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abdomin

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abdomen

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acanth

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spiny

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acetabul

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hip socket

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acou

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hearing

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acr

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height

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actin

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radius

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aden

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gland

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adenoid

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adenoids

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adren

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adrenal gland

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adrenal

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adrenal gland

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aer

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gas

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albumin

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albumin

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algesi

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pain

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alveol

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alveolus

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ambly

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dull

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amni

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amnion

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amnion

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amnion

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amyl

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starch

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andr

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male

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angi

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vessel

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anis

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unequal

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ankyl

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stiff, bent

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antr

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antrum

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an

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anus

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aort

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aorta

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aponeur

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aponeurosis

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appendic

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appendix

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arche

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begining

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arteri

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artery

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arteriol

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small artery

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arthr

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joint

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articul

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joint

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atel

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imperfect

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ather

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yellowish, fatty plaque

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atri

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atrium

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aur

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ear

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aut

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self

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axill

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armpit

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azot

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urea, nitrogen

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bacteri

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bacteria

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balan

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glans penis

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bi

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life

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bil

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bile

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blast

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developing cell

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blephar

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eyelid

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brachi

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arm

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bronch

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bronchus

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bronchiol

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bronchiole

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bucc

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cheek

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burs

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cavity

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calc

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calcium

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cancer

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cancer

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carcin

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cancer

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cardi

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heart

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carp

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wrist bones

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caud

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tail

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cec

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cecum

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celi

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abdominal cavity

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cephal

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head

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cerebell

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cerebellum

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cerebr

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cerebrum, brain

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cerumin

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earwax

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cervic

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cervix

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cheil

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lip

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chir

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hand

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cholangi

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bile duct

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chol

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gall, bile

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choledoch

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common bile duct

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chondr

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cartilage

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chori

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chorion

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chrom

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color

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clavic

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collarbone

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clavicul

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collarbone

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col

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colon

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colp

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vagina

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coni

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dust

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conjunctiv

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conjunctiva

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core

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pupil

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corne

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cornea

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coron

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heart

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cortic

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outer layer of body organ

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cor

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pupil

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cost

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rib

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crani

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skull

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cry

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cold

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crypt

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hidden

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culd

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culdesac

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cutane

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skin

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cyan

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blue

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cyes

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pregnancy

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cyst

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bladder

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cyt

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cell

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dacry

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tear duct

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dactyl

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fingers, toes

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dent

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tooth

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dermat

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skin

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derm

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skin

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dextr

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right

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diaphor

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sweat

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diaphragmat

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diaphragm

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dipl

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double

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dips

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thirst

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disk

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intervertebral disk

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diverticul

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diverticulum

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dors

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back

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dudoden

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duodenum

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dur

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hard

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dynam

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power

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ech

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sound

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ectop

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located away from usual place

