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word roots Flashcards

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abdomen/o

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abdomen

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck; neck of uterus

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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ili/o

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illium (lateral portion of hip bone)

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inguin/o

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groin

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lumb/o

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loins (lower back)

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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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spin/o

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spine

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thorac/o

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chest

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umbilic/o

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umbilicus, navel

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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dors/o

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back(of body)

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infer/o

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lower, below

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later/o

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side, to one side

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medi/o

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middle

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poster/o

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back (of body), behind, posterior

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proxim/o

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near, nearest

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super/o

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upper, above

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ventr/o

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belly, belly side

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cyt/o

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cell

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hist/o

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tissue

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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radi/o

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radiation, x-ray, radius (arm bone)

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adip/o

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fat

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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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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erythem/o

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red

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erythemat/o

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red

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erythr/o

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red

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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kerat/o

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horny tissue, hard, cornea

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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pil/o

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hair

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scler/o

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hardening, sclera (white of eye)

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seb/o

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sebum, sebaceous

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squam/o

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scale

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steat/o

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fat

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sudor/o

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sweat

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therm/o

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heat

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trich/o

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hair

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xer/o

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dry

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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aer/o

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air

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

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bronch/o

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bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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bronchi/o

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bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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laryng/o

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larynx

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muc/o

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mucus

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nas/o

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nose

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ortho/o

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straight

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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pleur/o

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pleura

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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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pulmon/o

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lung

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py/o

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pus

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rhin/o

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nose

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea

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aneurysm/o

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widening, widened blood vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arter/o

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artery

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty plague

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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heart

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phleb/o

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vein

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vas/o

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vessel (also vas deferens, or duct)

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vascul/o

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vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle (of the heart or brain)

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aden/o

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gland

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agglutin/o

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clumping, gluing

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embol/o

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embolus (plug)

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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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immune/o

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immunity, immune, safe

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leuk/o

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white

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph gland (node)

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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myel/o

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bone marrow (also spinal cord)

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phag/o

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eating swallowing

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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an/o

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append/o

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appendic/o

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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cholecyst/o

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gall bladder

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choledoch/o

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col/o

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colon/o

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dent/o

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duoden/o

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duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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enter/o

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intestine (usually refers to small intestine)

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esophag/o

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gingiv/o

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gloss/o

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hepat/o

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ile/o

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ileum (third part of small intestine)

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jejun/o

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jejunum (second part of small intestine)

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lingu/o

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odont/o

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or/o

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pancreat/o

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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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ptyal/o

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pylor/o

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pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum)

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rect/o

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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stomat/o

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cyst/o

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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meat/o

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opening, meatus

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nephr/o

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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ren/o

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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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ureter/o

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urethr/o

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urin/o

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urine, urinary tract

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vesic/o

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amni/o

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amnion (amniotic sac)

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colp/o

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episi/o

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galact/o

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hyster/o

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uterus (womb)

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lact/o

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mamm/o

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mast/o

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men/o

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menses, menstruation

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metr/o

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uterus (womb)

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nat/o

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oophor/o

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ovari/o

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perine/o

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salping/o

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tube (usually uterine [fallopian], OR eustachian [auditory] tubes)

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uter/o

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vagin/o

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vulv/o

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andr/o

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balan/o

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glans penis

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gonad/o

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gonads, sex glands

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olig/o

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orch/o

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testis/testicle (plural – testes)

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orchi/o

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testis/testicle (plural – testes)

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orchid/o

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testis/testicle (plural – testes)

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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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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test/o

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testis/testicle (plural – testes)

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vesicul/o

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seminal vesicle

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adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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adren/o

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adrenal glands

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calc/o

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gluc/o

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glyc/o

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid glands

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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toxic/o

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cerebr/o

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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encephal/o

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gli/o

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neuroglial tissue

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mening/o

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meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)

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meningi/o

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meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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neur/o

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ankyl/o

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stiffness, bent/crooked

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arthr/o

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calcane/o

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calcaneum (heel bone)

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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cervic/o

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chondr/o

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cost/o

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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fasci/o

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fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibr/o

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fiber, fibrous tissue

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fibul/o

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fibula (smaller lateral bone of lower leg)

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle (visceral)

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lumb/o

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lower back

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand bones)

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muscul/o

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my/o

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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orth/o

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oste/o

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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phalang/o

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phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)

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radi/o

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radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)

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spondyl/o

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vertebra (backbone)

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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ten/o

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tend/o

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tendin/o

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tibi/o

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tibia (large medial bone of lower leg)

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vertebr/o

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vertebra (backbone)

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acous/o

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audi/o

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audit/o

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blephar/o

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choroid/o

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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cor/o

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core/o

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corne/o

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dacry/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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dipl/o

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irid/o

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kerat/o

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horny tissue, hard, cornea

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lacrim/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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ocul/o

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ophthalm/o

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opt/o

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eye, vision

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ot/o

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pupil/o

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retin/o

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