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1
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aden/o

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gland

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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agor/a

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marketplace

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alges/o

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pain

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angi/o

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blood vessel

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anter/o

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front

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append/o

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appendix

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arter/o

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artery

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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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atel/o

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incomplete

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ather/o

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porridge

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atri/o

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entrance

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bi/o

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life

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blast/o

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immature cell

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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breathing tube

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calc/i

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calcium

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calc/o

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calcium

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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little brain

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cerebr/o

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largest part of brain

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chol/e

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bile

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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claustr/o

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confined space

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cirrh/o

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yellow

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cis/o

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to cut

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col/o

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colon

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cusis

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hearing

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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sac, bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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delus/o

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deceive

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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didym/o

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testis

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dips/o

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thirst

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duct/o

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to lead

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edema (root)

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swelling

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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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food tube

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fibr/o

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fiber

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flex/o

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bend

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gastr/o

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stomach

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genit/o

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bring forth, birth, primary sex organs

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gluc/o

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sugar

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gnosis

A

knowledge of an abnormal condition

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56
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grade

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going

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57
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gravida

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pregnant

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hallucin/o

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imagination

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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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hydr/o

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water

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isch/o

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to keep track

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jejun/o

A

second section of small intestine

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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laryng/o

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voice box

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later/o

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side

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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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lith/o

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stone

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lute/o

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yellow

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lymph/o

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lymph

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melan/o

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black

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men/o

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menses

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metr/o

A

uterus, to measure

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morbid/o

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disease

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muc/o

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mucus

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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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spinal cord, bone marrow

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narc/o

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sleep, stupor

82
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nat/o

A

born

83
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natr/i

A

sodium

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necr/o

A

death

85
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nephr/o

A

kidney

86
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neur/o

A

nerve

87
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neutr/o

A

neutral

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odont/o

A

tooth

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onych/o

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nail

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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opia

A

vision

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opt/o

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vision

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orch/o

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testicle

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or/o

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mouth

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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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ox/o

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oxygen

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para def

A

to bring forth

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path/o

A

disease

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perin/e

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perineum

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ped/o

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foot, child

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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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pharmac/o

A

drug

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pharyng/o

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throat

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phleb/o

A

vein

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phylaxis

A

protection

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pleur/o

A

lining of lung

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pnea def

A

breathing, to breathe

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pneum/o

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lung, air

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pol/o

A

pole

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por/o

A

opening

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proxim/o

A

nearest

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prurit/o

A

itch

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psych/o

A

mind

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pulmon/o

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lung, air

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pyr/o

A

fire

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pyret/o

A

fever

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pyrex/o

A

fever

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ren/o

A

kidney

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rhabd/o

A

rod-shaped

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rhin/o

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nose

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rhythm/o

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rhythm

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sarc/o

A

flesh

124
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schiz/o

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to split, cleave

125
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scler/o

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hard, white of the eye

126
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sect/o

A

to cut

127
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ser/o

A

serum

128
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sinus/o

A

sinus, cavity

129
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soci/o

A

partner, ally, community

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somn/o

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sleep

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spir/o

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breathing, to breathe

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stalsis

A

constrict

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stasis

A

control, stay in one place, stop

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sten/o

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narrow

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stomat/o

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mouth

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tax/o

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coordination

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tens/o

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pressure

138
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terat/o

A

monster

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thorac/o

A

chest

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thromb/o

A

clot

141
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thym/o

A

thymus

142
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ton/o

A

pressure, tension

143
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trache/o

A

windpipe

144
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troph/o

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development

145
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trophy

A

development

146
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ur/o

A

urine, urinary system

147
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ureter/o

A

tube from kidney

148
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uter/o

A

uterus

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varic/o

A

varicose vein

150
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vas/o

A

blood vessel, duct

151
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ven/o

A

vein

152
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vers/o

A

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