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ABDOMIN/O
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abdomen
ex. abdominal |
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ACR/O |
extremities
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Go go |
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ADEN/O
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gland
ex. adenocarcinoma |
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ADENOID/O
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adenoids
ex. adenoidectomy |
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ADIP/O
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fat
ex. adipose |
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AER/O
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air
ex. aerobic |
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ALB/O
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white
ex. albino |
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ALBUMIN/O
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albumin
ex. albuminemia |
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AMNI/O
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amnion
ex. amniotic |
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AMYL/O |
starch
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Potato |
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ANGI/O
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vessel
ex. angiogram |
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ANKYL/O |
crooked or fused
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Ankle |
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ANTER/O
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anterior/before/in front
ex. anterolateral |
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AORT/O
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aorta
ex. aortic |
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APPEND(IC)/O
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appendix
ex. appendicitis |
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ARTERI/O
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artery
ex. arteriovenous |
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ARTHR/O
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joint
ex. arthroplasty |
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ARTICUL/O
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joint
ex. articulation |
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ATEL/O |
imperfect ex. atelectasis |
A tell |
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ATHER/O |
yellow, fatty plaque
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At her fat |
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AUR/I |
ear
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Not eye |
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BIL/I
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bile
ex. biliary |
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BLAST/O |
embryonic form
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Pasto form |
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BLEPHAR/O
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eyelid
ex. blepharitis |
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BRACHI/O |
arm
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Achey breaky |
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BRACHY |
short
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Little b |
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BRONCHI/O, BRONCH/O |
windpipe
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BUCC/O |
cheek
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Buck butt |
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BURS/O
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bursa
ex. bursectomy |
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CALC/I
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calcium
ex. calcification |
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CALCANE/O
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heel
ex. calcaneocuboid |
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CARCIN/O
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cancer
ex. carcinoma |
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CARDI/O
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heart
ex. cardiomyopathy |
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CARP/O
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carpus/wrist
ex. carpometacarpal |
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CAUD/O
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tail
ex. caudal |
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CEC/O
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cecum
ex. cecal |
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CEPHAL/O
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head
ex. cephalad |
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CEREBR/O
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brain
ex. cerebral |
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CERVIC/O
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neck
ex. cervicothoracic |
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CHLOR/O
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green
ex. chlorophyll |
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CHOL/E
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bile
ex. cholecystectomy |
Although chol/e means bile, its most common usage is in the terms related to cholecyst/o, which means gallbladder.
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CHOLECYST/O
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gallbladder
ex. cholecystitis |
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CHONDR/O
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cartilage
ex. chondrocalcinosis |
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CHORI/O
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fetal covering
ex. chorioamnionitis |
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CLAVICUL/O
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clavicle
ex. acromioclavicular |
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COCCYG/O
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coccyx
ex. coccygeal |
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COL/O
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colon
ex. colonoscopy |
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COLP/O
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hollow/vagina
ex. colporrhaphy |
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COST/O
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rib
ex. costovertebral |
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CRANI/O
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cranium/skull
ex. craniocervical |
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CRY/O
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cold
ex. cryotherapy |
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CRYPT/O
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hide/conceal
ex. cryptogenic |
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CUTANE/O
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skin
ex. subcutaneous |
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CYAN/O
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blue
ex. cyanosis |
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CYST/O
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cyst, bladder
ex. cystitis |
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CYT/O (-CYTE) |
cell
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Jail site |
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DACTYL/O
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finger, toe
ex. hexadactylism |
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DENT/I DENT/O
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teeth
ex. dental |
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DERM/A
DERMAT/O |
skin
ex. dermatitis |
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DEXTR/O
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right
ex. dextroscoliosis |
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DIPS/O
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thirst
ex. polydipsia |
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DISC/O
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disc/disk
ex. discogenic |
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DIST/O
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far/distant from origin
ex. distally |
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DORS/O
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directed toward/on the back
ex. dorsal |
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DUODEN/O
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duodenum
ex. duodenal |
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ECH/O
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sound
ex. echogram |
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ELECTR/O
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electricity
ex. electrodermal |
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ENCEPHAL/O
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brain
ex. encephalomalacia |
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ENTER/O
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intestine
ex. enterocolitis |
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ERYTHR/O
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red
ex. erythrocyte |
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ESOPHAG/O
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esophagus
ex. esophageal |
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ESTHESI/O
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feeling
ex. anesthesia |
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FEMOR/O
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femur
ex. femoral |
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FET/O
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fetus
ex. fetal |
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FIBR/O
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fiber
ex. fibroma |
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FIBUL/O
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fibula
ex. fibulotibial |
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FRONT/O
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forehead/front
ex. frontalis |
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GALACT/O
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milk
ex. galactorrhea |
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GASTR/O
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stomach
ex. gastrectomy |
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GENIT/O
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genitals
ex. genitourinary |
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GER/O
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old
ex. geriatrics |
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GLOMERUL/O
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glomerulus
ex. glomerulonephritis |
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GLOSS/O
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tongue
ex. glossotonsillar |
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GLYC/O
