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A-.
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Without, not, negative (asexual asymmetry)
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Ab-
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Away from (abductor)
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Ad-, af-, an-, at-
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to or toward (adductor, adaptation)
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Adipo-
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fat
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Aero-
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Air, gas, oxygen (aerial)
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Alba-
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White (albino)
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Ambi, amphi
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both, double (ambidextrous)
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Ana-
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apart (anaphase)
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Ante-, Antero-
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Before, previous to (anterior)
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Anti-
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against (antibody)
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Arthro-
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Joint (arthropod)
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Auto-
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self (autonomy)
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Bis-, Bi-
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Two, double (bisect)
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Bio-
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Live, Life (Biologist)
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Blast
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Germ (blastoderm)
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Brachi-
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Arm (brachial)
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-Brevis
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Short (peroneous brevis)
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Bronchi-
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windpipe (bronchiole
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-Bulla
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Blister (tympanic bulla)
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Capit-
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head (Rectus capitis)
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Cata-
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down (catabolism)
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Cauda-
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Tail (Caudal)
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Cephalo, Cranio
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Head (Craniosacral)
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Chemo-
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Chemical
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Chondr-
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Cartilage, granule (Chondritic)
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Circum-
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Around, about
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-Clast
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to break
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Co-
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With, together (convergent)
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-cost
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rib
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-cox
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hip (Os Coxae)
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Cruci-
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cross
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Cubit-
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Elbow (cubital)
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Cyto
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Cell
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De-, Des-
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From, away, lost (dehydration)
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Delta-
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Triangle (Deltoid)
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Dent-
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Teeth
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Derm
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Skin
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Dextr-
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Right hand
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Di-
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two, double (Dihydrogen)
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Dia-
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Across, through
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Diplo-
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Double (diploid)
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-Duct
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Lead (Oviduct)
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Duo-
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Two (duodenum)
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Dura-
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Hard (Dura Mater)
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E-, Ex-, Ef
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Out of, from (excretion)
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Ecto-
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On the outside of, outer (Ectopic)
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Ella-, -ium, -olus, -olum, -culus, -culum, -cle, -cule
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Diminutive (small)
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En-, Endo-
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In, Inside (endoderm)
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Entero-
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Intestine, gut (enteric)
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Epi-
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Upon, above
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Erythro-
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Red (erythrocyte)
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Eu-
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True, well, real (Eucaryote)
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Ex-, Extra-
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Beyond, additional, Outside of (Excretion)
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-fer
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bear, carry, possess (afferent)
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-flex
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bending, turning
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Gaster-
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Stomach (gastric)
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Gene-, Gen-
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producing (Genetic, generate)
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-Glossa
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Tongue (Hypoglossal)
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Haplo-
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single, simple (Haploid)
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Hem-
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Blood (Hematoma)
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Hemi-
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Half (Hemisphere)
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Hepato-
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Liver (hepatic)
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Hetero
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Other, Different (Heterozygote)
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Histo-
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Tissue (Hystology)
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Holo-
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Entire, Whole (Holozoic)
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Homo-
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Same, alike, equal (Homosexual)
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Hydro-, Hygro-
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Water (Hydrolysis)
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Hyper-
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Above (Hyperthyroid)
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Hypo-
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Under (Hypodermic)
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-ia, -id, -osis, -tion, -y
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State of, Condition
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Im-, In-
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In (implant)
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Infra-
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Below (infrared)
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Inter-
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Between (intercostal)
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Intra-, Intro-
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Into (Intracellular)
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Iso-
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Same, Equal to (isothermic)
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-ist, -or, -er, -ite
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Agent of (Anatomist)
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-it is
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Inflammation (Arthritis)
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Lact-
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Milk (lactation)
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Later-, -Latus
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Side (Lateral)
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Leuco-
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White (Leukocyte)
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Lingua-
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Tongue (Lingual)
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Lympho-, Lyo-
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Water (Lymphocyte)
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Macro-
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Large (Macroscopic)
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Maxilla-
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Jaw (Maxilliped)
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Meso-
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Middle (Mesoderm)
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Meta-
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Between, beyond, after (Metaphase)
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Micro-
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Small (Microscopic)
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Mito-
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Thread (mitosis)
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Mono-
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One, Single (Monolith)
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Morph-
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Form (Metamorphosis)
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Myo-
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Muscle (myoglobin)
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Necro-
