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encephal/o
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brain
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cardi/o
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heart
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brachi/o
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arm
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pod/o
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foot
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hepat/o
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liver
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gastr/o
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stomach
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oste/o
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Bone
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arthr/o
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Joint
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electr/o
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Electric; electricity
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nephr/o
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Kidney
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ren/o
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Kidney
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enter/o
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Intestines - mostly small intestine
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rhin/o
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Nose
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ophthalm/o
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Eye
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder, cyst or sac
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gloss/o
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tounge
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cyt/o
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cell
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orchi/o
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testes
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cephal/o
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head
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aden/o
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gland
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lapar/o
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abdomen or abdominal wall (part of the body between the ribs and the hip)
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neur/o
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nerve
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oste/o
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bone
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sarc/o
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flesh tissue
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carcin/o
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cancerous
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onc/o
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tumor
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path/o
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disease
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psych/o
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mind
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leuk/o
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white in color
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thromb/o
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relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood
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my/o
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muscle
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necr/o
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death (of cells or tissue)
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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chron/o
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time
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morph/o
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shape or form
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laryng/o
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voicebox
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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dactyl/o
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fingers or toes
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nati/o
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birth
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immun/o
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protection
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mort/o
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death
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psych/o
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mind
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iatr/o
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treatment or physician
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ur/o
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urinary tract
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hem/o
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blood
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cis/o
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to cut
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hist/o
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tissue
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mast/o
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breast
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optic/o
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sight or vision
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epitheli/o
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skin
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vascul/o
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blood vessel
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muscul/o
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muscle
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skelet/o
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skeleton
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intestin/o
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intestines
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angi/o
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vessel or blood
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axill/o
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armpit
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cervic/o
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neck or cervix
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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col/o
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colon (large intestine)
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull
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cutane/o
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skin
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cry/o
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cold
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dermat/o
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skin
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esthesi/o
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feeling or perception
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glyc/o
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glucose or sugar
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hem/o
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blood
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hydr/o
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water
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hyster/o
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uterus or womb
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inguin/o
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groin
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lip/o
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fat or lipid
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mamm/o
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breast
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mening/o
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meninges
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myel/o
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spinal cord and bone marrow
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myring/o
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tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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oopho/o
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ovary
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or/o
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mouth
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orch/o
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testes
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ot/o
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ear
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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pharyng/o
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throat (pharynx)
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phleb/o (fle-beau)
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vein
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phren/o
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diaphragm, the phrenic nerves, or the mind
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pleur/o
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pleura (double-layered membrane surrounding each lung)
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pneumon/o
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lung, air or gas
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poster/o
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back or behind
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proct/o
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anus and the rectum
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pulmon/o
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lung
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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salping/o
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a tube, particularly to the uterine or auditory tube. ie. fallopian tube.
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septic/o
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sepsis
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splen/o
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spleen
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae
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stomat/o
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mouth
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thorac/o
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chest. the space between the base of the neck and a muscular wall (diaphragm) that separates it from the abdomen.
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trache/o
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trachea
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vas/o
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vessel, duct, or vas deferens
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ven/o
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vein
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later/o
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side
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cortic/o
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cortex; outer region
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andr/o
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male
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asbest/o
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asbestos
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alveol/o
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alveolus (air sac)
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tax/o
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order or coordination
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acr/o
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extremity, top, or extreme point
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adip/o
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fat
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ather/o
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plaque (fatty substance)
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scler/o
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sclera (white of the eye)
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aort/o
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aorta
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atel/o
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incomplete
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arteri/o
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artery
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ankyl/o
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crooked; bent; stiff
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hidr/o
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sweat
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norm/o
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rule or order
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albumin/o
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albumin (protein)
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granul/o
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granule(s)
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actin/o
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light
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kerat/o
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horny, hard; cornea
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anthrac/o
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coal
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amyl/o
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starch
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tox/o
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poison
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prurit/o
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itching
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hypophys/o
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pituitary gland
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bol/o
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cast; throw
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appendic/o
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appendix
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aer/o
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air
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duct/o
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to lead, carry
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pyret/o
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fever
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rrhythm/o
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rhythm
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albin/o
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white
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alges/o
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sensitivity to pain
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adrenal/o
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adrenal gland
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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coccyg/o
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coccyx or tailbone
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dors/o
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dorsal - back or posterior of the body
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spin/o
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spine, backbone or vertabra
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vertebr/o
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vertebra (singular form of the word)
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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lumb/o
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lumbar (region of the loin or waist)
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sacr/o
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sacrum or lower back
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anter/o
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anterior or front
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poster/o
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posterior or back
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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pelv/i
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pelvic bone or hip bone
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Leiomy/o
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visceral or smooth muscle. Muscles that are attached to internal organs.
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isch/o
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holding back
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an/o
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anus
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son/o
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sound
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carp/o
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carpals (wrist bones)
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dur/o
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dura mater. (outermost menigeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
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men/o
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Menses (period)
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scapul/0
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scapula (shoulder blade)
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top/o
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to put, place, position
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ped/o
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child
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ger/o
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geriatrics
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radi/o
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x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
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obstetr/o
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midwife
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nos/o
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disease
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Odont/o
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tooth
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lymph/o
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lymph
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comi/o
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to care for
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orth/o
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straight
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rheumat/o
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flow, fluid (swollen joint)
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anteriol/o
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anteriole
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coron/o
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heart
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venul/o
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venule
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polyp/o
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polyp
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chol/e
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gall or bile
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lith/o
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stone
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cholangi/o
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bile ducts
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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thyroaden/o
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thyroid gland
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o/o
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egg
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colp/o
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vagina
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myom/o
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muscle tumor
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lymphaden/o
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lymph node or gland
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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lymphangio/o
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lymph vessel
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balan/o
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penis
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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scrot/o
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scrotum
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urethr/o
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urethra
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crypt/o
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hidden
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varic/o
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varicose vein
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum (controls muscular coordination and balance)
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (controls body movements, thought, reasoning, vision, hearing, and speech)
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata (controls breathing and heart rate)
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gli/o
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gluey substance or the neuroglial tissue (supporting tissue of the nervous system)
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cyan/o
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blue
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lob/o
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lobe
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aur/o
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ear
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ocul/o
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eye
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phak/o
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lens of the eye
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melan/o
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black
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phac/o
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lens of the eye
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lith/o
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stone or calculus
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
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onych/o
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nail (finger or toe)
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colp/o
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vagina
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata (lower part of the brain)
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vagin/o
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vagina
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metri/o
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uterus
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ovari/o
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ovary
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onc/o
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tumor
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ten/o
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tendons
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lamin/o
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lamina (part of vertebral arch)
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ungu/o
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nail
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aur/o
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ear
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pil/o
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hair
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trich/o
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hair
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ocul/o
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eye
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