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abdomin

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abdomen

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aden

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gland

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adren

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adrenal gland

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adrenal

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adrenal gland

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aer

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air, oxygen, gas

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alveoli

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alveolus

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angi

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(blood) vessel, (lymph) vessel

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ankyl

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crooked, stiff, bent

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appendic

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appendix

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arteri, arter

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artery

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arteriol

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arteriole (small artery)

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arthr

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joint

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ather

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yellowish, fatty plague

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aur

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ear

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aut

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self

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bil

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bile

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bio

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life

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blephar

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eyelid

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bronch

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airway, bronchus

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bronchiol

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bronchiole

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burs

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bursa

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carcin

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cancer

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cardi

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heart

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caud

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tail, toward lower part of the body

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caus

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burning sensation, capable of burning

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cephal

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head

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cerebell

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cerebellum

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cerebr

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cerebrum, brain

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cervic

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neck, cervix

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cheil

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lip

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chiro

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hand

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cholangi

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bile duct

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chole

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gall, bile

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chondro

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cartilage

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coccyg

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coccyx, tailbone

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col

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colon, large intestine

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conjunctiv

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conjunctiva

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corne

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cornea

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coron

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heart, crown of the head

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cost

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rib

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crani

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cranium, skull

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cusp

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point, cusp

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cutane

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skin

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cyan

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blue

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cyst

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bladder, sac

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dacry

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tears, tear duct

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dactyl

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finger or toes

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dent

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tooth

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derm

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skin

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demat

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skin

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dipl

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two, double

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diverticul

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diverticulum

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dors

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back (of the body)

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duoden

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duodenum

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ectop

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located away from usual place

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edema

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swelling

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electr

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electricity, electrical activity

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encephal

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brain

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endocrine

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endocrine

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enter

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intestines (usually small intestine)

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epiglott

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epiglottis

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epitheli

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epithelium

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erythr

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red

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esophagi

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esophagus

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esthesi

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sensation, feeling, sensitivity

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eti

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cause (of disease)

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exocrin

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secrete out of

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faci

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face

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fasci

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fascia, fibrous band

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flexion

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bending

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fract

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break, broken

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galact

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milk

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gast

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stomach

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genital

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pertaining to birth

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ger

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old age, aged

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geront

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old age, aged

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gingiv

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gums

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glauc

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gray

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gloss

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tongue

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gluc

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sweetness, sugar

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glyc

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sugar, glucose

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glycos

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sugar, glucose

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gnos

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knowledge, a knowing

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gonad

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gonad, sex glands

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gyn

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woman

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gynec

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woman

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gry

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turning, folding

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hem

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blood

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hemat

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blood

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hepat

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liver

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hidr

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sweat

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hist

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tissue

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hom

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same

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home

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sameness, unchanging

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hydr

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water

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hyster

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uterus

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ile

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ileum

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ili

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ilium

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immun

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immune

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irid

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iris

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kerat

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horny tissue, hard

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kin

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movement

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kinesi

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movement, motion

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labi

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lips

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lacrim

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tear duct, tear

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lact

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milk

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lapar

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abdomen

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laryng

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larynx

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later

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side

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lei

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smooth

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leuk

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white

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lingu

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tongue

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lip

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fat

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lith

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stone, calculus

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lob

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lobe

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lumb

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lumbar, loin region

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lymph

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lymph

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macr

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abnormal largeness

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mamm

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breast

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mast

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breast

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meat

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opening or passageway

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mediastin

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mediastinum

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melan

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black

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men

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menstruation

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mening

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meninges

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ment

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mind

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mes, meso

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middle

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metr

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uterus

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mon

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one

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morbid

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disease, sickness

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mus

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mucus

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my, myos

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muscle

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myc

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fungus

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myel

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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myelon

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spinal cord

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myring

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eardrum

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narc

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stupor, numbness

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nas

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nose

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nat

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birth

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necr

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death (cells, body)