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Dead (necropsy)
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Neo-
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New (Neoplasm)
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Nephro-
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Kidney
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Neuro-
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Nerve
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Nom-, -onomy
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Name (Nomenclature)
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Nuc-
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Nut (nucleus)
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O-, ovo-
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Egg (Ovulation)
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Ob-
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In front of, inverse (obstruct)
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-oid
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Resemblance (mucoid)
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Oligo-
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Few (Oligocere)
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Ortho-
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Straight (orthodontics)
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Osse-. Ost-, Os
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Bone (Osteoporosis)
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Para-
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side by side, near (parasite)
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Pariet-
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Wall (Parietal)Wall (Parietal)
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-ped
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Foot (biped)
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Peri-
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Around (Pericardium)
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-Phage, phag-
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to eat (sarcophagus)
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-phile
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to love, require, attraction (Hemophilia)
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Photo-
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Light (Photosynthesis)
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-physis
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To grow (epiphysis)
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-plasm, -plast
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Anything formed (Protoplasm)
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-Pleur
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Side (Pleurisy)
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Pod-, Ped-
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Foot
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Poly-
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Many (Polyamory)
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Post- Postero-
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After, Hind Part
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Pre-
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Before (preview)
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Proctum-
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Anus (Proctoderm)
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Proto-
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First (Prototype)
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Pseudo-
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False
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-pteron, -pter
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Wing (Helecopter)
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Pulmo-
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Lung (pulmonary Emoblism)
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Quadr-
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Four (Quadruped)
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-rhage, -rhea
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Flow (Diarrhea)
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Re-, Retro-
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Again, turn back, turn again (Reflux)
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-rect
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Straight (Rectus Abdominis)
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Ren-
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Kidney (Renal)
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Sagitta-
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Arrow (Sagittal)
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Sarc-
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Flesh (Sarcoplasm)
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Scler-
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Hard (Sclerotic)
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-Sect
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To cut (Dissect)
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Semi-
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Half, Part way
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Septa-
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Wall (Septum)
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Soma-
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Body (Somatic)
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-stasis
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Stop, stand
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Stom-
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Mouth (Stomata)
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Sub-
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Under, below
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Super-, Supra-
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Over, above, beyond (Suprascapular)
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Sym-, Syn-
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Together, Resemble (Symbiotic)
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Tel-, Tele-
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Far, distant (Telescopic)
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Teres-
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Round (teres Minor)
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Tetra-
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Four (Tetrapod)
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Thyro-
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Door, Shield (Thyroid)
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-Tom
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To cut (Anatomy)
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-troph
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Nourishment, growth, food
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Tri-
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Three (Tripod)
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Uni-
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One (Unicellular)
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Vaso-
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Vessel (Vascular)
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-Villi
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Shaggy (Microvilli)
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Vita-
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Life (Vital)
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Zoo-
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Animal (Zoology)
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Zygo-
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Join, United, Yoked together (Zygote)
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A-.
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Without, not, negative (asexual asymmetry)
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Axial Regions
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Cephalic, Cervical, Thoracic, Dorsal, Vertebral, Lumbar, Sacral, Gluteal, Perineal Abdominal, Pelvic, Pubic
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In Thoracic Region
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Sternal, Axillary, Mammary
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In Dorsal Region
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Scapular
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In Abdominal Region
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Umbilical
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In Pelvic Region
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Inguinal (groin)
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In Cephalic Region
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Frontal, Orbital, Nasal, Oral, Mental, Otic, Occipital
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Appendicular Regions
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Upper Limb, Manus, Lower Limb, Pedal
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In Upper Limb Region
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Acromial, brachial, antecubital, olecranal, antebrachial, carpal
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In Manus region
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Pollex, Metacarpal, Palmar, digital
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In Lower Limb region
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Coxal, Femoral, Patellar, Popliteal, Crural, Sural, Fibular/Peroneal
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Mental
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Jaw
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Otic
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ear
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Occipital
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back of head
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Cervical
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neck
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Sternal
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Sternum
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Axillary
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Armpit
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Mammary
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Breast
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Scapular
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Shoulder Blade
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Vertebral
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Middle spine
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Lumbar
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Lower spine
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Sacral
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Tailbone
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Gluteal
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Butt
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Perineal
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Taint
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Inguinal
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Groin
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Acromial
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shoulder
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Brachial
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upper arm
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Antecubital
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Inside of elbow
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Olecranal
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Outside of elbow
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Antebrachial
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forearm
