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a (an)
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Without, not Gr.
acephalia |
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ab
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of ,off, away from, L.
abduct |
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acro
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extremity
acromegaly |
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ad
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to, toward
adduct |
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adeno
|
gland or glandular
adenoma |
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adipo
|
fat
adipose |
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aer, aero
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related to air or oxygen
anaerobe |
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ala, alaris
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wing (pertaining to a wing)
alar notch |
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alba
|
white
linea alba |
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algia
|
pain
analgesia |
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ambi
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both
ambidextrous |
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ana
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again
anatomy |
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angi
|
vessel
angiogram |
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ankon
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elbow
anconeal |
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ankylo
|
bent
ankylosis |
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annularis
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ring, L.
annular |
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ante
|
before
antemortem |
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anti
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against
antibiotic |
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aqua
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water
aqueous |
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arthro
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joint
arthritis |
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articularis
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jointed
articular |
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auris, auriculo
|
ear, little ear
auricular mm |
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auto
|
self
autograft |
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bi
|
two
biped |
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bio
|
live
biology |
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blast
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germ, bud
osteoblast |
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blepharo
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eyelid
blepharospasm |
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brachi
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arm
brachium |
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brachys
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short
brachycephalic |
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brady
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slow
bradycardia |
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brevis
|
short
peroneus brevis |
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buccal
|
cheek
buccinator |
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bulla
|
blister
tympanic bulla |
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bursa
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wine sking
bursitis |
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capit, caput
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head, decapitate
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cardia, L.
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pertaining to the heart
epicardium |
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cauda
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tail
caudal |
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cec
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blind
cecum |
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cephal, cephalo,
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head
hydrocephalicus, Gr. |
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cervix
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neck
cervical |
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chole, chol, cholo
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bile, Gr.
cholecystitis |
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chondros
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cartilage
chondroblast |
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clast
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to break
osteoclast |
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cleido
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collar bone
clavicle |
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coccyg
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tail
coccyx |
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coele
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hollow
blastocoele |
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col, colo
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colon
colitis |
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con
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with together
concurrent |
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conch
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shell
concha |
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contra
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against, opposed
contralateral |
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coracoid
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crow-like
coracoid proc. |
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corn
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horn
cornual process |
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cortico
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bark, shell, rind
cortex |
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corona
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crown
coronary |
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costa
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rib
intercostal |
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coxa
|
hip
os coxae |
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cranium
|
head
neurocranium |
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cruci
crux |
cross
cruciate |
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crus
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a leg-like part
crural |
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crypt
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hidden
cryptorchid |
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cubitus
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elbow
cubital |
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cutis
|
skin
subcutaneous |
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cyan
|
dark blue
cyanosis |
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cyst, cysto
|
bladder
cystitis |
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cyte
|
cell, hollow
osteocyte |
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delta
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triangular
deltoideus |
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dent
|
tooth
dental |
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derma
|
skin
hypodermis |
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di-
|
double
diploid |
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dia
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through, across
distal |
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distans
|
distant
distal |
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dolicho
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long
dolichocephalic |
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dorsum
|
back
dorsal |
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ducere, ductus
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to draw
adduct |
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duo
|
two
duodenum |
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dura
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hard
dura mater |
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dys
|
difficult, impaired
dysuria |
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ecto
|
outside
ectoparasite |
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ectome
|
excision
tonsillectomy |
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eidos,
oid |
form, like
sigmoid |
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emia
|
blood,
anemia |
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encephalo
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brain
ecephalitis |
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endo
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within
endoparasite |
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entero
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intestines
enteritis |
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epi
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upon
epidermis |
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erythro
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upon
epidermis |
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ex
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out
extend |
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extra
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beyond, outward
extracapsular |
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ferre
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to carry
efferent |
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flav
|
yellow
lig. flavum |
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foramen
|
hole
foramen ovale |
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fornix
|
arch or vault like space
vaginal fornix |
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fossa
|
trench or channel
fossa ovale |
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fovea
|
pit, depression
fovea capitis |
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gastro
|
stomach
gastric ulcer |
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genesis
|
originating, forming
osteogenesis |
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genu
