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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities

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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

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin [part of blood]

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amni/o

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amnion [membrane forming the amniotic sac]

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amyl/o

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starch

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angi/o

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vessel [denoting relationship to a vessel, usually a blood vessel]

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ankyl/o

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crooked/fused

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anter/o

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anterior/before/in front

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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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articular/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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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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bronch(i)/o

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windpipe [bronchus]

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bucc/o

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cheeks

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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 [any blind pouch or cul-de-sac]

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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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derm/a

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skin

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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 the origin

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dors/o

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directly 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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intestines

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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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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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front/forehead

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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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toungue

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glyc/o

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sugar/sweet

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gnath/o

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jaw

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granul/o

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grain/particle

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gynec/o

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female

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hem/a hem/o hemat/o

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blood

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hem/a

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blood

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/

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liver

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hist/o

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tissue

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hom/o

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common/same

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humer/o

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humerus

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hydr/o

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water

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hyster/o

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uterus/womb

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ile/o

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ileum

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ili/o

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ilium (hip bone)

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immun/o

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immune

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infer/o

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lowermost/below

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intestin/o

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intestine

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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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jejunum [middle portion of small intestines]

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labi/o

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lip

114
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lacrim/o

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tear/crying

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lact/o

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milk

116
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lapar/o

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flank/abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx (voicebox)

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later/o

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side

119
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leuc/o leuk/o

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white

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leuc/o

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white

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leuk/o

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white

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lip/o

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fat

124
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lith/o

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stone

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lob/o

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lobe

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lumb/o

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lower back

127
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lymph/o

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lymph/lymphatics

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lip/o

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fat

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lith/o

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stone

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lob/o

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lobe

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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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breast

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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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medi/o

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middle

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melan/o

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black

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men/o

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month

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mening/o

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membrane

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metr/i

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uterine tissue

141
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mon/o

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one/only

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muc/o

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mucus

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscel

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myc/o

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fungus

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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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nose

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ne/o

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new

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necr/o

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dead/corpse

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

153
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odont/o

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teeth

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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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ovary

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ophthalm/o

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eye

158
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or/o

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mouth

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orchi/o

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testicle

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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

162
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ot/o

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ear

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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path/o

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disease

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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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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pharynx

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phleb/o

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vein

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phon/o

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sound/voice

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phot/o

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light

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phren/o

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mind/diaphram

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pleur/o

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pleura [membrane lining the lungs]

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poster/o

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posterior/toward the 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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prostate

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proxim/o

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nearest to the point of orgin

180
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pseud/o

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false

181
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psych/o

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mind

182
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pub/o

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pubis

183
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pulm/o pulmon/o

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lung

184
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py/o

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pus

185
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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 [Radius is the bone on the thumb side of the forearm.]

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rect/o

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rectum

188
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ren/o

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kidney

189
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rhin/o

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nose

190
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sacr/o

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sacrum [the triangular bone just below the lumbar vertebrae]

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salping/o

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tube [Denoting relationship to a tube, specifically to the uterine or to the auditory tube.]

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scrot/o

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scrotum

193
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semin/o

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semen

194
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ser/o

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serum [The clear portion of any body fluid.]

195
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somat/o

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body

196
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son/o

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sound

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spermat/o

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seed

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sphen/o

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wedge/sphenoid bone-[a single irregular, wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull]

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pulm/o

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lung

200
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pulmon/o

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lung

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splen/o

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spleen

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

203
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stern/o

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sternum

204
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tars/o

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ankle bone (tarsal)

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tempor/o

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temple

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ten/o

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tendon/tight band

207
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therm/o

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heat

208
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thorac/o

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chest

209
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thromb/o

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clot/thrombus

210
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tibi/o

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tibia

211
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tonsill/o

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tonsill

212
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tox/o

A

poison

213
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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

214
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uln/o

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ulna

215
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ur/o

A

urine

216
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ureter/o

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ureter

217
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urethr/o

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urethra

218
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uter/o

A

uterus

219
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vag/o

A

vagus nerve

220
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vas/o

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vessle/ductus deferens

221
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ven/o

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vein

222
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ventr/o

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ventral/belly side

223
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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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vulv/o

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vulva

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xanth/o

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