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Root Words Flashcards

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Acr/o

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Extremities

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Aer/o

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Air

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Alb/o

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White

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Albumin/o

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Albumin

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Amni/o

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Amnion

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Amyl/o

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Starch

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Ankyl/o

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Crooked or Fused

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After/o

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Anterior/Before

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Append(ic)/o

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Appendix

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Articul/o

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Joint

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Atel/o

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Imperfect

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Ather/o

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Yellow, fatty plaque

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Aur/I

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Ear

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Bil/I

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Bile

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Bi/o

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Life

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Blast/o

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Embryonic form

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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Brachy

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Short

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Bronchi/o, Bronch/o

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Windpipe

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Burs/o

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Bursa

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Calc/I

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Calcium

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Calcane/o

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Heel

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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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Carp/o

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Carpus/Wrist

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cerebr/o

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Brain

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Cervic/o

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Neck

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Chol/e

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Bile

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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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Chori/o

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Fetal covering

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Clavicul/o

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Clavicle

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Coccyg/o

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Coccyx

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Col/o

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Colon

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Colp/o

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Hollow/Vagina

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Crani/o

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Cranium/Skull

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Cry/o

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Cold

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Crypt/o

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Hide, conceal

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyst/o

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Cyst, bladder

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Cyt/o(-cyte)

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Cell

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Dactyl/o

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Finger, toe

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Dent/i Dent/o

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Teeth

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Derm/a Dermat/o

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Skin

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Dextr/o

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Right

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Disc/o

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Disc/Disk

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Dist/o

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Far/Distant from origin

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Dors/o

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Directed toward/On the back

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Ech/o

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Sound

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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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Intestine

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Esthesi/o

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Feeling

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Femor/o

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Femur

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Fet/o

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Fetus

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Fibr/o

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Fiber

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Fibul/o

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Fibula

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Front/o

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Forehead/Front

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Galact/o

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Milk

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Genit/o

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Genitals

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Ger/o

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Old

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Gloss/o

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Glyc/o

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Sugar/sweet

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Gnath/o

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Granul/o

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Grain/particle

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Gynec/o

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Hem/a Hem/o Hemat/o

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Hepat/o

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Hist/o

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Hom/o

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Common/Same

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Humer/o

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Hydr/o

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Hyster/o

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Uterus/Womb

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Ile/o

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Ileum (small intestine)

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Ili/o

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Ilium (hip bone)

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Immun/o

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Infer/o

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Lowermost/below

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Intestin/o

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Irid/o

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Colored circle/Iris

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Ischi/o

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Ischium (hip)

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Jejun/o

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Labi/o

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Lacrim/o

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Tear/crying

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Lact/o

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Lapar/o

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Flank/abdominal wall

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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Later/o

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Latr/o

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Treatment, physician

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Leuc/o Leuk/o

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Lingu/o

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Lip/o

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Lith/o

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Lob/o

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Lumb/o

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Lower back

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Lymph/o

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Lymph/lymphatics

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Mamm/o

Mast/o

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Medi/o

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Melan/o

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Men/o

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Mening/o

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Mete/I

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Uterine tissue

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Mon/o

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Muc/o

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Muscul/o

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My/o

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Myc/o

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Myel/o

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Marrow/spinal cord

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Narc/o

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Sleep/numbness

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Nas/o

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Ne/o

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Necr/o

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Dead/corpse

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Nephr/o

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Neur/o

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Odont/o

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Odyn/o

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Pain/distress

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Onc/o

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Bulk/tumor

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Oophor/o

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Ophthalm/o

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Or/o

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Orchi/o

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Orth/o

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Oste/o

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Ot/o

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Pancreat/o

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Patell/o

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Patella (kneecap)

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Path/o

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Pelv/i

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Periton/o

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Peritoneum

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Pharmac/o

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Drugs/medicine

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Pharyng/o

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Phleb/o

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Phon/o

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Sound/voice

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Phot/o

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Phren/o

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Mind/diaphragm

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Pleur/o

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Poster/o

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Posterior/toward back

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Pneum/o

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Air/breathing/lung

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Proct/o

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Rectum/anus

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Prostat/o

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Proxim/o

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Nearest point of origin

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Pseud/o

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Psych/o

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Pub/o

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Pulm/o pulmon/o

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Py/o

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Pyel/o

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Trough/renal pelvis

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Radi/o

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Radius/radiant energy

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Rect/o

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Ren/o

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Rhin/o

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Sacr/o

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Sarc/o

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Salping/o

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Scrot/o

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Semin/o

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Ser/o

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Somat/o

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Son/o

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Spermat/o

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Sphen/o

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Wedge/sphenoid

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Splen/o

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Spondyl/o

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Stern/o

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Ankle bone (tarsal)

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Tempor/o

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Ten/o

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Tendon/tight band

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Therm/o

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Thorac/o

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Thromb/o

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Clot/thrombus

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Tibi/o

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Tonsill/o

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Tox/o

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Trache/o

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Trachea (windpipe)

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Uln/o

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Ur/o

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Ureter/o

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Urethr/o

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Uter/o

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Vag/o

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Vagus nerve

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Vas/o

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Vessel / Ductus deferens

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Ven/o

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Ventr/o

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Ventral / Belly side

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Vertebr/o

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Vulv/o

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Xanth/o

Pharmacy Technician (3 decks)

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