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1
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palat/o

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palate (roof of mouth)

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pan-

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all

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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para-

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near, beside; beyond

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-para

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to bear (offspring)

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid glands

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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path/o

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disease

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-pathy

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disease

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pector/o

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chest

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ped/i

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foot; child

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ped/o

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foot; child

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pedicul/o

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lice

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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pen/o

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penis

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-penia

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decrease; deficiency

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-pepsia

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digestion

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peri-

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around

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perine/o

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perineum (area between the scrotum [or vulva in the female] and anus)

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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-pexy

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fixation (of an organ)

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phac/o

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lens

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phag/o

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swallowing, eating

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-phage

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swallowing, eating

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

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phalang/o

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phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

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pharmaceutic/o

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drug, medicine

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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-phasia

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speech

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-phil

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attraction for

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phil/o

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attraction for

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-philia

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attraction for

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phleb/o

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vein

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-phobia

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fear

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-phonia

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voice

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phoresis

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carrying; transmission

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phoria

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feeling (mental state)

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phot/o

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light

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phren/o

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diaphragm; mind

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-phylaxis

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protection

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-physis

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growth

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pil/o

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hair

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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-plakia

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plaque

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plas/o

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formation; growth

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-plasia

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formation; growth

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-plasm

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formation; growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia

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paralysis

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pleur/o

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pleura

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-plexy

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stroke

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-pnea

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breathing

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pneum/o

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air; lung

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pneumon/o

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air; lung

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pod/o

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foot

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-poiesis

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formation; production

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poikil/o

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varied; irregular

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poli/o

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gray; gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)

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poly-

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many, much

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polyp/o

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small growth

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-porosis

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porous

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post-

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after; behind

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poster/o

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back (of the body), behind, posterior

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-potence

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power

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-prandial

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meal

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pre-

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before, in front of

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presby/o

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old age

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primi-

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first

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pro-

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before, in front of

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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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proxim/o

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near, nearest

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pseudo-

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FALSE

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psych/o

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mind

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ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

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ptyal/o

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saliva

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-ptysis

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spitting

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pub/o

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pelvis bone (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

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pulmon/o

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lung

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pupill/o

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pupil

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py/o

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pus

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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pylor/o

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pylorus

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pyr/o

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fire

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quadri-

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four

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rachi/o

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spine

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radi/o

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radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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rect/o

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rectum

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ren/o

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kidney

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reticul/o

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net, mesh

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retin/o

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retina

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retro-

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backward; behind

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped (striated)

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rhabdomy/o

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rod-shaped (striated) muscle

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rhin/o

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nose

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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roentgen/o

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x-ray

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rrhage

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bursting forth (of)

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of)

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-rrhapy

A

suture

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rrhea

A

discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-rrhythm

A

rhythm

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rube/o

A

red

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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salping/o

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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

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-salpinx

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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

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sarc/o

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flesh (connective tissue)

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor of connective tissue

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

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schisis

A

a splitting

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schiz/o

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split

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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scope

A

instrument for examining

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scopy

A

visual examination

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scot/o

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darkness

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seb/o

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sebum, sebaceous

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semi-

A

one half

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semin/i

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semen; seed

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semin/o

A

semen; seed

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sept/o

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septum

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septic/o

A

infection

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sequestr/o

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separation

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ser/o

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serum

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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sider/o

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iron

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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sin/o

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sinus, cavity

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sinus/o

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sinus, cavity

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-sis

A

state of; condition

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somat/o

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body

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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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spadias

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slit, fissure

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spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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sperm/i

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spermatozoa, sperm cells

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sperm/o

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spermatozoa, sperm cells

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spermat/o

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spermatozoa, sperm cells

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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sphyxia

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pulse

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spin/o

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spine

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spir/o

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breathe

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splen/o

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spleen

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spondyl/o

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vertebra (backbone)

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squam/o

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scale

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staped/o

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stapes

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-stasis

A

standing still

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steat/o

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fat

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sten/o

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narrowing, stricture

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stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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steth/o

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chest

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sthen/o

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strength

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stigmat/o

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point, mark

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stomat/o

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mouth

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-stomy

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forming an opening (mouth)

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sub-

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under, below

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sudor/o

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sweat

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super-

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upper, above

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super/o

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upper, above

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supra-

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above; excessive; superior

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sym-

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union, together, joined

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syn-

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union, together, joined

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synapt/o

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synapsis, point of contact

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synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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tachy-

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rapid

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tax/o

A

order; coordination

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-taxia

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order; coordination

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ten/o

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tendon

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tend/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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-tension

A

to stretch

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test/o

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testis (plural, testes)

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thalass/o

A

sea

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thec/o

A

sheath (usually referring to the meninges)

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thel/o, theli/o

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nipple

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therapeut/o

A

treatment

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therapy

A

treatment

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therm/o

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heat

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thorac/o

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chest

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-thorax

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chest

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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thym/o

A

thymus gland

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-thymia

A

mind; emotion

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thyr/o

A

thyroid gland

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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tibi/o

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tibia (larger bone of the lower leg)

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-tocia

A

childbirth, labor

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tom/o

A

to cut, slice

196
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tome

A

instrument to cut

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-tomy

A

incision

198
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ton/o

A

tension

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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tox/o

A

poison

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-toxic

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pertaining to poison

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toxic/o

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poison

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trabecul/o

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trabecula (supporting bundles of fibers)

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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trans-

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across; through

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tri-

A

three

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trich/o

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hair

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trigon/o

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trigone (triangular region at the base of the bladder)

209
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-tripsy

A

crushing

210
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-trophy

A

development; nourishment

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-tropia

A

turning

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-tropin

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stimulate

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tubercul/o

A

a little swelling

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tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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ula

A

small, minute

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ule

A

small, minute

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uln/o

A

ulna (lower arm bone on the opposite side of the thumb)

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ultra-

A

excess; beyond

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um

A

structure; thing

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umbilic/o

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umbilicus, navel

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ungu/o

A

nail

222
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uni-

A

one

223
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ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract

224
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ureter/o

A

ureter

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urethr/o

A

urethra

226
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-uria

A

urine

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urin/o

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urine, urinary tract

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-us

A

condition; structure

229
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uter/o

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uterus (womb)

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uvul/o

A

uvula

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vagin/o

A

vagina

232
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valv/o

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valve

233
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varic/o

A

dilated vein

234
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vas/o

A

vessel; vas deferens; duct

235
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vascul/o

A

vessel (usually blood or lymph)

236
Q

ven/o

A

vein

237
Q

ventr/o

A

belly, belly side

238
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle (of the heart or brain)

239
Q

-version

A

turning

240
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

241
Q

vesic/o

A

bladder

242
Q

vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

243
Q

vest/o

A

clothes

244
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

245
Q

vitr/o

A

vitreous body (of the eye)

246
Q

vitre/o

A

glassy

247
Q

vol/o

A

volume

248
Q

vulv/o

A

vulva

249
Q

xanth/o

A

yellow

250
Q

xen/o

A

foreign, strange

251
Q

xer/o

A

dry

252
Q

xiph/o

A

sword

253
Q

-y

A

condition; process

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