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1
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Acr/o

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Exremities

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Amb/i

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Both sides / double

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Anter/o

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Front

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Aut/o

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Self

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Axill/o

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Armpit / Axilla

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid or Eyelash

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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Bucc/o

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Check (on the face)

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Canth/o

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Angle formed where eyelids meet

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Capit/o

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Head

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Carp/o

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Wrist

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Caud/o

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Tail / downward

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cervic/o

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Neck or cervix ( neck of uterus)

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Cheil/o, chil/o

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Lip

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Cheir/o, chir/o

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Hand

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Cili/o

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Eyelash or Eyelid, or small hairlike processes

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Cor/e, cor/o

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Pupil of eye

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Cubit/o

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Elbow

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Dactyl/o

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Fingers or toes

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Derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o

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Skin

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Dors/i, dors/o

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Back or Posterior

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Faci/o

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Face

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Gingiv/o

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Gums of mouth

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Gnath/o

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Jaw

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Irid/o

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Iris of eye

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Labi/o

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Lips

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Lepar/o

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Abdomen, loin, or flank

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32
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Later/o

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Side

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33
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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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34
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Mamm/a, mamm/o

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Breast

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Mast/o

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Breast

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Occipit/o

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Back of the head

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Ocul/o

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Eye

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Odont/o

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Teeth

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Omphal/o

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Umbilicus

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Onych/o

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Nails

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Ophthalm/o, Ocul/o

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Eyes

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Optic/o, opt/o

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Seeing, sight

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Papill/o

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Nipple

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Pelv/o, pelv/i

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Pelvis

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Phall/o

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Penis

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Pil/o

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Hair

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Pod/o

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Foot

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Somat/o

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Body

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Steth/o

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Chest

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Stomat/o

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Mouth

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Tal/o

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Ankle

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Tars/o

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Foot

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Thorac/o

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Chest, thorax

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Trachel/o

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Neck or necklike

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Trich/o

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Hair or hairlike

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Ventr/i, ventr/o

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Front of body

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Acanth/o

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Spiny or thorny

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Acetabul/o

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Actebulum

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64
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Acromi/o

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Acromium

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65
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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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67
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Adren/o

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Adrenal gland

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68
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Alveoli/o

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Air sac

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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An/o

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Anus

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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72
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Aort/o

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Aorta

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73
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Arteri/o, Arter/o

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Artery

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74
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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

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75
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Aspir/o

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To breathe in

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76
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Ather/o

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Plaque, fat

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77
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Athr/o, articul/o

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Joint

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78
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Athr/o, articul/o

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Joint

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79
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Atri/o

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Atrium

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80
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Audi/o, aur/i

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Hearing

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81
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Balan/o

A

Glans penis

82
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Bio-

A

Life

83
Q

Bronch/i, bronch/o

A

Bronchus

84
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Bronch/i, bronch/o

A

Bronchus

85
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Bronchiol/o, Bronchiol/i

A

Bronchiole

86
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Bronchiol/o, Bronchiol/i

A

Bronchiole

87
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Carcin/o

A

Cancer

88
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

89
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Cellul/o

A

Cell

90
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Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

91
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Cerebr/i, cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum

92
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Cholangi/o

A

Bile duct

93
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Chol/e

A

Bile

94
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Cholecyst/o

A

Gall bladder

95
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Choledoch/o

A

Common bile duct

96
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Chondr/i, chondr/o

A

Cartilage

97
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Chrom/o, chromat/o

A

Color

98
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Col/o, colon/o

A

Colon

99
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Colp/o

A

Vagina

100
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Cost/o

A

Rib

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Cry/o

A

Cold

102
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Crypt/o

A

Hidden

103
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Cutane/o

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Skin

104
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Cyan/o

A

Blue

105
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Cysti, cyst/o

A

Bladder or cyst

106
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Cyt/o

A

Cell

107
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Dipl/o

A

Double, twice

108
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Duoden/o

A

Duodenum

109
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

110
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Enter/o

A

Intestine

111
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Episi/o

A

Vulva

112
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Erythr/o

A

Red

113
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Esophag/o

A

Esophagus

114
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Fibr/o

A

Fibers

115
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Galact/o

A

Milk

116
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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

