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MEDA-110 and -115 > Root Words > Flashcards

Root Words Flashcards

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aden/o

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gland

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arthr/o

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joint

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete (to form and give off)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines (usually the small intestine)

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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female

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor (cancerous)

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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x-rays

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh (connective tissue)

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sect/o

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot, clotting

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ur/o

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urinary tract, urine

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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axill/o

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armpit

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes (2 tubes that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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52
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chondr/

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cartilage

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53
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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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inguin/o

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groin

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57
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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdomen wall

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laryng/o

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layrnx

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

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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 (of cells or whole body)

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neutr/o

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neutrophil (a kind of white blood cell)

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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ot/o

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ear

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peritone/o

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peritoneum (membrane lining abdomen cavity)

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pleura (membrane surrounding lungs

76
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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

78
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rect/o

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rectum

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

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clusters

81
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strept/o

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twisted chains

82
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thorac/o

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chest

83
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tonsil/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea

85
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ven/o

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vein

86
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omphal/o

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umbilicus, navel

87
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eosin/o

A

rosy

88
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bas/o

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basic [think blue granulocyte]

89
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carp/o

A

wrist bones

90
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cost/o

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rib

91
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cutane/o

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skin

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dactyl/o

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fingers/toes

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duct/o

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to lead, carry

94
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flex/o

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to bend

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gloss/o

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tongue

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immun/o

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protection

97
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mort/o

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death

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nat/o

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birth

99
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norm/o

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rule, order

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ox/o

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oxygen

101
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pub/o

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pubis (pubic bone); anterior (front) portion of pelvic or hipbone

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seps/o

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infection

103
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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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the/o

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to put, place

106
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thel/o, theli/o

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nipple

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland; shield (shape of thyroid gland)

108
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top/o

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place, position, location

109
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tox/o

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poison

110
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urethr/o

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urethra

111
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anter/o

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front

112
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cervic/o

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neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

113
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chrom/o

A

color

114
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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

115
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crani/o

A

skull

116
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dist/o

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far; distant

117
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dors/o

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back (of body)

118
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hist/o, histi/o

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tissue

119
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ili/o

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ilium (broad bone forming upper part of the pelvis)

120
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kary/o

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nucleus

121
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later/o

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side

122
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lumb/o

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lower back; loin

123
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medi/o

A

middle

124
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pelv/i

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pelvis; hip region

125
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poster/o

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back (of body) behind

126
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proxim/o

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near

127
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sacr/o

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sacrum

128
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spin/o

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spine

129
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umbilic/o

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umbilicus (navel)

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ventr/o

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belly side of body

131
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vertebr/o

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vertebra

132
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bartholin/o

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Bartholin glands

133
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chori/o, chorion/o

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chorion

134
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colp/o

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vagina

135
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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

136
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episi/o

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vulva

137
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galact/o

A

milk

138
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gynec/o

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woman

139
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hyster/o

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uterus

140
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lact/o

A

milk

141
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mamm/o

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breast

142
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mast/o

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breast

143
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men/o

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menses

144
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metr/o, metri/o

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uterus

145
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myom/o

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muscle tumor

146
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nat/i

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birth

147
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obstetr/o

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pregnancy

148
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olig/o

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scanty

149
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o/o

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egg

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oophor/o

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ovary

151
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ov/o

A

egg

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ovari/o

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ovary

153
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ovul/o

A

egg

154
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perine/o

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perineum

155
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phor/o

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to bear

156
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py/o

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pus

157
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salping/o

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fallopian tubes

158
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uter/o

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uterus

159
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vagin/o

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vagina

160
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vulv/o

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vulva

161
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andr/o

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male

162
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balan/o

A

glans penis

163
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cry/o

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cold

164
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crypt/o

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hidden

165
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epididym/o

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epididymis

166
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gon/o

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seed

167
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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testis

168
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pen/o

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penis

169
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prostat/o

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prostate gland

170
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semin/i

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semen

171
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sperm/o, spermat/o

A

spermatozoa

172
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terat/o

A

monster

173
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test/o

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testis

174
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varic/o

A

varicose veins

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vas/o

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vessel

176
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zo/o

A

animal life

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