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Carpal
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Wrist
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Pollex
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Thumb
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Metacarpal
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back of hand
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Palmar
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Palm
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Digital
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Fingers/Toes
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Coxal
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Hip
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Femoral
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thigh
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Patellar
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Kneecap
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Popliteal
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Back of knee
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Crural
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Front of Thigh
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Sural
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Calf
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Fibular/Peroneal
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Outside of leg
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Tarsal
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Ankle
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Calcaneal
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Heel
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Metatarsal
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Top of foot
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Plantar
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Arch of foot
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Hallux
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Outside of big toe
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Superior/Cranial
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Above, Toward upper part
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Inferior/Caudal
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Below, Toward Lower Part, away from head
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Medial
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At or toward mid-line of the body, on the inner side
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Lateral
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Away from the mid-line of the body, on the outer side
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Proximal
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Closer to the origin of the body part
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Distal
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Farther from the origin of the body part
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Ipsilateral
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On the same side
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Contralateral
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On opposite sides
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Anterior/Ventral
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Toward the frontof the body, in front of
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Posterior/Dorsal
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Toward the back of the body, behind
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Superficial/External
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Toward the body surface
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Deep/Internal
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Away from the body’s surface
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Median Plane
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Divides body into right and left
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Mid-Sagittal Plane
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Median Plane that divides body at mid-line
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Coronal Plane
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Also called ‘Frontal’ Plane, Divides body into front and rear
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Transverse Plane
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Also called ‘Cross-secion’, Divides body into top and bottom
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Parts of Dorsal Body Cavity
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Cranial, vertebral cavities
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Parts of Ventral Body Cavity
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Thoracic, Abdominopelvic
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Parts of Thoracic Cavity
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Pleural, Mediastinum, Pericardial (inside Mediastinum)
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Parts of Abdominopelvic Cavity
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Abdominal, Pelvic, Peritoneal (Surrounds some organs)
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In Cranial Cavity
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Skull, Brain
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In Vertebral Cavity
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Vertebral Column, Spinal Cord)
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In Pleural Cavity
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Lungs (two, separate cavities)
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In Mediastinum
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Esophagus, Trachea, Pericardial cavity (heart)
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In Abdominal Cavity
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Liver, Stomach, Kidney (gut)
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In Pelvic Cavity
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bladder, rectum, reproductive organs
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Ab-
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Away from (abductor)
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Ad-, af-, an-, at-
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to or toward (adductor, adaptation)
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Adipo-
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fat
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Aero-
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Air, gas, oxygen (aerial)
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Alba-
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White (albino)
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Ambi, amphi
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both, double (ambidextrous)
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Ana-
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apart (anaphase)
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Ante-, Antero-
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Before, previous to (anterior)
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Anti-
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against (antibody)
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Arthro-
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Joint (arthropod)
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Auto-
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self (autonomy)
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Bis-, Bi-
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Two, double (bisect)
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Bio-
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Live, Life (Biologist)
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Blast
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Germ (blastoderm)
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Brachi-
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Arm (brachial)
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-Brevis
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Short (peroneous brevis)
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Bronchi-
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windpipe (bronchiole
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-Bulla
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Blister (tympanic bulla)
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Capit-
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head (Rectus capitis)
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Cata-
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down (catabolism)
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Cauda-
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Tail (Caudal)
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Cephalo, Cranio
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Head (Craniosacral)
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Chemo-
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Chemical
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Chondr-
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Cartilage, granule (Chondritic)
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Circum-
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Around, about
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-Clast
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to break
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Co-
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With, together (convergent)
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-cost
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rib
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-cox
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hip (Os Coxae)
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Cruci-
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cross
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Cubit-
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Elbow (cubital)
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Cyto
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Cell
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De-, Des-
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From, away, lost (dehydration)
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Delta-
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Triangle (Deltoid)
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Dent-
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Teeth
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Derm
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Skin
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Dextr-
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Right hand
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Di-
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two, double (Dihydrogen)
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Dia-
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Across, through
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Diplo-
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Double (diploid)
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-Duct
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Lead (Oviduct)
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Duo-
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Two (duodenum)
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Dura-
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Hard (Dura Mater)
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E-, Ex-, Ef
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Out of, from (excretion)
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Ecto-
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On the outside of, outer (Ectopic)
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Ella-, -ium, -olus, -olum, -culus, -culum, -cle, -cule
