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ur/o

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urinary tract, urine

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thromb/o

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clot, clotting

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sect/o

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to cut

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sarc/o

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flesh

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rhin/o

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nose

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ren/o

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kidney

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radi/o

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x-rays

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psych/o

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mind

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ped/o

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child

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path/o

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disease

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oste/o

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bone

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opthalm/o

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eye

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onc/o

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tumor (cancerous)

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neur/o

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nerve

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nephr/o

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kidney

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log/o

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study of

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leuk/o

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white

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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

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hepat/o

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liver

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hemat/o, hem/o

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blood

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gastr/o

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stomach

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erythr/o

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red

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enter/o

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intestines (small)

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encephal/o

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brain

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electr/o

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electricity

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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cyt/o

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cell

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; sac or cyst

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cis/o

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to cut

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of brain)

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cephal/o

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head

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cardi/o

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heart

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carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

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bi/o

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life

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arthr/o

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joint

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aden/o

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gland

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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adip/o

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fat

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anter/o

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front

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cervic/o

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neck (body and uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chrom/o

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color

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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crani/o

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skill

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dist/o

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far, distant

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dors/o

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back portion of the body

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hist/o

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tissue

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ili/o

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ilium (hip)

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inguin/o

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grion

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kary/o

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nucelus

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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lower back

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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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nearest

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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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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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thel/o, theli/o

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nipple

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thorac/o

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chest

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thrache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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umbilic/o

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naval, umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly side of body

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vertebr/o

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vertebra(e), backbone(s)

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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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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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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aminon (sac surrounding embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/

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joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon (LI)

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encephal/o

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brain

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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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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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lymph/o

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lymph

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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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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

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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

A

death

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neutr/o

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neutrophil (white blood cell)

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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st/o

A

ear

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat/swallow

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phleb/o

A

vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

A

pleura

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pneumon/o

A

lungs

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pulmon/o

A

lungs

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rect/o

A

rectum

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

A

flesh

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splen/o

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spleen

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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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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

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ven/o

A

vein

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carp/o

A

wrist bones

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cis/o

A

to cut

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cost/o

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rib

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cutane/o

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skin

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dactyl/o

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fingers, 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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gloss/o

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toungue

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glyc/o

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sugar

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immun/o

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protection

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morph/o

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shape, form

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mort/o

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death

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nat/i

A

birth

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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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pub/o

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pubis (pubic bone), anterior portion of the pelvic or hip bone

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spes/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, place

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thel/o, theli/o

A

nipple

140
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thyr/o

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thyroid gland; shield (shape of thyroid gland)

141
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top/o

A

place position, location

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tox/o

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poison

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trache/o

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windpipe, trachea

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urethr/o

A

urethra

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