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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/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/fused

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anter/o

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anterior/before

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/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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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

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windpipe

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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

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teeth

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dent/o

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teeth

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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 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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fetal

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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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tongue

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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

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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/o

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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/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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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

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labi/o

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lip

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lacrim/o

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tear/crying

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lact/o

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milk

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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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side

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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

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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

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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

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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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muscle

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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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nerves

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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

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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

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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

155
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pelv/i

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pelvis

156
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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

160
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phon/o

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sound/voice

161
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phot/o

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light

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phren/o

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mind/diaphragm

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pleur/o

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pleura

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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

168
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proxim/o

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nearest point of origin

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pseud/o

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false

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psych/o

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mind

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pub/o

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pubis

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pulm/o

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lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

174
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py/o

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pus

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pyel/o

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trough/renal pelvis

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radi/o

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radius/radial energy

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rect/o

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rectum

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ren/o

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kidneys

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rhin/o

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nose

180
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sacr/o

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sacrum

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salping/o

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tube

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scrot/o

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scrotum

183
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semin/o

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semen

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ser/o

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serum

185
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somat/o

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body

186
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son/o

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sound

187
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spermat/o

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seed

188
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sphen/o

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wedge/sphenoid

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splen/o

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spleen

190
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spondyl/o

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vertebra

191
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stern/o

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sternum

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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

195
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therm/o

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heat

196
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thorac/o

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chest

197
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thromb/o

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clot/thrombus

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tibi/o

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tibia

199
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tonsill/o

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tonsil

200
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tox/o

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poison

201
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trache/o

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trachea/windpipe

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uln/o

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ulna

203
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ur/o

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urine

204
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ureter/o

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ureter

205
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urethr/o

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urethra

206
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uter/o

A

uterus

207
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vag/o

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vagus nerve

208
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vas/o

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vessel/ductus deferens

209
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ven/o

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vein

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ventr/o

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ventral/belly side

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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

A

yellow

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