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-sis
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state of
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opt/o
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vision
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aut/o
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self
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ungu/o
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nail
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-scope
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instrument used for visual examination
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tend/o
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tendon
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antr/o
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antrum
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uvul/o
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uvula
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-stasis
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control; stop
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melan/o
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black
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chir/o
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hand
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valv/o
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valve
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peri-
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surrounding (outer)
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lact/o
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milk
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bucc/o
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cheek
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vas/o
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vessel; duct
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-stenosis
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constriction; narrowing
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ili/o
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ilium
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appendic/o
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appendix
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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pro-
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before
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kal/o
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potassium
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de-
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from; down from; lack of
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staphyl/o
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grapelike clusters
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-scopic
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visual examination
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rhytid/o
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wrinkles
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ile/o
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ileum
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steth/o
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chest
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para-
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around; beside; beyond
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ot/o
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ear
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clavicul/o
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clavicle (collarbone)
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tom/o
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cut; section
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multi-
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many
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pleur/o
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pleura
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gnath/o
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jaw
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trache/o
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trachea
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-schisis
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split; fissure
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mamm/o
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breast
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esthesi/o
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sensation, sensitivity, feeling
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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retro-
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back; behind
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lob/o
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lobe
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fet/o
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fetus; unborn child
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system/o
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system
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post-
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after
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my/o
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muscle
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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toxic/o
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poison
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nulli-
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none
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myos/o
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muscle
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dacry/o
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tear, tear duct
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xanth/o
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yellow
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-salpinx
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fallopian tube
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organ/o
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organ
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ech/o
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sound
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ur/o
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urine; urinary tract
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-oxia
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oxygen
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pneum/o
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lung; air
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endocrin/o
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endocrine
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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trans-
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through; across; beyond
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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cec/o
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cecum
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thorac/o
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thorax (chest)
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-agra
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excessive pain
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son/o
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sound
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iatr/o
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medicine; physician
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vesic/o
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bladder;sac
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bin-
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two
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omphal/o
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umbilicu; navel
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derm/o
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skin
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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-phily
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love
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py/o
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pus
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cortic/o
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cortex (outer layer of body organ)
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urethr/o
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urethra
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infra-
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under; below
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poster/o
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back (of body)
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erythr/o
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red
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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ana-
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up; again; backward
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pulmon/o
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lung
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dipl/o
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two; double
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tympan/o
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eardrum; middle ear
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meso-
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middle
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muc/o
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mucus
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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kerat/o
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horny tissue; hard
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re-
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back
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path/o
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disease
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acr/o
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extremities; height
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lei/o
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smooth
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-ectasis
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stretching out; dilatation; expansion
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid
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chol/o
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gall; bile
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labi/o
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lips
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bi-
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two
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scoli/o
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crooked, curved
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dors/o
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back (of the body)
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meat/o
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meatus (opening)
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contra-
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against
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somat/o
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body
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cry/o
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cold
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myring/o
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eardrum
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-ic
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pertaining to
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papill/o
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nipple
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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kary/o
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nucleus
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tachy-
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fast, rapid
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kyph/o
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hump
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arteri/o
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artery
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narc/o
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stupor
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semi-
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half
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phas/o
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speech
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hist/o
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tissue
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mening/o
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meninges
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ultra-
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beyond; excess
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kin/o
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movement
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corne/o
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cornea
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lingu/o
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tongue
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-asthenia
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weakness
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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gon/o
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seed
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men/o
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menstruation
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pre-
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before, in front of
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ischi/o
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ischium
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carcin/o
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cancer
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kinesi/o
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movement; motion
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hypo-
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below; incomplete; deficient
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spir/o
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breathe; breathing
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cyan/o
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blue
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oo/o
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egg; ovum
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-ostomy
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creation of an artifical opening
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radi/o
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radius (lower arm bone)
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balan/o
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glans penis
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isch/o
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deficiency; blockage
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-ac
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pertaining to
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labyrinth/o
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labyrinth
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aort/o
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aorta
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myc/o
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fungus
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-ologist
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one who studies and practices (specialist)
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salping/o
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fallopian (uterine) tube
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episi/o
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vulva
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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-morph
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form; shape
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par/o
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bear; give birth to; labor
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atel/o
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imperfect; incomplete
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lith/o
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stone; calculus
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-coccus
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berryshaped (a form bacterium)
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phak/o
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lens of the eye
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gynec/o
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woman
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lord/o
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bent forward
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ad-
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to;toward
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irid/o
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iris
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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dia-