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electr

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electrical activity

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embry

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embryo

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emmetr

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normal measures

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encephal

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brain

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endocrin

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endocrine

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enter

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intestines

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epididym

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epididymis

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epiglott

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epiglottis

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episi

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vulva

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epitheli

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epithelium

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erythr

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red

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esophag

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esophagus

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esthesi

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sensation, feeling

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eti

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cause

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faci

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face

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femor

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upper leg bone

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fet

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fetus

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fibr

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fibrous tissue

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fibul

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lower leg

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gangli

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ganglion

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ganglion

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ganglion

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gastr

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stomach

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ger

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aged

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geront

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old age

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gingiv

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gum

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glomerul

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glomerulus

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gloss

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tongue

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gluc

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sugar

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glyc

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sugar

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glycos

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sugar

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gnath

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jaw

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gnos

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knowledge

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gon

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seed

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gravid

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pregnancy

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gynec

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woman

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gyn

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woman

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hem

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blood

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hemat

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blood

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hepat

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liver

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herni

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hernia

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heter

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other

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hidr

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sweat

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hist

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tissue

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hom

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same

155
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home

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unchanging

156
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humer

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upper arm bone

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hydr

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water

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hymen

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hymen

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hypn

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sleep

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hyster

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uterus

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iatr

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medicine, physician

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ichthy

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fish

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ile

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ileum

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ili

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ilium

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immun

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immune

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irid

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iris

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iri

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iris

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ischi

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ischium

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isch