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knee
genual jt |
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gloss
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tongue
glossitis |
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gloutos
|
buttock
gluteal |
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gnath
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jaw
brachygnathia |
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graph
|
something written
biography |
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guttur
|
throat
guttural pouch |
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gyn, gyne, gyno
|
female
gynecologist |
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haemo, hemo
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blood
hemoglobin |
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hemi
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half
hemiplegia |
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hepato, hepar
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liver
hepatitis |
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hetero
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different
heterosexual |
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histo
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tissue
histology |
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homeo
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alike, unchanging, constant
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homos
|
like, same
homozygous |
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hyalo
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glassy, clear
hyaline |
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hydro
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water
hydrophobia |
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hyper
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excessive
hypertension |
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hypo
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under
hypodermis |
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hystero
|
uterus
hysterectomy |
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infra
|
beneath
infraorbital |
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inter
|
between
intercellular |
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intra
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within
intracellular |
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ipsi
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same
ipsilateral |
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iso
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equal
isotonic |
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itis
|
inflammation
dermatitis |
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kerato
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cornea or horn
keratin |
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kneme
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leg
gastrocnemius |
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kondylos
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knuckle
condyle |
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korone
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crown
coronoid |
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lacrima
|
tear
lacrimal gland |
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lact
|
milk
lactation |
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lacun
|
pit, lake
lacuna |
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lamin
|
layer, plate
lamina |
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leuco
|
white
leucocyte |
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linea
|
line
linea alba |
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lingua
|
tongue
ligual |
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lipo
|
fat
lipoma |
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lith, -lith
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stone
urolith |
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logy
|
word, reason
arthrology |
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lysis
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destroy, divided
lytic |
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macro
|
large
macroscopic |
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macula
|
spot
macula densa |
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malleus
|
hammer
malleolus |
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mamma
|
breast
mammary gland |
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mast, mastos
|
breast
mastitis |
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mater
|
mother
pia mater |
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meatus
|
passage
acoustic meatus |
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medialis
|
middle
medial |
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medulla
|
marrow
medullary |
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mega, -megaly
|
large
megacolon |
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mentum
|
chin
mental foramen |
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mesos
|
middle
mesoderm |
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meta
|
change
metamorphosis |
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meter
|
measure
thermometer |
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metra, metro
|
uterus
pyometra |
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micro
|
small
microscope |
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mono
|
single
monorchid |
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morpho
|
form
morphology |
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multi
|
many, much
multifocal |
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myelo-
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marrow or spinal cord
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myo
|
muscle
myology |
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nasus
|
nose
nasal |
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natal, -natal
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birth
postnatal |
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necro
|
dead
necropsy |
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neo
|
new, strange
neoplasm |
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nephro
|
kidney
nephritis |
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neuro
|
nerve
neuritis |
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nigra
|
black
nigral |
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noct
|
night, darkness
nocturia |
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occiput
|
back part of head
occipital |
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oculus
|
eye
oculomotor |
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odont
|
tooth
orthodontist |
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oid
|
like
cushingoid |
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oma
|
swelling, tumor
adenocarcinoma |
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omos
|
shoulder
omotransversarius |
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ophthalmos
|
eye
ophthalmoscope |
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orchis
|
testis
mesorchium |
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origo
|
beginning
origin |
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ortho
|
straight
orthodontist |
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os
|
mouth
ostium |
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os
|
bone
os coxae |
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osteo
|
bone
osteocyte |
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oto
|
ear
otoscope |
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ova
|
egg
oviduct |
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oxia
|
oxygen
hypoxia |
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palma
|
palm
palmar |
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pan
|
all
panophthalmitis |
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para
|
beside
paracondylar |
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paresis, -paresis
|
incomplete paralysis
paraparesis |
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parieto
|
wall
parietal |
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path
|
disease
pathology |
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pectus
|
breast, chest
pectoral |
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pedalis
|
foot
biped |
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peri
|
around
perimysium |
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phago
|
to eat
phagocytic |
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phalanx
|
line or array of soldiers
phalanges |
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phobia
|
fear
photophobia |
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photo
|
light
photophobia |
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phren
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pertaining to the diaphragm
phrenic nerve |
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pia
|
tender
pia mater |
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pirum
|
pear
piriformis |
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plantare
|
to plant
plantar |
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plasma
|
formed, molded
cytoplasm |
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plegia, -plegia
|
paralysis
quadriplegic |
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pleuro
|
side, rib
pleural |
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pneumo
|
air, lung
podiatrist |
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pod
|
foot
podiatrist |
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pollex
|
thumb
pollicus |
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poly
|
many
polyarthritis |
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porta
|
gate
portal |
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post
|
after
postsurgical |
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pre, pro
|
before,
prenatal |
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proct
|
anus
proctology |
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proximus
|
next
proximal |
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proximus
|
next
proximal |
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pseudo
|
false
pseudopregnancy |
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pteron
ptergion |
wing
pterygoid |
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pulmo
|
lung
pulmonary |
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pyo
|
pus
pyometra |
