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116 Cards in this Set
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-al, -ar, -ic, -ous
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-calculia
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condition of ability to do math, to calculate
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-cele
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herniation, protrusion
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-ectomy
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removal, excision
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-esthesia
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condition of feeling, sensation
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-geusia
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condition of sense of taste
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-gnosia
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condition of knowing
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-glia
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glue, glial cell
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-graphia
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condition of writing
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-ia
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condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-kinesia
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condition of movement
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-lepsy
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seizure
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-lexia
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condition of reading
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-logy
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study of
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-lysis
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destruction, breakdown
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-on
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structure
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-osmia
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condition of sense of smell
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-paresis
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slight paralysis
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-phagia
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condition of eating, swallowing
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-phasia
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condition of speaking
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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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-praxia
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condition of purposeful movement
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-rrhaphy
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suture, repair
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-scopy
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process of viewing
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-somnia
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condition of sleeping
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision, cutting
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AD
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Alzheimer disease
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ALS
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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ANS
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autonomic nervous system
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BBB
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blood brain barrier
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C1-C8
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cervical nerves
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CNS
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central nervous system
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CP
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cerebral palsy
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CSF
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cerebrospinal fluid
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CT scan
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computerized tomography scan
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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DTR
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deep tendon reflex
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EEG
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electroencephalogram
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EP
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evoked potential
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GARS
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gait assessment rating scale
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L1-L5
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lumbar nerves
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LP
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lumbar puncture
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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MS
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multiple sclerosis
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MSLT
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multiple sleep latency test
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PD
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Parkinson disease
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PET scan
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positron emission tomography scan
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PNS
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peripheral nervous system
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PSG
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polysomnography
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S1-S5
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sacral nerves
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SAH
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subarachnoid hemorrhage
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SNS
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somatic nervous system
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SPECT
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single-photon emission computed tomography
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T1-T12
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thoracic nerves
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TENS
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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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TIA
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transient ischemic attack
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a-, an-
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no, not, without
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
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bi-, di-
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two
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end-, endo-
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within
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echo-
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sound, reverberation
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hypo-
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deficient, below, under
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an-
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no, not, without
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epi-
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above, on top of
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hemi-
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half
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inter-
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between
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mono-
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one
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par-, para-
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abnormal
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quadri-
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four
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poly-
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many, much
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trans-
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through, across
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Ambul/o
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walking
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angi/o
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vessel
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astr/o
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star
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arteri/o
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artery
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cord/o, chord/o
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spinal cord
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cortic/o
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cortex
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crani/o
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skull, cranium
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dendr/o
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dendrite, tree
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derm/o
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skin
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dur/o
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dura mater, hard
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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fibr/o
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fiber
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hemat/o
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blood
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home/o
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same
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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isch/o
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hold back
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lob/o
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lobe, section
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lumb/o
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lower back, loin
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mening/o, meningi/o
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meninges
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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my/o
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muscle
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narc/o
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sleep, stupor
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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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rhiz/o, radicul/o
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nerve root
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som/o
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body
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somn/o
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sleep
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spin/o
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spine
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sympath/o
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to feel with
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tom/o
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section, cutting
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troph/o
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development, nourishment
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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vascul/o
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vessel
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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vertebr/o
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vertebra, backbone, spine
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