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1
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Aden/o

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gland

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Angi/o

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vessel

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Aort/o

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aorta

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Arteri/o

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artery

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Arteriol/o

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arteriole

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Arthr/o

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joint

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Bi/o

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life

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Carcin/o

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cancer/cancerous

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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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Cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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Coron/o

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heart

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Cyt/o

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cell

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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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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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intestines (small)

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Erythr/o

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red

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Gastr/o

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stomach

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Gnos/o

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knowledge

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Gynec/o

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woman

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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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Lapar/o

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abdomen

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Leuk/o

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white

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Nephr/o

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kidney

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Neur/o

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nerve

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Onc/o

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tumor (cancerous)

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Ophthalm/o

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eye

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Oste/o

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bone

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Path/o

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disease

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Phleb/o

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vein

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Psych/o

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mind

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Ren/o

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kidney

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Rhin/o

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nose

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Sarc/o

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flesh

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Thromb/o

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clotting

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Ven/o

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vein

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Venul/o

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venule

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Abdomen/o

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abdomen

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An/o

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anus

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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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Bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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Cervic/o

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neck of the body or neck

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Cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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Chondr/o

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cartilage

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Coccyg/o

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coccyx, tailbone

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Col/o

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colon

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Colon/o

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colon

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Crani/o

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skull

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Cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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Duoden/o

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duodenum

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Epitheli/o

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skin, surface tissue

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Esophag/o

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esophagus

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Ile/o

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ileum

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Jejun/o

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jejunum

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Larang/o

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larynx (voice box)

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Later/o

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side

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Lumb/o

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loin (waist)

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Lymph/o

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lymph

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Mediastin/o

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mediastinum (space between lungs)

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Or/o

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mouth

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Pancreat/o

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pancreas

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Pelv/o

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pelvis

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Peritone/o

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peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)

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Pharang/o

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pharynx (thoat)

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Pleur/o

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pleura

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Poster/o

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back, behind

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Proct/o

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anus and rectum

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Pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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Radi/o

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x rays

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Sacr/o

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sacrum

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Sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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Spin/o

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spine (backbone)

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Stomat/o

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mouth

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Thorac/o

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chest

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Trache/o

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trachea

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Ureter/o

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ureter

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Urethr/o

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urethra

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Vertebr/o

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vertebra

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Vesic/o

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urinary bladder

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Adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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Amni/o

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amnion

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Ather/o

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fatty plaque

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Axill/o

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armpit

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Bronchi/o

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bronchial tubes

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Chem/o

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drug, chemical

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Cry/o

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cold

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Hypophys/o

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pituitary gland

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Hyster/o

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uterus

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Inguin/o

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groin

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Isch/o

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to hold back

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Mamm/o

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breast

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Mast/o

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breast

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Men/o

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menstruation

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Mening/o

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meninges (membrane covering brain and spinal cord)

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My/o

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muscle

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Myel/o

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spinal cord

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Necr/o

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death

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Oophor/o

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ovary

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Orch/o, Orchi/o, Orchid/o

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testis

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Ot/o

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ear

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Ovari/o

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ovary

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Parathyroid/o

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parathyroid gland

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Pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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Pneumon/o

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lung

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Pulmon/o

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lung

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Salping/o

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fallopian tubes

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Septic/o

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infection

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Thyroaden/o

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thyroid gland

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Thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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Tonsill/o

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tonsils

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Ur/o

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urinary tract

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Vascul/o

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blood vessels

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Carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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Cis/o

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to cut

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Cost/o

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ribs

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Cutane/o

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skin

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Dur/o

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dura mater (outermost membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord)

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Gen/o

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to produce, begin

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Glyc/o

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sugar

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Norm/o

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rule, order

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Ox/o

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oxygen

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Plas/o

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formation, growth, development

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Scapul/o

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scapula

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Son/o

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sound

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Top/o

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to put, place, position

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Colp/o

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vagina

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Vagin/o

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vagina

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Metri/o

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uterus

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balan/o

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penis

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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scrot/o

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scrotum

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Endocrin/o

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endocrine glands

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Esthesi/o

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sensation

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Ger/o

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old age

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Lymphaden/o

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lymph node

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Lymphangio/o

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lymph vessel

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Nos/o

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disease

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Obstetr/o

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midwife

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Odont/o

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tooth

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Opt/o

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eye

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Optic/o

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eye

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Orth/o

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straight

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Ped/o

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child

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Rect/o

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rectum

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Rheumat/o

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flow, fluid

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Splen/o

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spleen

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Thym/o

A

thymus gland

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Cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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Ligament/o

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ligament

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Leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle

156
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Medull/o

A

medulla oblongata

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Muscul/o

A

muscle

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Myos/o

A

muscle

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Rhabdomy/o

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skeletal muscle

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Spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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Ten/o

A

tendon

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Phren/o

A

mind

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Epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