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Diminutive (small)
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En-, Endo-
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In, Inside (endoderm)
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Entero-
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Intestine, gut (enteric)
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Epi-
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Upon, above
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Erythro-
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Red (erythrocyte)
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Eu-
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True, well, real (Eucaryote)
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Ex-, Extra-
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Beyond, additional, Outside of (Excretion)
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-fer
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bear, carry, possess (afferent)
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-flex
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bending, turning
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Gaster-
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Stomach (gastric)
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Gene-, Gen-
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producing (Genetic, generate)
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-Glossa
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Tongue (Hypoglossal)
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Haplo-
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single, simple (Haploid)
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Hem-
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Blood (Hematoma)
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Hemi-
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Half (Hemisphere)
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Hepato-
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Liver (hepatic)
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Hetero
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Other, Different (Heterozygote)
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Histo-
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Tissue (Hystology)
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Holo-
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Entire, Whole (Holozoic)
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Homo-
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Same, alike, equal (Homosexual)
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Hydro-, Hygro-
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Water (Hydrolysis)
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Hyper-
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Above (Hyperthyroid)
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Hypo-
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Under (Hypodermic)
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-ia, -id, -osis, -tion, -y
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State of, Condition
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Im-, In-
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In (implant)
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Infra-
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Below (infrared)
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Inter-
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Between (intercostal)
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Intra-, Intro-
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Into (Intracellular)
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Iso-
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Same, Equal to (isothermic)
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-ist, -or, -er, -ite
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Agent of (Anatomist)
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-it is
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Inflammation (Arthritis)
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Lact-
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Milk (lactation)
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Later-, -Latus
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Side (Lateral)
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Leuco-
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White (Leukocyte)
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Lingua-
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Tongue (Lingual)
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Lympho-, Lyo-
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Water (Lymphocyte)
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Macro-
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Large (Macroscopic)
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Maxilla-
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Jaw (Maxilliped)
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Meso-
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Middle (Mesoderm)
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Meta-
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Between, beyond, after (Metaphase)
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Micro-
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Small (Microscopic)
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Mito-
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Thread (mitosis)
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Mono-
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One, Single (Monolith)
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Morph-
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Form (Metamorphosis)
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Myo-
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Muscle (myoglobin)
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Necro-
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Dead (necropsy)
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Neo-
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New (Neoplasm)
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Nephro-
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Kidney
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Neuro-
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Nerve
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Nom-, -onomy
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Name (Nomenclature)
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Nuc-
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Nut (nucleus)
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O-, ovo-
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Egg (Ovulation)
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Ob-
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In front of, inverse (obstruct)
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-oid
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Resemblance (mucoid)
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Oligo-
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Few (Oligocere)
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Ortho-
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Straight (orthodontics)
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Osse-. Ost-, Os
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Bone (Osteoporosis)
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Para-
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side by side, near (parasite)
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Pariet-
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Wall (Parietal)Wall (Parietal)
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-ped
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Foot (biped)
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Peri-
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Around (Pericardium)
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-Phage, phag-
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to eat (sarcophagus)
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-phile
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to love, require, attraction (Hemophilia)
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Photo-
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Light (Photosynthesis)
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-physis
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To grow (epiphysis)
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-plasm, -plast
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Anything formed (Protoplasm)
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-Pleur
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Side (Pleurisy)
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Pod-, Ped-
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Foot
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Poly-
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Many (Polyamory)
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Post- Postero-
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After, Hind Part
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Pre-
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Before (preview)
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Proctum-
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Anus (Proctoderm)
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Proto-
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First (Prototype)
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Pseudo-
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False
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-pteron, -pter
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Wing (Helecopter)
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Pulmo-
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Lung (pulmonary Emoblism)
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Quadr-
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Four (Quadruped)
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-rhage, -rhea
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Flow (Diarrhea)
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Re-, Retro-
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Again, turn back, turn again (Reflux)
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-rect
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Straight (Rectus Abdominis)
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Ren-
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Kidney (Renal)
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Sagitta-
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Arrow (Sagittal)
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Sarc-
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Flesh (Sarcoplasm)
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Scler-
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Hard (Sclerotic)
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-Sect
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To cut (Dissect)
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Semi-
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Half, Part way
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Septa-
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Wall (Septum)
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Soma-
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Body (Somatic)
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-stasis
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Stop, stand
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Stom-
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Mouth (Stomata)
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Sub-
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Under, below
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Super-, Supra-
