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Derm/o. Dermat/o

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Skin

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Hidr/o

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Sweat, perspiration

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Kerat/o

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Keratin, horny layer of skin

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Melan/o

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Dark, black, melanin

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Onych/o

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Nail

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Seb/o

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Sebum, sebaceous gland

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Trich/o

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Hair

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Burs/o

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Bursa, sac of fluid near joint

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Chondr/0

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Cartilage

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Erg/o

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Work

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Fasci/o

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Fascia

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Kin/o. Kinesi/o

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Movement

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Muscul/o. My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow, spinal cord

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Synov/i

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Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane

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Ten/o. Tendin/o

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Tendon

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Ton/o

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Tone; pressure

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-desis

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Binding or fusion

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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Phrenic/o

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Phrenic nerve

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pneumon/o

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Lung

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Pneum/o. Pneumat/o

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Air, gas; respiration, lung

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Pulm/o. Pulmon/o

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Lungs

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sept/o

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Septum, partition, dividing wall

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Spir/o

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Breathing

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Trache/o

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Trachea

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Arter/o. Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Valv/o, valvul/o

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Valve

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Vas/o, vascul/o

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Vessel, duct

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Ven/o; ven/i

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Vein

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Ventricul/o

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Cavity, ventricle

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Erythr/o, erythrocyt/o

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Red blood cell

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Hem/o, hemat/o

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Blood

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Immun/o

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Immunity, immune system

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Leuk/o, leukocyt/o

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White blood cell

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Lymph/o

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Lymph, lymphatic system

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node

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51
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Lymphangi/o

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Lymphatic vessel

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Thromb/o

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Blood clot

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Throbocyt/o

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Platelet, thrombocyte

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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

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Tonsil/o

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Tonsil

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Chol/e, chol/o

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Bile, gall

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Cholangi/o

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Bile duct

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Labi/o

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Lip

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Sial/o

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Saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

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Stoma, stomat/o

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Mouth

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Proct/o

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Rectum and anus

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Uvul/o

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Uvula

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Cali/o, calic/o

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Calyx

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Ur/o

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Urine, urinary tract

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Ureter/o

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Ureter

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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Urin/o

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Urine

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Vesic/o

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Urinary bladder

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Epididym/o

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Epididymis

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Orchi/o, orchid/o

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Testis

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Osche/o

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Scrotum

87
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Prostat/o

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Prostate

88
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Semin/o

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Semen

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Sperm/o, spermat/o

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Semen, spermatozoa

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Test/o

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Testis, testicle

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Vas/o

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Vas deferens, ductus deferens; also vessel; duct

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Vesicul/o

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Seminal vesicle

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Colp/o

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Vagina

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Episi/o

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Vulva

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Gyn/o, gynec/o

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Woman

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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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Mast/o

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Breast, mammary gland

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Men/o, mens

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Menstruation

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Metr/o, metr/i

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Uterus

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O/o, ov/o, ovul/o

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Ovum, egg cell

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Salping/o

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Oviduct, tube

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Adren/o, adrenal/o

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Adrenal gland, epinephrine

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Adrenocortic/o

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Adrenal cortex

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Endocrin/o

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Endocrine glands or system

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Hypophys/o

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Pituitary gland, hypophysis

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Insul/o

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Pancreatic islets

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Parathyr/o, parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid gland

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Pituitar/o

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Pituitary gland, hypophysis

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Thyr/o, thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Cortic/o

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Cerebral cortex, outer portion

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Gangli/o, ganglion/o

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Ganglion

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Gli/o

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Neuralgia cells

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Medull/o

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Medulla oblongata, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow

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Mening/o, meninge/o

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Meninges

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord and bone marrow

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Narc/o

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Stupor, numbness, sleep

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Neur/o, neur/i

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Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Radicul/o

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Spinal nerve root

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Somn/o, somn/i

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Sleep

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

125
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Cochle/o

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Cochlea of inner ear

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Corne/o

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Cornea

127
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Dacryocyst/o

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Lacrimal sac

128
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Lacrim/o

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Tear, lacrimal apparatus

129
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Myring/o

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Tympanic membrane

130
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Ot/o

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Ear

131
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Phak/o, Phac/o

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Lens

132
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Retin/o

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Retina

133
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Salping/o

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Tube, Eustachian tube

134
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Scler/o

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Sclera

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Tympan/o

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Tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane

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