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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o & Lip/o

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Fat

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Anter/o

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Front

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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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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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cervic/o

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Neck

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Chem/o

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Chemical

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Crin/o

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To Secrete

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Crur/o

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Leg

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Glute/o

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Buttock

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Gynec/o

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Female Reproduction

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Dermat/o & Cutane/o & Derm/o

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Skin

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Dors/o

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Back of Body

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Cis/o

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To cut

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Epitheli/o

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Epithelium

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Dist/o

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Away From

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Infer/o

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Below

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Later/o

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Side

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Lumb/o

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Loin

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Immun/o

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Immune; Protection; Safe

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Muscul/o

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Muscles

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Pelv/o

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Pelvis

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Ophthalm/o

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Eyes

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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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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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Poster/o

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Back

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Proct/o

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Rectum and Anus

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Proxim/o

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Near To

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Pub/o

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Genital Region

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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

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Rhin/o

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Spin/o

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Super/o

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Thorac/o

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Ur/o

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Vascul/o

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Blood Vessel

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Ventr/o

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Vertebr/o & Spondyl/o

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Viscer/o

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Internal Organ

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Albin/o & Leuk/o

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Angi/o

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Bas/o

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Bi/o

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Cry/o

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Cyan/o

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Cyt/o

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Diaphor/o

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Profuse Sweating

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Erythr/o

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Esthesi/o

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Hidr/o

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Ichthy/o & Xer/o

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Scaly; Dry

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Kerat/o & Scler/o

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Hard; Horny

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Melan/o

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Myc/o

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Necr/o

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Onych/o & Ungu/o

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Pedicul/o

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Phot/o

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Py/o

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Rhytid/o

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Sarc/o

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Seb/o

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System/o

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Trich/o

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Vesic/o

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Ankyl/o

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Stiff Joint

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Arthr/o & Articul/o

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Burs/o

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Sac & Bursa

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Carp/o

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Wrist & Carpus

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Clavicul/o

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Coccyg/o

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Cortic/o

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Outer Portion

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Cost/o

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Femor/o

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Fibul/o

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Humer/o

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ili/o

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Ischi/o

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Kyph/o

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Lamin/o

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Lord/o

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Bent backwards

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Mandibul/o

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Maxill/o

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Medull/o

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Inner portion

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Metacarp/o

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Metacarpals

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Metatars/o

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Metatarsals

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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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Ped/o

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Phalang/o

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Pod/o

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Prosthet/o

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Radi/o

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Radius; X-Ray

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Sacr/o

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Scapul/o

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Scoli/o

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Crooked bent

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Stern/o

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Synovi/o & Synov/o

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Synovial Membrane

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Tars/o

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Tibi/o

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Uln/o

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