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deficiency, blockage

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is

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equal

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jejun

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jejunum

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kal

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potassium

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kary

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nucleus

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kerat

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cornea

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kerat

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hard tissue

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kin

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movement

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kinesi

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movement

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kyph

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hump

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labi

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lips

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labyrinth

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labyrinth

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lacrim

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tear

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lact

A

milk

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lamin

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lamina

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lapar

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abdomen

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laryng

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larynx

186
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later

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side

187
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lei

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smooth

188
Q

leuk

A

white

189
Q

lingu

A

tongue

190
Q

lip

A

fat

191
Q

lith

A

calculus

192
Q

lob

A

lobe

193
Q

lord

A

bent forward

194
Q

lymph

A

lymph

195
Q

macr

A

abnormal largeness

196
Q

mamm

A

breast

197
Q

mandibul

A

lower jawbone

198
Q

mast

A

breast

199
Q

mastoid

A

mastoid

200
Q

maxill

A

upper jawbone

201
Q

meat

A

meatus

202
Q

melan

A

opening

203
Q

mening

A

meninges

204
Q

menisc

A

crescent

205
Q

men

A

menstruation

206
Q

ment

A

mind

207
Q

metr

A

uterus

208
Q

mon

A

one

209
Q

morph

A

shape

210
Q

mucus

A

muc

211
Q

myc

A

fungus

212
Q

myel

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

213
Q

myelon

A

bone marrow

214
Q

myos

A

muscle

215
Q

myring

A

eardrum

216
Q

my

A

muscle

217
Q

narc

A

stupor

218
Q

nas

A

nose

219
Q

nat

A

birth

220
Q

necr

A

cell death

221
Q

nephr

A

kidney

222
Q

neur

A

nerve

223
Q

noct

A

night

224
Q

nyct

A

night

225
Q

nyctal

A

night

226
Q

ocul

A

eye

227
Q

olig

A

few

228
Q

omphal

A

navel

229
Q

onc

A

tumor

230
Q

onych

A

nail

231
Q

oo

A

egg

232
Q

oophor

A

ovary

233
Q

ophthalm

A

eye

234
Q

opt

A

vision

235
Q

orch

A

testicle

236
Q

orchi

A

testis

237
Q

orchid

A

testicle

238
Q

organ

A

organ

239
Q

or

A

mouth

240
Q

orth

A

straight

241
Q

oste

A

bone

242
Q

ot

A

ear

243
Q

ov

A

egg

244
Q

ox

A

oxygen

245
Q

pachy

A

thick

246
Q

palat

A

palate

247
Q

pancreat

A

pancreas

248
Q

papill

A

nipple

249
Q

parathyroid

A

parathyroid gland

250
Q

par

A

give birth to

251
Q

patell

A

kneecap

252
Q

path

A

disease

253
Q

part

A

labor

254
Q

pector

A

chest

255
Q

ped

A

child, foot

256
Q

pelv

A

pelvis

257
Q

perine

A

perineum

258
Q

peritone

A

peritoneum

259
Q

petr

A

stone

260
Q

phac

A

lens

261
Q

phag

A

swallow

262
Q

phak

A

lens

263
Q

phalang

A

pharynx

264
Q

phas

A

speech

265
Q

phleb

A

vein

266
Q

phot

A

light

267
Q

phren

A

mind

268
Q

physi

A

nature

269
Q

plasm

A

plasma

270
Q

pleur

A

pleura

271
Q

pneumat

A

lung

272
Q

pod

A

foot

273
Q

poli

A

gray matter

274
Q

poikil

A

irregular

275
Q

polyp

A

small growth

276
Q

poster

A

back

277
Q

prim

A

first

278
Q

proct

A

rectum

279
Q

prostat

A

prostate gland

280
Q

pseud

A

false

281
Q

psych

A

mind

282
Q

pub

A

pubis

283
Q

`puerper

A

childbirth

284
Q

pulmon

A

lung

285
Q

pupill

A

pupil

286
Q

pyel

A

renal pelvis

287
Q

pylor

A

pylorus

288
Q

py

A

pus

289
Q

pyr

A

fever

290
Q

quadr

A

four

291
Q

rachi

A

vertebra

292
Q

radic

A

nerve root

293
Q

radicul

A

nerve root

294
Q

radi

A

lower arm bone

295
Q

rect

A

rectum

296
Q

ren

A

kidney

297
Q

retin

A

retina

298
Q

rhabd

A

rodshaped

299
Q

rhin

A

nose

300
Q

rhytid

A

wrinkles

301
Q

rhiz

A

nerve foot

302
Q

salping

A

fallopian tube

303
Q

sarc

A

connective tissue

304
Q

scapul

A

shoulder bone

305
Q

scler

A

sclera

306
Q

scoli

A

crooked

307
Q

seb

A

oil

308
Q

sept

A

septum

309
Q

sial

A

saliva

310
Q

sigmoid

A

sigmoid

311
Q

sinus

A

sinus

312
Q

somat

A

body

313
Q

somn

A

sleep

314
Q

son

A

sound

315
Q

spermat

A

sperm

316
Q

sperm

A

spermatozoan

317
Q

sphygm

A

pulse

318
Q

spir

A

breathing

319
Q

splen

A

spleen

320
Q

spondyl

A

verterbra

321
Q

staped

A

middle ear bone

322
Q

staphyl

A

grapelike cluster

323
Q

stern

A

breastbone

324
Q

steth

A

chest

325
Q

stomat

A

mouth

326
Q

strept

A

twisted chains

327
Q

synovi

A

synovial membrane

328
Q

system

A

system

329
Q

tars

A

ankle bone

330
Q

tars

A

edge of eyelid

331
Q

tendin

A

tendon

332
Q

tend

A

tendon

333
Q

ten

A

tendon

334
Q

test

A

testicle

335
Q

therm

A

heat

336
Q

thorac

A

chest

337
Q

thromb

A

clot

338
Q

thym

A

thymus gland

339
Q

thyroid

A

thyroid gland

340
Q

thyr

A

thyroid gland

341
Q

tibi

A

lower leg bone

342
Q

tom

A

cut

343
Q

ton

A

tension

344
Q

tonsill

A

tonsils

345
Q

top

A

place

346
Q

toxic

A

poison

347
Q

trachel

A

necklike

348
Q

trache

A

trachea

349
Q

trich

A

hair

350
Q

tympan

A

eardrum

351
Q

uln

A

lower arm bone

352
Q

ungu

A

nail

353
Q

ureter

A

ureter

354
Q

urethr

A

urethra

355
Q

ur

A

urine

356
Q

urin

A

urinary tract

357
Q

uter

A

uterus

358
Q

uvul

A

uvula

359
Q

vagin

A

vagina

360
Q

valv

A

valve

361
Q

valvul

A

valve

362
Q

vas

A

vessel

363
Q

ven

A

vein

364
Q

ventricul

A

ventricle

365
Q

vertebr

A

vertebra

366
Q

vesic

A

bladder; sac

367
Q

vesicul

A

seminal vesicles

368
Q

viscer

A

internal organs

369
Q

vulv

A

vulva

370
Q

xanth

A

yellow

371
Q

xer

A

dry

372
Q

pneum

A

air

373
Q

pneumon

A

lung

CMRS Exam Medical Terms (3 decks)

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