117
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Glyc/o

A

Sugar

118
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Gynec/o

A

Female

119
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Hemat/o, hem/o

A

Blood

120
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Hepat/o, hepatic/o

A

Liver

121
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Hepat/o, hepatic/o

A

Liver

122
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Heter/o

A

Other, different

123
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Heter/o

A

Other, different

124
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Hidr/o

A

Sweat

125
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Hist/o, histi/o

A

Tissue

126
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Hom/o, home/o

A

Same, alike

127
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Hydr/o

A

Water, wet

128
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Hyster/o

A

Uterus

129
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Latr/o

A

Treatment

130
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Ile/o

A

Ileum (intestine)

131
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Ili/o

A

Ilium (pelvic bone)

132
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Intestin/o

A

Intestine

133
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Jejun/o

A

Jejunum

134
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Kerat/o

A

Cornea of eye, horny tissue

135
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Lacrima

A

Tears

136
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Laryng/o

A

Larynx

137
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Laryng/o

A

Larynx

138
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Leuk/o

A

White

139
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Lipid/o

A

Fat

140
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Lith/o

A

Stone (in gallbladder or kidney)

141
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Lymph/o

A

Lymph vessels

142
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Melan/o

A

Black

143
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Men/o

A

Menses/ menstruation

144
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Mening/o

A

Meninges

145
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Metr/a, metr/o

A

Uterus

146
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My/o

A

Muscle

147
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Myel/o

A

Bone marrow or spinal cord

148
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Myring/o

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Eardrum

149
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Nat/o

A

Birth

150
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Necr/o

A

Death

151
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Nephr/o

A

Kidney

152
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Neur/o

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Nerve

153
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Oophor/o

A

Ovary

154
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Orchid/o, orchid-o

A

Testis

155
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Oss/eo, oss/i, ost/e, ost/eo

A

Bone

156
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Palat/o

A

Roof of mouth

157
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Path/o

A

Disease

158
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Peritone/o

A

Peritoneum

159
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Pharmac/o

A

Drug

160
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Pharyng/o

A

Pharnyx

161
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Pharyng/o

A

Pharynx

162
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Phleb/o

A

Vein

163
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Phren/o

A

Diaphragm

164
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Pleur/o

A

Pleura, rib (side)

165
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Pleur/o

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Pleura, rib (side)

166
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Pneum/a, Pneum/o, pneum/ato, Pneum/ono

A

Lungs

167
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Poli/o

A

Gray matter of nervous system

168
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Proct/o

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Rectum, anus

169
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Pulmon/o

A

Lungs

170
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Py/o

A

Pus

171
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Pyel/o

A

Pelvis of kidney

172
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Rect/o

A

Rectum

173
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Ren/i, ren/o

A

Kidney

174
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Sacr/o

A

Flesh

175
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Scalping/o.

A

Fallopian tube

176
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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

177
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Scapul/o

A

Scapula

178
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Sept/o

A

Infection

179
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Splen/o

A

Spleen

180
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Spondyl/o

A

Vertebra

181
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Stern/o

A

Sternum

182
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Tend/o, ten/o, tendin/o

A

Tendon

183
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Testicul/o

A

Testis

184
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Therm/o

A

Heat

185
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Thorac/o

A

Chest

186
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Thym/o

A

Thymus

187
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Thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

Thyroid gland

188
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Tonsil/o

A

Tonsils

189
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Trache/o

A

Trachea

190
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Tympan/o

A

Eardrum

191
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Ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, urin/o, ur/o

A

Urine

192
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Ureter/o

A

Ureter

193
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Urethr/o

A

Urethra

194
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Uter/o

A

Uterus

195
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Vas/o

A

Vas deferens

196
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Vas/o, ven/o, ven/i

A

Vein

197
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Vesic/o

A

Bladder

198
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Viscer/o

A

Viscera (internal organs)

199
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Xanth/o

A

Red, redness

200
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Xer/o

A

Dry

Medical Terminology (5 decks)

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