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acro

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extremities

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adeno

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gland

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adipo

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fat

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aero

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air

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amelo

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dental enamel

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angio

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vessel (blood or lymph)

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antero

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front, anterior

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artero

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artery

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arthro

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joint

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auto

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self

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blepharo

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eyelid

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brachi

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arm

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bucc

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cheek (inside)

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carcino

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cancer

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cardio

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heart

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carpo

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wrist (carpus)

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cephalo

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head

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cerebro

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brain (cerebrum)

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cervico

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neck

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circum

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around

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chole

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bile, gall

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chondro

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cartilage

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colo, colono

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colon

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costo

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rib

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cranio

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skull (cranium)

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cutaneo

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skin

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cyano

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blue

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cysto

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bladder

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cyto

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cell

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dentino

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dentin

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dento

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teeth

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dermato, dermo

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skin

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diplo

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double

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disto

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far, farthest

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entero

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intestine

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erythro

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red

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facial

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of the face, buccal/labial surface of tooth

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fossa

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pit, cavity

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gastro

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stomach

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gingivo

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gums

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gluco

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sugar (glucose)

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glyco

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sugar

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gyneco

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female

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hemangio

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blood vessel

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hemato, hemo

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blood

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hepato

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liver

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histo

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tissue

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hydro

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water

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hystero

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uterus

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iatric

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healing

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idio

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self

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kerato

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skin surface, cornea

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karyo

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nucleus

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labio

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lip

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latero

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side

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laryngo

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larynx

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leuco / leuko

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white

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linguo

A

tongue

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lipo

A

fat

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litho

A

stone

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lymphangio

A

lymph vessel

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lympho

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lymph

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mal

A

abnormal, bad

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malar

A

cheek (outside)

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manu

A

hand

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mammo, masto

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breast

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mammo, masto

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breast

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maxillo

A

jaw

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melano

A

black

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ment

A

chin

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mesio

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middle, near the middle

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morb

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sick

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muco

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mucus

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myco

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fungus

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myelo

A

bone marrow

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myo

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muscle

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naso

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nose

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nato

A

birth

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necro

A

death

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nephro

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kidney

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neuro

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nerve

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nocto

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night

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odon / odonto

A

teeth

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oligo

A

few, little

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onco

A

tumor, mass

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ophthalmo

A

eye

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oro

A

mouth

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ortho

A

straight

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os

A

bone, mouth

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osteo

A

bone

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oto

A

ear

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parital

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wall

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patho

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disease, misery

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phage

A

eat

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phlebo

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vein

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phos / phot

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light

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plasm / plast

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molded

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pneumo, pneumono

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lung, air, breath

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postero

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back, behind, posterior

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procto

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anus, rectum

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proximo

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near, nearest

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pulmo

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lung

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pyelo

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renal pelvis

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pyo

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pus

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radio

A

radiation (x-rays)

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recto

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rectum

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reno

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kidney

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retino

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retina

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rhino

A

nose

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sangui

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blood

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sarco

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flesh

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sclero

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hard

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seps / sept

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make rotten

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sialo

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salivary gland, saliva

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sinus

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hollow, pocket

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soma / somy

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body

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stoma / stomy

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mouth

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spondylo

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vertebra

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stomato

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mouth

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tachy

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rapid, fast, swift

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thoraco

A

chest

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thrombo

A

blood clot

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thymo

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thymus gland

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thyro

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thyroid gland

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toxo / toxico

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poison

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tricho

A

hair

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uro

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urine

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vasculo

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blood vessel

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vasa

A

vessel

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veno

A

vein

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vesico

A

bladder, vesicle

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xantho

A

yellow

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xero

A

dry

Medical-Dental Terminology (3 decks)

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