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pyro
|
fire
pyretic |
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quadr
|
four
quadruped |
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radius
|
spoke
radius |
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ram
|
branch
ramus |
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rect
|
straight
rectus |
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ren
|
kidney
renal |
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retinaculum
|
rope, cable
retinaculum |
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retro
|
backwards
retroarticular |
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rhino
|
nose
rhinitis |
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rostum
|
beak, nose
rostral |
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rotare
|
to turn
rotate |
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rrhage
|
burstforth, flow
hemorrhage |
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sagitta
|
arrow
sagittal |
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sarco
|
fleash
sarcoid |
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sclera
|
hard
sclerosis |
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scope
|
see
microscope |
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sect
|
to cut
dissect |
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semi
|
half
semicircular |
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sept
|
wall
septum |
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serra
|
a saw
serrated |
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soma
|
body
somatic |
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sperm
|
seed
spermatid |
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splanchno
|
viscera
splanchnic |
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squam
|
scale
squamous |
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stasis
|
standing still
homeostasis |
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stetho
|
chest
stethoscope |
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stoma
|
mouth
stomatopathy |
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strati
|
layered
stratified |
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stylos
|
pillar, column
styloid |
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sub
|
under
subscapularis |
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super
|
over
superficial |
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supinus
|
lying on back, face upward
supinate |
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sym
|
together
symphysis |
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systole
|
a drawing together, contracting
systolic |
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tachy
|
rapid
tachycardia |
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tamnien
|
to cut
anatomy |
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teno
|
tendon
tenotomy |
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teres
|
long and round
teres minor |
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thermo
|
heat
thermometer |
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thrombo
|
clot
thrombocyte |
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toxo
|
poison
toxic |
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tomo, tome
|
a cutting
enterotomy |
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transversus
|
placed crosswise
transverse |
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tri
|
three
triceps |
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trochilia
|
pulley
trochlear |
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tropho
|
nutrition
trophpblast |
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tuber
|
a swelling, protuberance
tubercle |
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tunic
|
covering or coat
vaginal tunic |
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tympano
|
drum
tympanic |
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ulna
|
the arm
ulna |
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unguis
|
the nail
ungual |
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uni
|
one
unicorn |
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uria
|
urine
polyuria |
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uro
|
urinary
urogenital |
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vaginae
|
sheath
invaginate |
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vagus
|
wandering
vagus n. |
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vaso
|
vessel
vascular |
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vastus
|
great, vast
vast |
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ven
|
vein
vena cava |
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venter
|
belly
ventral |
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villus
|
tuft of hair
villi |
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vita
|
live
vital |
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vivi
|
alive
viviparous |
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xiphos
|
sword
xiphoid |
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zoo
|
animal
zoology |
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zygo
|
yoke, join
zygote |
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amphi
|
both
amphibian |
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ansa
|
handle, loop
ansa subclavia |
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ase
|
enzyme
lactase |
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chlor
|
green
chlorophyll |
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choan
|
funnel
choana |
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chromo
|
color,
chromophil |
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chyle
|
juice
chyle |
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chyme
|
juice
chyle |
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condylus
|
knuckle
condyle |
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fenestra
|
window
fenestration |
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gamos, gameto
|
marriage
gamete |
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gen
|
to produce
genetic |
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glyco
|
sweet, sugar
glycogen |
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hippo
|
horse
hippocampus |
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horm
|
to set in motion
hormone |
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hymen
|
membrane
hymen |
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hypsi, hypso
|
high, height
hypsodont |
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in
|
into
incision |
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leio
|
smooth
leiomyoma |
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lemma
|
skin
sarcolemma |
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mal
|
ill
malocclusion |
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morti
|
death
postmortem |
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nema
|
thread
nematode |
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noto
|
back
notochord |
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nucha
|
nape, scruff
nuchal lig. |
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oligo
|
little few
oligodontia |
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omphalos
|
navel
omphalocele |
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opisthe
|
behind
opisthotonos |
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ornith
|
bird
ornithology |
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ose
|
sugar, carbohydrate
fructose |
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osti
|
door, opening
ostium |
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pachys
|
thick
pachyderma |
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phil
|
loving
eosinophil |
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phon
|
voice, sound
phonogram |
|
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phot
|
light
photoreceptor |
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platy
|
flat
Platyhelminthes |
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psych
|
mind, soul
psychology |
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pulic
|
flea
pulicosis |
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|
pylorus
|
gatekeeper
pyloric canal |
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rachi, rachio
|
spine
rachiotomy |
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rete
|
net
rete testis |
|
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salpinx, salpingo
|
tube
salpingitis |
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scolio
|
twisted
scoliosis |
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scutum
|
shield
scutiform |
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sella
|
saddle
sella turcica |
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septicus
|
putrid
septicemia |
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spheno
|
wedge
sphenoid |
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stella
|
star
stellate |
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steno
|
narrow
stenosis |
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supra
|
above
suprascapular |
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syn
|
together
syndesmosis |
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tachy
|
rapid
tachycardia |
|
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tacti
|
touch
tactile |
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tapet
|
carpet, rug
tapetum |
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tele
|
far off, end
telephase |
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terato
|
monster
teratogen |
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theca
|
case, covering
theca, externa |
|
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terio
|
beast
theriogenology |
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tomo, tome
|
a cutting
enterotomy |
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tricho
|
hair
trichobezoar |
|
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ultra
|
beyond
ultrasonography |
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unguiculus
|
claw
ungual crest |
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ungula
|
hoof
ungulate |
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vermis
|
worm
vermifuge |
|
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vesicula
|
blister, bladder
vesicular |
|
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vitrium
|
glassy
vitreous |
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xanthos
|
yellow
xanthochromia |
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xero
|
dry
xeroderma |
