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1
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anter/o

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front

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chrom/o

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color, pigment

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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hist/o

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tissue

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ili/o

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ilium

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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/o

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nucleus

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poster/o

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posterior

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

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flesh

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thel/o theli/o

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nipple

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viscer/o

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viscera

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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gland

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amni/o

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amnion

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angi/o

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vessel

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chron/o

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time

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erythr/o

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red

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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leuk/o

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white

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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucous

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

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death

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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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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path/o

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disease

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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ren/o

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kidneys

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rhin/o

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nose

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staphyl/o

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clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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ven/o

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vein

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carp/o

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wrist bones

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dactyl/o

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finger/toes

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duct/o

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to lead, carry

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flex/o

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to bend

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immun/o

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protection

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mort/o

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death

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norm/o

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rule, order

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seps/o

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infection

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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the/o

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to put, to place

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an/o

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anus

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bucc/o

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cheek

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celi/o

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abdomen, belly

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cheil/o

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lip

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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enter/o

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intesinces (sm. usually)

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odont/o

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tooth

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or/o

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mouth

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palat/o

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palate

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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plylor/o

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plyloric sphincter

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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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amyl/o

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starch

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uvul/o

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uvula

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chol/e

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gall, bile

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lith/o

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stone

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py/o

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pus

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary

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steat/o

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fat

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calic/o cali/o

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calyx (calix)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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meat/o

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meatus

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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trigon/o

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trigone

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vesic/o

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urinary bladder

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azot/o

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nitrogen

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dips/o

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thirst

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kal/i

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potassium

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natr/o

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sodium

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olig/o

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scanty

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colp/o

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vagina

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culd/o

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culd-de-sac

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episi/o

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vulva

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men/o

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menses, menstruation

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metr/o metri/o

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uterus

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my/o

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muscle

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myom/o

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muscle tumor

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oophor/o

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perine/o

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phor/o

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andr/o

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balan/o

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glans penis

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crypt/o

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cry/o

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gon/o

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orch/o orchi/o orchid/o

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testis, testicle

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semin/i

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semen, seed

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terat/o

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testis, testicles

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vas/o

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vessel duct, vas deferens

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varic/o

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varicose veins

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dur/o

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dura mater

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gli/o

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glial cells

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lept/o

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thin, slender

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caus/o

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burning, burn

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comat/o

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deep sleep (coma)

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syncop/o

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to cut off, cut short

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narc/o

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numbness, stupor

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pont/o

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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thec/o

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vag/o

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vagus nerve

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alges/o

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sensitive to pain

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esthesi/o

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feeling, nervous senstation

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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tax/o

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order, coordination

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ather/o

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yellowish plaque, fatty substance

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brachi/o

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myx/o

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rrhythm/o

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sphygm/o

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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coni/o

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lob/o

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lobe of lung

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orth/o

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straight, upright

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phon/o

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phren/o

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spir/o

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tel/o

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immun/o

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protection

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node (gland)

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albin/o

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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hydr/o

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water, fluid, sweating

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erythem/o erythemat/o

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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onych/o

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kerat/o

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hard; cornea

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melan/o

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phyt/o

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pil/o

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rhytid/o

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seb/o

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trich/o

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ungu/o

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xer/o

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xanth/o

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anthrac/o

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chlor/o

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cirrh/o

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tawny yellow

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lute/o

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poli/o

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ambly/o

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dipl/o

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glauc/o

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mi/o

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smaller, less

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mydr/o

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widen, enlarge

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nyct/o

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phot/o

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presby/o

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scot/o

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palpebr/o

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cor/o

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cycl/o

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ciliary body

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ir/o irid/o

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phac/o phak/o

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lens (of eye)

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scler/o

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sclera; hard

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uve/o

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uvea; vascular layer of eye

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vitre/o

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kyph/o

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humpback, hunchback

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lord/o

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curve, swayback

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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spondyl/o

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pub/o

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ankyl/o

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articul/o

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rheumat/o

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watery flow

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ten/o

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leimy/o

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smooth muscle (lining walls of internal organs)

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myos/o

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plant/o

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sole of foot

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rhabdomy/o

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skeletal muscles connected to bones

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sarc/o

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muscle and flesh

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auricul/o

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myring/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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salpingo/o

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fallopian tubes; eustachian (auditory) tube

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tympan/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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cortic/o

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outer region

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crin/o

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estr/o

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phys/o

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somat/o

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ster/o

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solid structure

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toc/o

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childbirth

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phe/o

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dark dusky

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cac/o

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mut/a

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genetic change

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mutagen/o

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causing genetic change

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papill/o

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nipple-like

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ple/o

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many, more

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prot/o

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scirrh/o

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is/o

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cras/o

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erg/o

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hypn/o

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prurit/o

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pyret/o

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vit/o

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anxi/o

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uneasy, distressed, anxious

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hallucin/o

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hallucination, to wander in the mind

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iatr/o

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ment/o

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phil/o

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attraction to, love

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phren/o

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psych/o

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schiz/o

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eosin/o

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red, dawn, rosy

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bas/o

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base (opposite of acid)

226
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neutr/o

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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sider/o

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spher/o

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round, globe

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