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1
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What does abdomin/o mean?

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Abdomen, abdominal cavity

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What does anter/o or anteri/o mean?

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Front

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Brachi/o

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Upper arm

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What does caud/o mean?

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Toward tail

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What does cephal/o mean?

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Toward head

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What does cervic/o mean?

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Neck

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7
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What does chron/o mean?

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Time

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8
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What does chondr/o mean?

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Cartilage

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What does cran/o or crani/o mean?

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Cranium or skull

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10
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What does dist/o mean?

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Away from midline of the body (for limbs only)

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What does dors/o mean?

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Back

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12
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What does eti/o mean?

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Origin or cause of

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13
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What does femor/o mean?

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Thigh

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14
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What does gastr/o mean?

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Stomach

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15
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What does gen/o mean?

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Formation

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16
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What does glut/o mean?

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Buttocks

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17
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What does hom/o mean?

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Same or unchanging

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18
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What does iatr/o or iatri/o mean?

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To heal

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What does idi/o mean?

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Person or self

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20
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What does ili/o mean?

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Hip

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21
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What does infect/o mean?

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Enter or invade

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22
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What does infer/o mean?

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Below

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23
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What does later/o mean?

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Side

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24
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What does lumb/o mean?

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Lower back

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25
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What does medi/o mean?

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Middle

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26
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What does path/o mean?

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Disease

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27
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What does pelv/o mean?

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Pelvis

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28
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What does physi/o mean?

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Nature

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29
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What does poster/o or posteri/o mean?

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Back

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30
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What does proxim/o mean?

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Near midline (for limbs)

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31
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What does spin/o mean?

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Spine

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32
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What does super/o or superi/o mean?

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Above

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33
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What does thorac/o mean?

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Chest, thorax

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34
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What doe tom/o mean?

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Cut

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35
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What does umbilic/o mean?

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Navel or umbilicus

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36
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What does ventr/o mean?

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Front or belly

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37
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What does card/o or cardi/o mean?

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Heart

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38
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Aden/o

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Gland

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39
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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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40
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Chem/o

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Chemistry

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41
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Chrom/o

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Color

42
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Cyt/o

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Cell

43
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Fibr/o

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Fiber

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Gen/o or gene/o

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Formation, cause, produce

45
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Hist/o

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Tissue

46
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Lei/o

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Smooth

47
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Lip/o

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Fat, lipid

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Lymph/o

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Clear water or fluid

49
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Mal/o

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Bad

50
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Melan/o

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Dark, black

51
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My/o

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Muscle

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Neur/o

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Sinew or cord, nerve, fascia

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Nucl/o or nucle/o

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Kernel or nucleus

54
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Onc/o

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Tumor

55
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Organ/o

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Tool

56
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Oste/o

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Bone

57
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Radi/o

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Light energy, radiation

58
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Rhabd/o

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Rod

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Sarc/o

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Flesh, meat

60
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Thel/o or Thel/I

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Nipple

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Abras/o

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To rub away

62
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Aut/o

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Self

63
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Bi/o

A

Life

64
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Carcin/o

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Cancer

65
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Cellul/o

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Small chamber

66
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Crypt/o

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Hidden

67
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Cutane/o

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Skin

68
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Derm/o or dermat/o

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Skin

69
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Elast/o

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Change shape

70
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Eryth/o or erythr/o

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Red

71
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Heter/o

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Other

72
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Hidr/o

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Sweat

73
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Kerat/o

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Hard, horny tissue

74
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Lei/o

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Smooth

75
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Leuk/o

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White

76
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Melan/o

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Dark, black

77
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Myc/o

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Fungus

78
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Necr/o

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Death

79
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Onych/o

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Nail

80
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Pachy/o

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Thick

81
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Pedicul/o

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Body louse

82
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Rhytid/o

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Wrinkle

83
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Sarc/o

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Flesh, meat

84
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Scler/o

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Thick hard ; sclera

85
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Seb/o

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Sebum

86
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Trich/o

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Hair

87
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Xer/o

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Dry

88
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Acid/o

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A solution or substance with a ph below 7

89
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Acr/o

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Extremity

90
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Aden/o

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Gland

91
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Andr/o

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Male

92
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Calc/I

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Calcium

93
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Cortic/o

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Tree bark, outer covering, cortex

94
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Crin/o

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To secrete

95
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Dips/o

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Thirst

96
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Gluc/o

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Glucose, sugar, sweet

97
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Glyc/o, Glycos/o

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Glycogen

98
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Hormon/o

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To set in motion

99
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Kal/i

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Potassium

100
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Ket/o

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Ketone bodies

Medical Terminology (Nashville) (13 decks)

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