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1
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hydr/o

A

water; fluid

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hygr/o

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moisture

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aer/o

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air; gas

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phys/o

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gas

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sarc/o

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flesh

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hist/o, hist/i

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tissue

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synov(i)/o

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synovia

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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kary/o

A

nucleus

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nucle/o

A

nucleus

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fibr/o

A

fibre

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in(os)/o

A

fibre

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elast(ic)/o

A

elastic tissue

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muc(os)/o, muc/i

A

mucus

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myx/o

A

mucus

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16
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blenn/o

A

mucus

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17
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ser(os)/o

A

serum

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18
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lip(ar)/o

A

fats; lipids

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19
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adip(os)/o

A

fat

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20
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steat/o

A

fat

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21
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pimel/o

A

fat

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22
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seb/o

A

sebum

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23
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cer(umin)/o

A

wax

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cholester(ol)/o

A

cholestrol

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25
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hidr/o, /idr/o

A

sweat

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py/o

A

pus

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27
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lith/o

A

calculus

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kerat/o

A

horn

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29
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alcohol/o

A

alcohol

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alkal/o, alkal/i

A

alkali

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pur(in)/o

A

purine

32
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amyl/o

A

starch

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acid/o

A

acid

34
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acet/o, acet/i

A

acid

35
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ket(on)/o

A

ketone bodies

36
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galact/o

A

milk

37
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lact/o

A

milk

38
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ole/o

A

oil

39
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glyc/o

A

sugar

40
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sacchar/o

A

sugar

41
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opson(in)/o, opsin/o

A

opsonin

42
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myelin/o

A

myelin

43
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porph(yr)(in)/o

A

porphyrin

44
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eosin/o

A

eosin

45
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gel(at)/o, gelat/i

A

jelly

46
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(en)zym/o

A

enzyme

47
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pepsin/o; peptin/o

A

pepsin

48
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prote(in)/o

A

protein

49
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album(in)/o

A

albumin

50
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pept(on)/o

A

peptone

51
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collagen/o

A

collagen

52
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fibrin/o

A

fibrin

53
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tox/o; toxic/o

A

poison

54
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arsen(ic)/o

A

arsenic

55
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metall/o

A

metal

56
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crystall/o

A

crystal

57
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hyal/o

A

glass

58
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vitr(e)/o

A

glass

59
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calci/o, calc/i

A

calcium

60
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anthrac/o

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carbon

61
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cupr/i

A

copper

62
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sider/o

A

iron

63
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ferr/o

A

iron

64
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stann/o

A

tin

65
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thi/o

A

sulfur

66
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kali/o, kal/i

A

potassium

67
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iod(in)/o, iod/i

A

iodine

68
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azot/o

A

nitrogen

69
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phosph(at)/o, phosphor/o

A

phosphate, phosphorus

70
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hal/o

A

salt

71
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oxy/, ox/i

A

oxygen

72
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coni/o

A

dust

73
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x-oma, x-om(at)/o

A

a tumour involving x

74
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onc/o

A

tumour

75
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x-oncus

A

a tumour involving x

76
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sero-x-itis

A

the inflammation of the serous coat of x

77
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x-omata

A

the tumors involving x

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