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thorough; complete
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pub/o
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pubis
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electr/o
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electricity, electrical activity
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lamin/o
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lamina (think; flat plate or layer)
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cata-
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down
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spondyl/o
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vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
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cervic/o
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cervix
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metr/o
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uterus
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exo-
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outside; outward
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lip/o
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fat
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emmetr/o
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a normal measues
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macr/o
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abnormal largeness
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dys-
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difficult; labored; painful; abnormal
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later/o
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side
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chrom/o
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color
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mastoid/o
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mastoid
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-meter
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instrument used to measure
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pod/o
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foot
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calc/o
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calcium
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laryng/o
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larynx
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-oma
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tumor; swelling
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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hem/o
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blood
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myelon/o
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bone marrow
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hemi-
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half
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physi/o
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nature
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arthr/o
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joint
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mandibul/o
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mandible (lower jawbone)
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-desis
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surgical fixation; fusion
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orth/o
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straight
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bil/o
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bile
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onc/o
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tumor
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-ar
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pertaining to
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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gloss/o
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tongue
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nat/o
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birth
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endo-
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within
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mast/o
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breast
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dur/o
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hard; dura mater
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lacrim/o
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tear duct, tear
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orrhexis
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rupture
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tars/o
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edge of eyelid; tarsal (instep of foot)
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heter/o
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other
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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-crit
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to separate
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lymph/o
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lymph
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ganglion/o
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ganglion
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vagin/o
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vagina
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per-
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through
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phot/o
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light
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dis-
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to undo; free from
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clavic/o
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clavicle (collarbone)
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-pepsia
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digestion
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onych/o
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nail
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algesi/o
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pain
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axill/o
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armpit
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-esis
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condition
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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hepat/o
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liver
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ven/o
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vein
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an-
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wihtout or absence of
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is/o
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equal; same
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glyc/o
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sugar
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cyes/o
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pregnancy
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-apheresis
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removal
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ichthy/o
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fish
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aer/o
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air; gas
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tars/o
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tarsals (ankle bones)
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poly-
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many; much
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ocul/o
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eye
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disk/o
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intervertebral disk
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valvul/o
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valve
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anti-
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against
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ox/o
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oxygen
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amnion/o
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amnion
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amni/o
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amnion
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eso-
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inward
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mon/o
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one
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-capina
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carbon dioxide
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aur/o
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ear
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-orrhaphy
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suturing; repairing
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sept/o
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septum
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hypn/o
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sleep
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caud/o
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tail; toward the lower part of the body
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-ia
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condition of diseased; abnormal state
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oophor/o
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ovary
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diaphor/o
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sweat
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stomat/o
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mouth
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brady-
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slow
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radic/o
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nerve root
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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ather/o
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yellowish; fatty plaque
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-eal
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pertaining to
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ment/o
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mind
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home/o
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sameness; unchanging
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sinus/o
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sinus
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neo-
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new
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rhabd/o
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rodshaped, striated
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cyst/o
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bladder; sac
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aden/o
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gland
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-gen
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substance or agent that produces or causes
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sperm/o
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spermatozoan; sperm
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ecto-
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ouside; outer
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cerumin/o
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cerumen (earwax)
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con-
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together
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hyster/o
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uterus
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cerebr/o
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crebrum, brain
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vesicul/o
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seminal vesicles
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-graph
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instrucment used to record
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necr/o
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death (cells; body0
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iri/o
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iris
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uln/o
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ulna (lower arm bone)
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-phagia
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eating; swallowing
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ren/o
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kidney
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immun/o
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immune
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hemat/o
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blood
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ante-
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before
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palat/o
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palate
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fibul/o
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fibula (lower leg)
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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-mania
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madness; insane
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poikil/o
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varied; irregular
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ger/o
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old age; aged
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angi/o
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vessel
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-pathy
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disease
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quadr/o
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four
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cost/o
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rib
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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a-
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without, absence of
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scapul/o
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scapula (shoulder bone)
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colp/o
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vagina
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crypt/o
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hidden
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-ism
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state of
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phac/o
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lens of the eye
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culd/o
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culdesac
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enter/o
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intestines
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sym-
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together; joined
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pseud/o
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false
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cephal/o
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head
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dips/o
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thirst
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pan-
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all; total
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orchi/o
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testis; testicle
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carp/o
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carpals (wrist bones)
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vulv/o
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vulva
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-odynia
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pain
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pector/o
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chest
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adrenal/o
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adrenal gland
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cutane/o
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skin
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-genic
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producing; originating; causing
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nyct/o
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night
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dent/o
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tooth
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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-lepsy
