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1
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Cause

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Eti/o

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Armpit

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Axill

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Eye

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Ophthalm, ophthalm/o

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Peritoneum

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Peritone/o

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Heat

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Therm/o

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Death

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Necr/o

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Ventricle

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Ventricul/o

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Joint

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Arthr/o

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Cold

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Cry/o

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Cell

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Cellul/o or Cyt/o

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Membrane, Meninges

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Mening, meningi/o, meming/o

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Female

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Gynec/o

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Conjunctiva

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Conjunctiv/o

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Other or different

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Heter/o

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People

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Dem

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Head

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Cephal/o

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Fat

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Lip, lip/o

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Black

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Melan, melan/o

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Rectum

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Rect/o

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Abdomen

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Abdomin/o

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Bladder

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Cyst/o

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Sacrum

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Sacr, sacr/o

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Intestine

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Enter/o

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Gums

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Gingiv, gingiv/o

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Tissue

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Hist/o

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Liver

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Hepat, hept/o

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Putrefaction, infection

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Sept

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To vomit

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Eme

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Vessel, vascular

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Angi/o

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Skin

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Derm/o or Dermat/o

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Vertebra

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Spondyl/o

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Air

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Pneum/o

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Sweat

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Hidr, hidr/o

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Heart

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Cardi/o

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Bile

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Chol/e

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Stuck to

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Adhes

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Bronchus

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Bronch/i, Bronch/o

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Birth or new

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Nat, nat/o

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Menses or menstruation

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Men/o

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Chest

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Thorac/o

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Uterus or womb

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Hyster, hyster/o

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Flesh

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Sarc/o

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Muscle

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My/o

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Adrenal gland

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Adren/o

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Larynx

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Laryng, larng/o

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Stone

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Lith, lith/o

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Tumor

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Onc/o

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Scapula

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Scapul, scapula/o

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Brain

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Encephal/o

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Juice

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Chym

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Cartilage

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Chondri/I or Chondr/o

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Cell

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Cyt, cyt/o

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Duodenum

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Duoden/o

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White

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Leuk, leuk/o

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Double

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Dipl/o

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Epidermis

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Epididym/o

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Rule

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Norm

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Vein

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Ven/o

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Blue

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Cyan/o

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Gland

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Aden/o

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Gallbladder

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Cholecyst/o

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Ureter

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Ureter/o

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Abdomen

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Lapar/o

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Stomach

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Gastr, gastr/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

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Myel, myel/o

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Skin

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Cutane/o

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Comfort (French root)

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Aise

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Tendon

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Tend/o, ten/o

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Same or alike

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Hom/o

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Fibers

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Fibr, Fibr/o, Fibrin/o

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Chemical

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Chem/o

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Vessel

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Vas, vas/o

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Kidney

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Nephr, nephr/o

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Mind

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Psych/o

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Water

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Hydr, hydr/o

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Pharynx, throat

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Pharyng, pharynge/o, pharyng/o

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Rib

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Cost/o

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Heat, fire

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Pyr/o

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Urine

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Ur, ur/o

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Clot

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Thromb/o

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Blood

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Hem, hem/o, heamt, hemat/o

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Sternum

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Stern/o

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Esophagus

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Esophag/o

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Formation, produce

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Gen, gene, genet

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To infect

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Infect

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Electricity

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Electr/o

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Swelling

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Edema

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Fatty, fatty deposit

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Ather/o

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Vein

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Phleb, phleb/o

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Red

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Erythr/o

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Kidney

A

Ren/o

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Appetite

A

Orexis

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Urethra

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Urethr/o

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Life

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Bi/o

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To cut

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Cis

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Lymph vessels

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Lymph, lymph/o

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Stuck to

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Adhes

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Bone

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Oste, Oste/o

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Alveolus

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Alveol/o

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Nose

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Rhin/o

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Testis

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Testicul/o

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Nerve

A

Neur/o

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Spleen

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Splen/o

103
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To hear

A

Audi/o

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Disease

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Path, path/o

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Artery

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Arteri/o

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To eat, engulf

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Phag, phag/o

107
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Colon

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Col/o

108
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Cough

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Tuss

108
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Cerebrum

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Cerebr/i or Cerebr/o

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