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Over, above, beyond (Suprascapular)
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Sym-, Syn-
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Together, Resemble (Symbiotic)
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Tel-, Tele-
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Far, distant (Telescopic)
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Teres-
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Round (teres Minor)
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Tetra-
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Four (Tetrapod)
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Thyro-
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Door, Shield (Thyroid)
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-Tom
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To cut (Anatomy)
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-troph
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Nourishment, growth, food
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Tri-
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Three (Tripod)
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Uni-
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One (Unicellular)
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Vaso-
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Vessel (Vascular)
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-Villi
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Shaggy (Microvilli)
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Vita-
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Life (Vital)
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Zoo-
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Animal (Zoology)
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Zygo-
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Join, United, Yoked together (Zygote)
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Axial Regions
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Cephalic, Cervical, Thoracic, Dorsal, Vertebral, Lumbar, Sacral, Gluteal, Perineal Abdominal, Pelvic, Pubic
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In Thoracic Region
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Sternal, Axillary, Mammary
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In Dorsal Region
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Scapular
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In Abdominal Region
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Umbilical
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In Pelvic Region
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Inguinal (groin)
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In Cephalic Region
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Frontal, Orbital, Nasal, Oral, Mental, Otic, Occipital
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Appendicular Regions
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Upper Limb, Manus, Lower Limb, Pedal
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In Upper Limb Region
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Acromial, brachial, antecubital, olecranal, antebrachial, carpal
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In Manus region
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Pollex, Metacarpal, Palmar, digital
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In Lower Limb region
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Coxal, Femoral, Patellar, Popliteal, Crural, Sural, Fibular/Peroneal
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Mental
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Jaw
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Otic
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ear
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Occipital
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back of head
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Cervical
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neck
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Sternal
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Sternum
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Axillary
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Armpit
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Mammary
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Breast
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Scapular
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Shoulder Blade
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Vertebral
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Middle spine
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Lumbar
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Lower spine
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Sacral
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Tailbone
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Gluteal
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Butt
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Perineal
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Taint
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Inguinal
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Groin
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Acromial
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shoulder
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Brachial
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upper arm
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Antecubital
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Inside of elbow
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Olecranal
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Outside of elbow
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Antebrachial
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forearm
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Carpal
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Wrist
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Pollex
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Thumb
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Metacarpal
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back of hand
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Palmar
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Palm
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Digital
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Fingers/Toes
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Coxal
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Hip
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Femoral
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thigh
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Patellar
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Kneecap
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Popliteal
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Back of knee
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Crural
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Front of Thigh
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Sural
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Calf
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Fibular/Peroneal
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Outside of leg
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Tarsal
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Ankle
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Calcaneal
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Heel
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Metatarsal
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Top of foot
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Plantar
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Arch of foot
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Hallux
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Outside of big toe
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Superior/Cranial
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Above, Toward upper part
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Inferior/Caudal
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Below, Toward Lower Part, away from head
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Medial
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At or toward mid-line of the body, on the inner side
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Lateral
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Away from the mid-line of the body, on the outer side
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Proximal
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Closer to the origin of the body part
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Distal
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Farther from the origin of the body part
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Ipsilateral
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On the same side
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Contralateral
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On opposite sides
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Anterior/Ventral
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Toward the frontof the body, in front of
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Posterior/Dorsal
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Toward the back of the body, behind
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Superficial/External
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Toward the body surface
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Deep/Internal
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Away from the body’s surface
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Median Plane
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Divides body into right and left
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Mid-Sagittal Plane
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Median Plane that divides body at mid-line
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Coronal Plane
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Also called ‘Frontal’ Plane, Divides body into front and rear
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Transverse Plane
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Also called ‘Cross-secion’, Divides body into top and bottom
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Parts of Dorsal Body Cavity
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Cranial, vertebral cavities
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Parts of Ventral Body Cavity
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Thoracic, Abdominopelvic
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Parts of Thoracic Cavity
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Pleural, Mediastinum, Pericardial (inside Mediastinum)
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Parts of Abdominopelvic Cavity
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Abdominal, Pelvic, Peritoneal (Surrounds some organs)
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In Cranial Cavity
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Skull, Brain
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In Vertebral Cavity
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Vertebral Column, Spinal Cord)
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In Pleural Cavity
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Lungs (two, separate cavities)
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In Mediastinum
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Esophagus, Trachea, Pericardial cavity (heart)
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In Abdominal Cavity
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Liver, Stomach, Kidney (gut)
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In Pelvic Cavity
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bladder, rectum, reproductive organs
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