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Root words Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

adipose

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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aer/o

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air

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angi/o

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vessel

angina - chest pain, blocked vessel

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anter/o

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front

anterior

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

arthritis

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blast/o

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embryonic

embryo blast

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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bronch/i

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bronchus

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calc/o

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calcium

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15
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calcane/o

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heel bone

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cardi/o

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heart

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17
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caut/o

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burn

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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brain

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cervic/o

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neck

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chol/e

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bile

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22
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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col/o

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colon

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cost/o

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rib

cost an arm and a leg… and rib

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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27
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cutane/o

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skin

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cyst/o

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bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

cytoplasm - part of CELL

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30
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dent/i

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tooth

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31
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dent/o

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tooth

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32
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derm/o

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skin

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33
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dermat/o

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skin

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34
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dors/o

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back

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35
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encephal/o

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brain

encephalitis - inflammation of the brain

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36
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enter/o

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small intestine

enterstine

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37
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erythr/o

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red

erythrocytes - red blood cells

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38
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fibr/o

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fiber

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39
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gastr/o

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stomach

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40
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geront/o

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old age

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41
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gloss/o

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tongue

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42
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glyc/o

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sugar

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43
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gynec/o

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fem reproductive sys

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44
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hem/o

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blood

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45
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hemat/o

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blood

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46
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hepat/o

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liver

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47
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hidr/o

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sweat

hydrate .. HIDRate

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48
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hist/o

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tissue

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49
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hydr/a

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water

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50
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hyster/o

A

uterus

51
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ile/o

A

ileum

52
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ili/o

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ilius

53
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inguin/o

A

groin

54
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kerat/o

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Horny growth/hard

55
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lapar/o

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abdomen, loin, flank

56
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laryngi/o

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larynx

57
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later/o

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side

58
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lip/o

A

fat

59
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litho

A

stone

60
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lumb/o

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loins

61
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mamm/o

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breast

62
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mast/o

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breast

63
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medi/o

A

middle

64
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melan/o

A

dark

65
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men/o

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menstruation

66
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mylo

A

muscle

67
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myc/o

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fungus

68
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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

69
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nephr/o

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kidney

70
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neur/o

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nerve

71
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nucle/o

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nucleus

72
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ocul/o

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eye

73
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onych/o

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nail

74
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oophor/o

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ovary

75
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ophthalm/o

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eye

76
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oste/

A

bone

77
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ot/o

A

ear

78
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ped/o

A

child

79
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pelv/i

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pelvis

80
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pharyng/o

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pharynx, throat

81
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phleb/o

A

vein

82
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pilo

A

hair

83
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plasm/o

A

cell substance

84
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pleur/o

A

pleural lining of lung

85
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pneum/o

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lung, air, gas

86
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poster/o

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back

87
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proct/o

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rectum

88
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proxim/o

A

near

89
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psych/o

A

mind

90
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pulm/o

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lung

91
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py/o

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pus

92
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pyel/o

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pelvis of the kidney

93
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rect/o

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rectum

94
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rhin/o

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nose

95
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sacr/o

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sacrum

96
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salping/o

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fallopian/uterine tube

97
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scier/o

A

hard

98
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sept/o

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dirty, infection, pathogenic

not septic

99
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some

A

body of

100
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spin/o

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spine

101
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spleen/o

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spleen

102
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squam/o

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scales

103
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stern/o

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sternum

104
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stomat/o

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mouth

105
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thorac/o

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chest

106
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thromb/o

A

clot

throbbing

107
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thym/o

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thymus

108
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thyr/o

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thyroid

109
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tox/o

A

poison

110
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toxic/o

A

poison

111
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trach/i

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trachea

112
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trich/o

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hairlike

113
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umbilic/o

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navel (belly button)

114
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ur/o

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urine

115
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urethra/o

A

urethra

116
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urin/o

A

urine

117
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uter/o

A

uterus

118
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ven/o

A

vein

119
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ventr/o

A

front

120
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vertbr/o

A

vertebra

121
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

122
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xanth/o

A

yellow

123
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xer/o

A

dry

Medical Terminology (3 decks)

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