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Acro-

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Extremities,height

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Abdomino-

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Abdomen

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Aden-

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Andr/o

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Male

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Append/ o

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Appendage

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Arteri-

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Artery

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Arthr-

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Joint

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Blepharo-

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Eyelid

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Carcin/o

A

Cancerous

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Carp-

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Wrist

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Caud-

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Tail

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cerebr-,encephal-

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Brain

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Cheil/ o

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Lip

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Chemo-

A

Pertaining to a chemical

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Col/o

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Large intestine

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Costo-

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rib

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Cutane/o

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skin

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Crani/o

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skull,cranium

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Cyst-

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cyst containing fluid; urinary bladder

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Cyt-

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cell

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Cry/o

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cold

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Dactyl-

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finger

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Dent/o

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tooth

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Derm-

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skin

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Dextro-

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right

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Digit-

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finger

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Dors-

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back

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Epi-

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upon

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Enter-

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intestines

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Estr/o

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female

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Gastr/o

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stomach

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Gen/o

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to produce

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Gingiv/o

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gum

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Gloss

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tongue

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Glyc/o

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sugar,sweet

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Gnath-

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jaw

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Gravid-

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pregnant

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Gynec/o

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women,female

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Hem-,Hemat-

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blood

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Hepat/o

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liver

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Hist/o

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tissue

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Hydro-

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wet,water

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Hyster

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ileo

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Irid-

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Iso-

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Karat/o

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cornea/eye; rough/scaly

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Lamin/o

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think flat part (vertebra)

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Lapar/o

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abdominal wall

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Later/o

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Lith/o

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stone/calculus

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Lumb-

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lower back

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Malacia

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Mamm-,Mast-

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Medi-

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Meninges

A

membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

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Metacarp-

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hand bones

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Metatars-

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foot bones

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Myelin

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white,liquid,fatty substance surrounding some nerve fibers

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Myo-

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Myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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Myring/o,Tympan/o

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Necr/o

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Nephr/o

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Neur/o

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Noct

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Ocul/o

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Onc-

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Oophor/o

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Opthalm–

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Orth/o

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Oste/o

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Ot/o

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Orexia

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Para

A

to bear offspring

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Pareses

A

partial paralysis

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Partum

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birth;labor

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Path/o

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Ped-,Pod-

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Pelv-

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Phagia

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eat,swallow

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Phasia

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Phalang/o

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fingers,toes

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Paryng/o

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thoat,pharynx

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Phleb

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Phonia

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Pneum/o,Pulmon/o

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Poiesis

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formation/production

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Posterio-

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Prandial

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Procto

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Rhino

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Sarc-

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related to the flesh or connective tissue

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Scirrh/o

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Sclera/o

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Scoli/o

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crooked/bent

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Sinistro-

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Spasm

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twitching,cramp

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Spleen/o

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Spondyl/o

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Stenosis

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narrowing,stricture

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Stetho

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Stomato

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Tetra-

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Thermo-

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Thorac/o

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Thromb-

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Trache-

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Trachy-

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Uter-

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Vas-

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Ventr/o

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belly side of body

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Viscer/o

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internal organs

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Xero-

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