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abdomen (o)

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abdomen

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aden (0)

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gland

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adren(0)

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adrenal gland

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angi (o)

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vessel

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artery (o)

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artery (plural: arteries)

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arthr (0)

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joint

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bronch (o)

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bronchus (plural: bronchi)

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card cardi (o)

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heart

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cephal (0)

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head

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chole, chol (o)

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bile (plural: bile)

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chondr (0)

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cartilage

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col (o)

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colon, large intestine

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cost (o)

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rib

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crani (o)

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skull

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cyan (o)

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blue

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cyst (0)

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bladder, cyst

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cyt (o)

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cell

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dent (o)

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tooth (plural: teeth)

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derma

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skin (plural: skin)

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duoden (o)

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duodenum

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encephal (o)

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brain

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enter (o)

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intestines

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fibr (o)

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fibre, fibrous

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gastr (0)

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stomach

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gloss (o)

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tongue

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gluc (o)

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sweetness, glucose

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glyc (o)

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sugar

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gyn, gyne, gynec (o)

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woman (plural: women)

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hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o)

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blood

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hepat (o)

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liver

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hydr (o)

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water (plural: water)

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hyster (o)

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uterus

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ile (o), ili (o)

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ileum (plural: ilea)

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lapar (o)

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abdomen, loin or flank

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laryng (o)

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larynx

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lith (o)

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stone

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mamm (o)

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breast, mammary gland

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mast (o)

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mammary gland, breast

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men (o)

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menstruation

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my (o)

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muscle

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myel (o)

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr (o)

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death

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nephr (0)

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kidney

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near (o)

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nerve

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ocul (o)

A

eye

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oophor (0)

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ovary (plural: ovaries)

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ophthalm (o)

A

eye

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ortho (o)

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straight, normal, correct

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oste( o)

A

bone

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ot (o)

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ear

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ped (o)

A

child (plural: children)
foot (plural: feet))

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pharyng (o)

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pharynx

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phleb (o)

A

vein

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pnea

A

breathing, respiration

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pneum (o)

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lung, air, gas

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proct (o)

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rectum

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psych (0)

A

mind

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pulm (o)

A

lung

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py (o)

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pus (plural: pus)

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rect (o)

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rectum

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rhin lo)

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nose

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salping (o)

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fallopian or uterine tube

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splen (o)

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spleen

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sten (o)

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narrow, constriction

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stern (o)

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sternum

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stomat (o)

A

mouth

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therm (o)

A

heat

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thorac (o)

A

chest

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thromb (o)

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clot, thrombus (plural: thrombi)

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thyr (o)

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thyroid

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tox (o)

A

poison

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toxic (o)

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poison, poisonous

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trache (o)

A

trachea

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ur (o)

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urine, urinary tract, urination

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urethr (o)

A

urethea

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urin (0)

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urine (plural: urine)

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uter (o)

A

uterus

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vas (o)

A

blood vessel, vas deferens

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ven (o)

A

vein

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vertebr (o)

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Spine, vertebrae