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerve

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noct

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night

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nyct

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night

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nyctal

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night

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ocul

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eye

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onc

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tumor

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onych

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nail

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oophor

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ovary

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ophthalm

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eye

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or

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mouth

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orth

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straight

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oste

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bone

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ot

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ear

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ox

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oxygen

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palpat

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touch, feel, stroke

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pancreat

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pancreas

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par, part

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bear, give birth to, labor

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parathyroid

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parathyroid

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path

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disease, suffering

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pector

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chest, muscle

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ped

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child, foot

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pelv

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pelvis, pelvic bone

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pen

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penis

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perine

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perineum

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peritone

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peritoneum

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petr

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stone, portion of temporal bone

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phac, phak

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lens of the eye

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phag

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eye, swallow

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phalang

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finger or toe bone

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pharyng

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pharynx, throat

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phas

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speech

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phleb

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vein

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phot

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light

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phren

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mind

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physi

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nature

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pleur

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pleura

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pneum

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lung, air

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pneumat

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lung, air

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pneumon

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lung, air

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pod

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foot

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poli

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gray matter

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polyp

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polyp, small growth

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poster

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back (of body)

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prim

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first

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proct

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rectum

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pseud

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fake, false

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psych

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mind

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pulmon

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lung

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py

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pus

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pyel

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renal pelvis

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pylor

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pylorus

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pyr

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fever, heat

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quadr

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four

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rect

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rectum

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ren

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kidney

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retin

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retina

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rhin

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nose

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sacr

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sacrum

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salping

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fallopian (uterine) tube

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sanit

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soundness, health

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sarc

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flesh, connective tissue

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scler

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sclera, white of eye, hard

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scoli

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crooked, curved

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seb

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sebum, oil

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seps

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infection

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sept

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infection, partition, septum

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sial

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saliva

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somat

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body

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somn

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sleep

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son

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sound

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sopor

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sleep

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sperm

A

sperm, spermatozoa, seed

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spermat

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sperm, spermatozoa, seed

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spher

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round, sphere, ball

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sphygm

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pulse

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spin

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spine, backbone to

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spir

A

breathe

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splen

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spleen

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spondyl

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vertebra, spinal or vertebral column

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staphyl

A

grapelike clusters

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stern

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breastbone

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steth

A

chest (muscle)

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stoma

A

mouth, opening

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stomat

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mouth, opening

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strab

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squint, squint-eyed

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synovi

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synovia, synovial membrane

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system

A

system

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ten, tend

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tendon

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tendin

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tendon

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tens, tensi

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pressure, force, stretching

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test

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testis, testicle

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therm

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heat

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thorac

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thorax, chest

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thromb

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clot

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thym

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thymus gland, soul

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thyr

A

thyroid gland

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thyroid

A

thyroid gland

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tom

A

cut, section

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ton

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tension, pressure

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tone

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to stretch

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tonsil

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tonsils

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top

A

place, position, location

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tox, toxic

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poison, poisonous

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trach, trache

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trachea, windpipe

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trachel

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neck, necklike

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trich

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hair

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tubercul

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little knot, swelling

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tympan

A

eardrum, middle ear

250
Q

ulcer

A

sore, ulcer

251
Q

ungu

A

nail

252
Q

ur

A

urine, urinary tract

253
Q

ureter

A

ureter

254
Q

urethr

A

urethra

255
Q

uria

A

urination, urine

256
Q

urin

A

urine, urinary gland

257
Q

uter

A

uterus

258
Q

uvul

A

uvula, little grape

259
Q

vagin

A

vagina

260
Q

valv

A

valve

261
Q

valvul

A

valve

262
Q

vas

A

vessel, duct

263
Q

vascul

A

blood vessel, little vessel

264
Q

ven

A

vein

265
Q

versicul

A

seminal vesicles, blister

266
Q

vertebr

A

vertebra, backbone

267
Q

vesic

A

urinary bladder

268
Q

vir

A

poison, virus

269
Q

viril

A

masculine, manly

270
Q

vis

A

seeing, sight

271
Q

visc

A

sticky

272
Q

vit

A

life

273
Q

xanth

A

yellow

274
Q

xen

A

strange, foreign

275
Q

xer

A

dry

276
Q

zygot

A

joined together

Medical Terminology (5 decks)

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