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1
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cutan/e

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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nephr/o

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kidneys

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pied

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children

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hepa

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liver

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gastr/o

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stomach

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pulm/o

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lungs

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neur/o

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nerve

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cardi/o

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heart

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gynec/o

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female

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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hemat/o

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blood

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arthr

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joint

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encephal

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brain

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audi

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ear

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erythr/o

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red

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ren/o

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kidney

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phlebot/o

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vein

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ichthy/o

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dry/scaly skin

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xer/o

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dry/scaly skin

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sud/o

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sweat

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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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trich/o

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hair

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hidr/o

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sweat

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onyc/o

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nail

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pil/o

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hair

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kerat/o

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hard, horny tissue

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hidr/o

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sweat

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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3 women words

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men/o -menstration
gyna/o- women
hyst/o- uterus

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steat/o

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fat

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audi/o

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hearing

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aur/o

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ear

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ot/o

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ear

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth

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salping/o

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tubes

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staped/o

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stapes

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myring/o

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tympanic mempbrane

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrne

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acoust/o

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sound

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cochle/o

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couchlea

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tinnit/o

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ringing

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ocul/o

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ocular

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ophthalm/o

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ophthamologist

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opt/o

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optical

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nas/o

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nose

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rhin/o

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nose

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sept/o

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septum

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tonsil/o

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tonsil

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sinus/o

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sinus

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adenoid/o

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adenoid

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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stomat/o

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mouth

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or/o

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mouth

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lab/i

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lips

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lingu/o

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tongue

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bucc/o

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cheek

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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laryng/o

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larynx

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trache/o

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trachea

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bronch/o, bronch/i

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchoile

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thorac/o

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chest

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pector/o

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chest

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steth/o

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chest

70
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phren/o

A

diaphragm

71
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pleur/o

A

pleura

72
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pulm/o, pulmon/o

A

lung

73
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pneum/o, pneumat/o

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lung, also air gas, respiration

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spir/o

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breathing

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eu

A

normal

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brady

A

slow

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tachy

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fast

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dys

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difficult

79
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a, an

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without

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py/o

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pus

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cyan/o

A

blue

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angi/o

A

vessel

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vascul/o

A

vessel

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vas/o

A

vessel

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aort/o

A

aorta

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arteri/o

A

artery

87
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arteriol/o

A

arteriole

88
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phleb/o

A

vein

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ven/i

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vein

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o

A

heart

92
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ventricul/o

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ventricle

93
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electr/o

A

electricity

94
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sept/o

A

partition

95
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aneurysm/o

A

sac formed by widening of an artery or vein

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arther/o

A

fatty plaque

97
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embol/o

A

plug

98
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thromb/o

A

blood clot

99
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ox/i

A

oxygen

100
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my/o

A

muscle

101
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scler/o

A

hardening

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sphygm/o

A

pulse

103
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sten/o

A

narrowing

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chol/e

A

bile

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angin/o

A

choke

106
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auscultat

A

listen to

107
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cyan/o

A

dark blue

108
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bruit

A

nouse; sound of venous or arterial organ heard on ausculation; aka murmur

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diast

A

to expand

110
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syst

A

to contract

111
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isch

A

to hold back

112
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bi

A

two

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tri

A

three

114
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hyper

A

excessive, above

115
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hypo

A

deficient, below

116
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endo

A

in, within

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extra

A

outside

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peri

A

around

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tran

A

across

120
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tens

A

pressure

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infarct

A

necrosis of an area

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paplitat

A

throbbing

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cyst/o

A

bladder

124
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vesic/o

A

bladder

125
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glomerular/o

A

glomerulus

126
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lith/o

A

stone

127
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meat/o

A

opening, meatus

128
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nephr/o

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kidney

129
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ren/o

A

kidney

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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

131
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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

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ur/o

A

urine

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ureter/o

A

ureter

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urethr/o

A

urethra

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azot/o

A

nitrogenous compounds

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bacteri/o

A

bacteria

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noct/o

A

night

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py/o

A

pus

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dia

A

through, across

140
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retro

A

backward, behind

141
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Olig/o

A

scanty

142
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keton/o

A

ketones

143
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

144
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

145
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

146
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append/o

A

appendix

147
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cholecyst/o

A

gall bladder

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gastr/o

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stomach

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jejun/o

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jejunum

150
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col/o

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colon

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proct/o

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rectum

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cholangi/o

A

bile duct

153
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pharyng/o

A

throat

154
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enter/o

A

intestines

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appendic/o

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appenxi

156
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rect/o

A

rectum

157
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

158
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pylor/o

A

pylorus

159
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ile/o

A

ileum

160
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colon/o

A

colon

161
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chol/e

A

bile

162
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proct/o

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rectum

163
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dia

A

through

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peri

A

around

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sub

A

below

166
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post

A

after

167
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nulli

A

no, none

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