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Angi/o

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Lymph/blood vessel

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bas/o

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Base, opposite of acid

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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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Cutane/o

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The skin

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Of or pertaining to the skin

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Myel/o

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Marrow, spinal cord

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Neur/o

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Pertaining to a nerve, nerves or nervous system

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Oste/o

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Bones

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Ur/o

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Urine, urinary tract

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Abdomin/o

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Abdominal muscles

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Bio-

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One’s life, course or way or living, lifetime

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous, cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cyst/o

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Cell

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Fibr/o

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Fiber

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Gnath/o

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Jaw

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Gynec/o

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Women; female

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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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Iiver

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Irid/o

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Iris

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Kerat/o

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Cornea

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Lip/o

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Lipid

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Mast/o

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Breast

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Necr/o

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Death

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Necr/o

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Death

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Path/o

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Disease

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Pelv/o

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Pelvis

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Radi/o

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X-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

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Sarc/o

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Sacrum

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Sial/o

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Saliva

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Trache/o

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Windpipe

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Uter/o

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Uterus

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tube

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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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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melan/o

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Black

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cyan/o

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Blue

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poli/o

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Gray matter(of brain or spinal cord)

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glauc/o

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Glucose, sugar

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purpur/o

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Purple

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xanth/o

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Yellow