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seizure
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maxill/o
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maxilla (upper jawbone)
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hydr/o
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water
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trich/o
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hair
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intra-
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within
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test/o
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testis; testicle
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gingiv/o
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gum
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therm/o
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heat
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ab-
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from; away from
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proct/o
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rectum
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cancer/o
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cancer
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-ician
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one who
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leuk/o
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white
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andr/o
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male
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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-ectopia
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displacement
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pelv/o
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pelvis; pelvic bone
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ambly/o
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dull; dim
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top/o
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place
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-lytic
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destroy; reduce
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hymen/o
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hymen
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-clasia
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break
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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super-
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over; above
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nas/o
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nose
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epi-
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on; upon; over
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ureter/o
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ureter
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micro-
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small
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puerper/o
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childbirth
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anis/o
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unequal; dissimilar
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dactyl/o
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fingers or toes
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apo-
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upon
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plasm/o
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plasma
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-clast
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break
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amyl/o
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starch
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-opsy
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to view
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perine/o
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perineum
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eu-
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normal; good
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ankyl/o
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crooked; stiff; bent
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-emia
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blood condition
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nyctal/o
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night
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acetabul/o
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acetabulum (hip socket)
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acanth/o
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thorny, spiny
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azot/o
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urea; nitrogen
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nephr/o
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kidney
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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ton/o
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tension, pressure
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faci/o
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face
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olig/o
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scanty; few
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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cholangi/o
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bile duct
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atri/o
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atrium
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oste/o
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bone
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arche/o
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first beginning
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noct/o
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night
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glycos/o
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sugar
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phren/o
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mind
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ectop/o
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located away from usual place
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morph/o
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form; shape
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col/o
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colon
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part/o
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bear; give birth to; labor
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gravid/o
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pregnancy
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polyp/o
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polyp; small growth
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femor/o
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femur (upper leg bone)
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pupill/o
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pupil
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chori/o
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chorion
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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cardi/o
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heart
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pylor/o
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pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
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alveol/o
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alveolus
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ov/o
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egg
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pyr/o
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fever; heat
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ped/o
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child; foot
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fibr/o
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fibrous tissue, fibers
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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articul/o
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joint
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pneumon/o
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lung; air
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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psych/o
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mind
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sarc/o
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flesh; connective tissue
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poli/o
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gray matter
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dermat/o
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skin
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pneumat/o
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lung; air
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid gland
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core/o
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pupil
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orch/o
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testis; testicle
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spermat/o
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spermatozoan; sperm
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phalang/o
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pharynx
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celi/o
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abdomen (abdominal cavity)
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prim/o
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first
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coron/o
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heart
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pachy/o
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thick
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arteriol/o
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arteriole (small artery)
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petr/o
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stone
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dynam/o
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power or strength
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phag/o
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eat; swallow
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actin/o
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ray; radius
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patell/o
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patella (kneecap)
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diaphragmat/o
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diaphragm
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orchid/o
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testis; testicle
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gangli/o
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ganglion
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phleb/o
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vein
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brachi/o
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arm
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an/o
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anus
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vertebr/o
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vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
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cor/o
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pupil
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xer/o
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dry
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gyn/o
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woman
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seb/o
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sebum (oil)
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embry/o
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embryo; to be full
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scler/o
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sclera
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hom/o
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same
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hidr/o
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sweat
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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blast/o
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developing cell
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epitheli/o
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epithelium
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coni/o
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dust
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acou/o
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hearing
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dextr/o
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right
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eti/o
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cause (of disease)
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burs/o
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bursa (cavity)
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gastr/o
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stomach
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herni/o
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hernia
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trachel/o
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neck; necklike
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cyt/o
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cell
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ten/o
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tendon
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splen/o
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spleen
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albumin/o
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albumin
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diverticul/o
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diverticulum
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bi/o
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life
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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gluc/o
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sweetness; sugar
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somn/o
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sleep
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uter/o
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uterus
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geront/o
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old age; aged
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encephal/o
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brain
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tibi/o
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tibia (lower leg bone)
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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thromb/o
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clot
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urin/o
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urine; urinary tract
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thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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cheil/o
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lip
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staped/o
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stapes (middle ear bone)
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aponeur/o
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aponeurosis
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synovi/o
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synovia; synovial membrane
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tendin/o
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tendon
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sial/o
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saliva
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stern/o
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sternum (breastbone)
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rect/o
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rectum
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radicul/o
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nerve root
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rachi/o
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vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
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retin/o
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retina
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rhin/o
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nose
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rhiz/o
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nerve root
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