

Small sac

131
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Apnea

A

no breathing

132
Q

Bradypnea

A

slow breathing

133
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Bronchi/o

A

Bronchi

134
Q

Bronchiol/o

A

Bronchiole

135
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Capn/o

A

Carbon Dioxide

136
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Cer/o

A

Horn

137
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Cost/o

A

Rib

138
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Dia-

A

Across

139
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Diaphragmat/o

A

Diaphragm

140
Q

Dyspnea

A

Shortness of breath

141
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Glott/o

A

Glottis
vocal cords and the opening between them

142
Q

Hypercapnia

A

Excess CO2 in the blood

143
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Hyperpnea

A

Rapid deep breaths

144
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Hypoxia

A

Deprived of Oxygen supply

145
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Laryng/o

A

Larynx or voice box

146
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Lob/o

A

Well defined portion

147
Q

Meat/o

A

Opening or passage

148
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Nas/o

A

Nose

149
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Olfact/o

A

Smell

150
Q

Ox/i, Ox/o, Ox/o

A

Oxygen

151
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Palat/o

A

Palate

152
Q

Pharyng/o

A

Pharynx or throat

153
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Phragm/o

A

Wall

154
Q

Phren/o

A

Diaphragm

155
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Pleur/o

A

Membrane surrounding the lung

156
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Pneu, Pneum/o, Pneumon/o

A

Lung or air

157
Q

Pulm/o, Pulmon/o

A

Lung

158
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Rhin/o

A

Nose

159
Q

Sept/o

A

Partition

160
Q

Sinus/o

A

Sinus

161
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Spir/o

A

Breathe of breathing

162
Q

Tachypnea

A

rapid shallow breath

163
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Thorac/o

A

Thorax

164
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Tonsill/o

A

Tonsil

165
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Trache/o

A

Trachea

166
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Tuss/i

A

Cough

167
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-ase

A

Enzyme

168
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-pexy

A

Surgically fix something to a body surface

169
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-phagia

A

Eating or swallowing

170
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-stalsis

A

Contraction

171
Q

-stomy

A

Surgical production of an artificial opening between an organ and a body surface

172
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Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

173
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An/o

A

Anus

174
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Cec/o

A

Cecum

175
Q

Celi/o

A

Abdomen

176
Q

Chol/e

A

Bile or Gall

177
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Col/o

A

Colon

178
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Copr/o

A

Geces

179
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Cyst/o

A

Cyst or Sac

180
Q

Doch/o

A

Receptacle

181
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Duoden/i, Duoden/o

A

Duodenum

182
Q

Dys-

A

Difficult

183
Q

Enter/o

A

Small intestines

184
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Esophag/o

A

Esophagus

185
Q

Gastr/o

A

Stomach

186
Q

hepat/o

A

Kidney

187
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Ile/o

A

ileum

188
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Jejun/o

A

Jejunum

189
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Lapar/o

A

Abdomen or flank

190
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Mal

A

Bad

191
Q

Panceat/o

A

Pancreas

192
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Poly

A

Many or much

193
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Proct/o

A

Anus or Rectum

194
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Rect/o

A

Rectum

195
Q

Trich/o

A

Hair

196
Q

Vill/i

A

Tuft or hair

197
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-ectasis

A

Distention or stretching

198
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-lith

A

Stone or Calculus

199
Q

-lithiasis

A

Presence of stones or calculi

200
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-poiesis

A

Formation

201
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-ptosis

A

Drooping or dropping down

202
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-tripsy

A

Crush

203
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Albuminuria

A

Presence of major blood protein in urine

204
Q

Anuria

A

Complete Suppression of Urine production

205
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Bacteriuria

A

Bacteria in the urine

206
Q

Dysuria

A

Difficult or painful urination

207
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Glomerul/o

A

wrap into a ball

208
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Lith/o

A

Stone or calculus

209
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Nephr/o

A

Kidney

210
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Pollakiuria

A

Frequent urination

211
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Pyel/o

A

Renal Pelvis

212
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Urethr/o

A

Urethra

213
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Uter/o

A

Uterer

214
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-cele

A

Hernia

215
Q

Colp/o

A

Vagina

216
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Corpu-

A

Body

217
Q

Cyesis

A

Pregnancy

218
Q

Epididum/o

A

Epididymis

219
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Episi/o

A

Vulva

220
Q

Gest/o and Gestat/o

A

Gestation

221
Q

Hyster/o

A

Uterus

222
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Lact/i

A

Milk

223
Q

Mamm/o, Mast/o

A

Mammary gland

224
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Metr/o, Metri/o

A

Uterus

225
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Multi-

A

Many

226
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My/o

A

Muscle

227
Q

Nulli-

A

none

228
Q

Oligio-

A

Scant or few

229
Q

Oo/o, Ov/i, Ov/o

A

Egg

230
Q

Oophor/o

A

Female Gonad

231
Q

Orch/o, Orchi/o, Orchid/o

A

Testes

232
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Ovari/o

A

Female Gonad

233
Q

Ovi

A

Egg

234
Q

Part/o

A

Giving birth

235
Q

Pen/i

A

Penis

236
Q

Perine/o

A

Area between scrotum

237
Q

Preg/o

A

Pregnant

238
Q

Priap/o

A

Penis

239
Q

Primi-

A

First

240
Q

Pro-

A

Before

241
Q

Prostate/o

A

Prostate gland

242
Q

Pseudo-

A

False

243
Q

Salping/o

A

tube

244
Q

Scrot/o

A

Scrotum

245
Q

Semin/i

A

Semen

246
Q

Sperm/o, Spermat/o

A

Spermatozoa

247
Q

Test/o, Testicul/o

A

Testes

248
Q

Uter/o

A

Uterus

249
Q

Vagin/o

A

Vagina

250
Q

Vivi-

A

Live

251
Q

Vulv/o

A

Vulva

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