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Alveol/o

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alveoli

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Cyan/o

A

blue

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Onych/o

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nail

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Phak/o

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lens of the eye

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Pil/o

A

hair

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Retin/o

A

retina

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Trich/o

A

hair

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Aur/o

A

ear

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Myring/o

A

eardrum

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Tympan/o

A

eardrum

174
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Ungu/o

A

nail

175
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-algia

A

condition of pain

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-cyte

A

cell

177
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-ectomy

A

cutting out; removal, excision

178
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-emia

A

blood condition

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-globin

A

protein

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-gram

A

record

181
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-ia

A

condition

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-ism

A

condition, process

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

186
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-logy

A

study of

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-oma

A

tumor; mass

188
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-opsy

A

to view

189
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

A

process of visual examination

192
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-sis

A

state of

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-tomy

A

process of cutting into; incision

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a-

A

no, not

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An-

A

no, not

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Aut-

A

self

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Endo-

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within

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Epi-

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above, upon, on

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Exo-

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outside

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Hyper-

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excessive, more than normal, too much

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Pan-

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all

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Peri-

A

surrounding

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Pro-

A

before, forward

204
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Re-

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back

205
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Retro-

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behind

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Sub-

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below, under

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Trans-

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across, through

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oma

A

tumor; mass

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-rrhage

A

excessive discharge of blood

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-rrhagia

A

excessive discharge of blood

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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-uria

A

condition of urine

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-al or -eal

A

pertaining to

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-ar

A

pertaining to

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

219
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-graphy

A

process of recording

220
Q

-lysis

A

separation, breakdown, destruction

221
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair or surgical correction

222
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

223
Q

-ation

A

process, condition

224
Q

-cision

A

process of cutting

225
Q

-crine

A

secretion

226
Q

-dipsia

A

thirst

227
Q

-gen

A

to produce

228
Q

-meter

A

to measure

229
Q

-mission

A

to send

230
Q

-mortem

A

death

231
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

232
Q

-partum

A

birth

233
Q

-phasia

A

speech

234
Q

-plasm

A

formation (tissue)

235
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

236
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

237
Q

-ptom

A

a happening

238
Q

-section

A

to cut

239
Q

-stasis

A

to stand, place, stop, control

240
Q

-tension

A

pressure

241
Q

-thesis

A

to put, place

242
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

243
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, development

244
Q

-um

A

structure

245
Q

-y

A

process, condition

246
Q

Ab-

A

away from

247
Q

Ad-

A

toward, near

248
Q

Ana-

A

up, apart

249
Q

Ante-

A

before, forward

250
Q

Anti-

A

against

251
Q

Brady-

A

slow

252
Q

Con-

A

with, together

253
Q

Dia-

A

complete, through

254
Q

Dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

255
Q

Ec-

A

out, outside

256
Q

Extra-

A

outside of

257
Q

Hemi-

A

half

258
Q

Hypo-

A

deficient, too little, below

259
Q

In-

A

in, into

260
Q

Inter-

A

between

261
Q

Intra-

A

within

262
Q

Mal-

A

bad

263
Q

Meta-

A

change, beyond

264
Q

Neo-

A

new

265
Q

Para-

A

beside, near, along the side of

266
Q

Poly-

A

many, much

267
Q

Post-

A

after, behind

268
Q

Pre-

A

before

269
Q

Pros-

A

before, forward

270
Q

Quadri-

A

four

271
Q

Syn-

A

with, together

272
Q

Tachy-

A

fast

273
Q

Tri-

A

three

274
Q

Ultra-

A

beyond

275
Q

Uni-

A

one

276
Q

Sarcoma

A

cancerous (malignant) tumor of connective tissue, such as bone, muscle, fat, or cartilage

277
Q

Dysentery

A

condition of painful intestines

278
Q

Resection

A

removal of an organ or a structure

279
Q

Septicemia

A

infection in the blood

280
Q

Ischemia

A

deficiency of blood flow to a part of the body, caused by narrowing or obstruction of blood vessels

281
Q

Hematuria

A

abnormal condition of blood in the urine

282
Q

Dialysis

A

complete separation of wastes from the blood when the kidneys fail

283
Q

Epidural hematoma

A

pathological mass of blood above the dura mater (outermost membrane around brain)

284
Q

Subdural hematoma

A

collection of blood under the dura mater

285
Q

Hyperplasia

A

cells increase in number

286
Q

Hypoxia

A

deficiency of oxygen in tissue

287
Q

Paraplegia

A

impairment or loss of movement in the lower part of the body, primarily the legs and in some cases bowel and bladder function

288
Q

Metastasis

A

spread of a cancerous tumor to a distant organ or location

289
Q

Remission

A

lessening or absence of signs and symptoms of a disease

290
Q

Atelectasis

A

collapsed lung or part of a lung

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