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1
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AXILLO

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ARMPIT

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BIO

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LIFE

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CEPHALO

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HEAD

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CERVICO

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NECK

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CYTO

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CELL

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HISTO \ HISTIO

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TISSUE

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LIPO \ ADIPO

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FAT

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PATHO

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DISEASE

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VISCERO

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INTERNAL ORGANS

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ARTHRO

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JOINT

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CHONDRO

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CARTILAGE

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OSTEO

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BONE

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MYO \ MUSCULO

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MUSCLE

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TENDO \ TENDINO

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TENDON

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BLEPHARO

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EYELID

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CEREBRO \ ENCEPHALO

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BRAIN

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MYELO

A

SPINAL CORD (OR BONE MARROW)

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NEURO

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NERVE

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OPHTHALMO \ OCULO

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EYE

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OTO

A

EAR

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21
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ADENO

A

GLAND

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22
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ADRENO

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ADRENAL GLANDS

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PITUITARO

A

PITUITARY GLAND

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THYROIDO

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THYROID GLAND

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ANGIO \ VASCULO \ VASO

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VESSEL

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ARTERIO

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ARTERY

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27
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CARDIO

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HEART

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HEMO \ HEMATO

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BLOOD

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29
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VENO \ PHLEBO

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VEIN

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30
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ADENOIDO

A

ADENOIDS

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31
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LYMPHO

A

CLEAR FLUID IN LYMPHATIC VESSELS

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32
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LYMPHADENO

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LYMPH GLAND OR NODE

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33
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LYMPHANGIO

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LYMPH VESSEL

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34
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TONSILLO

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TONSIL

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BRONCHO

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BRONCHUS

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36
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LARYNGO

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LARYNX

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37
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NASO \ RHINO

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NOSE

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38
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PHARYNGO

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THROAT

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39
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PHRENO

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DIAPHRAGM

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40
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PNEUMO \ PNEUMONO \ PULMONO

A

LUNGS

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41
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TRACHEO

A

TRACHEA

42
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ABDOMINO

A

ABDOMEN

43
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ANO

A

ANUS

44
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CHEILO

A

LIPS

45
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COLO

A

COLON

46
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ENTERO

A

SMALL INTESTINE

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ESOPHAGO

A

ESOPHAGUS

48
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GASTRO

A

STOMACH

49
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GLOSSO \ LINGUO

A

TONGUE

50
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HEPATO

A

LIVER

51
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ORO \ STOMATO

A

MOUTH

52
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PHARYNGO

A

THROAT

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RECTO

A

RECTUM

54
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CYSTO

A

BLADDER

55
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RENO \ NEPHRO

A

KIDNEY

56
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URETERO

A

URETERS

57
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URETHRO

A

URETHRA

58
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ORCHIDO \ TESTO

A

TESTICLES

59
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PROSTATO

A

PROSTATE

60
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VASO

A

VAS DEFERENS

61
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COLPO \ VAGINO

A

VAGINA

62
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GYNECO

A

FEMALE

63
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MASTO \ MAMMO

A

BREAST

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OOPHORO \ OVARIO

A

OVARY

65
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SALPINGO

A

FALLOPIAN TUBE (UTERINE TUBE)

66
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UTERO \ HYSTERO \ METRO

A

UTERUS

67
Q

VULVO

A

VULVA (EXTERNAL GENITALIA)

68
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CILIO \ PILO

A

HAIR

69
Q

DERMO \ DERMATO \ CUTANEO

A

SKIN

70
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ONYCHO \ UNGUO

A

NAIL

71
Q

ACR

A

TOP / EXTREMITIES

72
Q

ALL

A

REFERRING TO ANOTHER

73
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ELECTR

A

ELECTRIC

74
Q

HOME/O

A

SAME

75
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IATR

A

PHYSICIAN

76
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IDI

A

INDIVIDUAL / DISTINCT

77
Q

RADI

A

X-RAY

78
Q

TOM/O

A

TO CUT

79
Q

CELLULO

A

CELL

80
Q

CISO

A

TO CUT

81
Q

COSTO

A

RIB

82
Q

DUCTO

A

TO DRAW

83
Q

LATERO

A

SIDE

84
Q

SECTO

A

TO CUT

85
Q

SONO

A

SOUND

86
Q

VERSIO

A

TURNING / TIPPING

87
Q

chem

A

drug

88
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cry

A

cold

89
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crypt

A

hidden

90
Q

melan

A

black

91
Q

myc

A

fungus

92
Q

staphyl

A

resembling a bunch of grapes

93
Q

strept

A

twisted

94
Q

xer

A

dry

95
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cyan

A

blue

96
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erythem

A

red

97
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kerat

A

hard / horn-like

98
Q

necr

A

death

99
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pedicul

A

lice

100
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ras

A

scrape

101
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vesic

A

small sac