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sugar/sweet
ex. hyperglycemia |
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GNATH/O
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jaw
ex. gnathodynia |
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GRANUL/O
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grain/particle
ex. granulocyte |
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GYNEC/O
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female
ex. gynecology |
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HEM/A
HEM/O HEMAT/O |
blood
ex. hematochezia |
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HEPAT/O
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liver
ex. hepatomegaly |
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HIST/O |
tissue
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Tish-o |
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HOM/O
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common/same
ex. homogeneous |
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HUMER/O
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humerus
ex. humeral |
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HYDR/O
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water
ex. hydrometer |
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HYSTER/O
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uterus/womb
ex. hysterosalpingogram |
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ILE/O
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ileum (small intestine)
ex. ileocecal |
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ILI/O
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ilium (hip bone)
ex. sacroiliac |
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IMMUN/O
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immune
ex. immunodeficiency |
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INFER/O
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lowermost/below
ex. inferior |
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INTESTIN/O
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intestine
ex. gastrointestinal |
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IRID/O
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colored circle/iris
ex. iridectomy |
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ISCHI/O
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ischium (hip)
ex. ischiodynia |
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JEJUN/O
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jejunum
ex. jejunostomy |
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LABI/O
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lip
ex. labial |
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LACRIM/O
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tear/crying
ex. lacrimal |
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LACT/O
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milk
ex. lactulose |
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LAPAR/O
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flank/abdominal wall
ex. laparoscope |
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LARYNG/O
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larynx (voicebox)
ex. laryngeal |
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LATER/O
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side
ex. anterolateral |
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LEUC/O
LEUK/O |
white
ex. leukocyte |
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LINGU/O
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tongue
ex. lingual |
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LIP/O
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fat
ex. liposuction |
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LITH/O
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stone
ex. cholelithiasis |
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LOB/O
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lobe
ex. lobular |
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LUMB/O
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lower back
ex. lumbosacral |
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LYMPH/O
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lymph/lymphatics
ex. lymph nodes |
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MAMM/O
MAST/O |
breast
ex. mammogram/mastectomy |
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MEDI/O
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middle
ex. mediolateral |
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MELAN/O
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black
ex. melanotic |
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MEN/O
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month
ex. dysmenorrhea |
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MENING/O
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membrane
ex. meningocele |
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METR/I
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uterine tissue
ex. endometritis |
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MON/O
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one/only
ex. monoclonal |
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MUC/O
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mucus
ex. mucoperiosteal |
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MUSCUL/O
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muscle
ex. musculotendinous |
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MY/O
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muscle
ex. myometrium |
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MYC/O |
fungus |
Mike O. is fun Gus! |
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MYEL/O
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marrow/spinal cord
ex. myeloma |
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NARC/O
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sleep/numbness
ex. narcolepsy |
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NAS/O
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nose
ex. nasopharyngeal |
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NE/O
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new
ex. neoblastic |
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NECR/O
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dead/corpse
ex. necrosis |
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NEPHR/O
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kidney
ex. nephrolithiasis |
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NEUR/O |
nerves
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ODONT/O
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teeth
ex. odontoid |
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ODYN/O
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pain/distress
ex. odynophagia |
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ONC/O
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bulk/tumor
ex. oncology |
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OOPHOR/O
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ovary
ex. oophorosalpingitis |
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OPHTHALM/O
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eye
ex. ophthalmology |
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OR/O
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mouth
ex. intraoral |
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ORCHI/O
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testicle
ex. orchiectomy |
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ORTH/O
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straight
ex. orthopedic |
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OSTE/O
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bone
ex. osteopathic |
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OT/O
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ear
ex. otolaryngology |
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PANCREAT/O
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pancreas
ex. pancreatitis |
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PATELL/O
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patella (kneecap)
ex. patellofemoral |
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PATH/O
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disease
ex. pathologist |
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PELV/I
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pelvis
ex. pelvimetry |
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PERITON/O
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peritoneum
ex. intraperitoneal |
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PHARMAC/O
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drugs/medicine
ex. pharmacological |
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PHARYNG/O
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pharynx
ex. cricopharyngeal |
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PHLEB/O
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vein
ex. phlebolith |
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PHON/O
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sound/voice
ex. phonation |
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PHOT/O
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light
ex. photophobia |
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PHREN/O
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mind/diaphragm
ex. costophrenic |
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PLEUR/O
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pleura
ex. pleurodesis |
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POSTER/O
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posterior/toward the back
ex. posterolateral |
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PNEUM/O
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air/breathing/lung
ex. pneumothorax |
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PROCT/O
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rectum/anus
ex. proctitis |
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PROSTAT/O
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prostate
ex. prostatectomy |
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PROXIM/O
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nearest to the point of origin
ex. proximal |
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PSEUD/O
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false
ex. pseudarthrosis |
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PSYCH/O
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mind
ex. psychiatry |
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PUB/O
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pubis
ex. pubococcygeal |
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PULM/O
PULMON/O |
lung
ex. pulmonary |
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PY/O
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pus
ex. pyoid |
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PYEL/O
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trough/renal pelvis
ex. pyelogram |
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RADI/O
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radius/radiant energy
ex. radiology |
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RECT/O
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rectum
ex. rectal |
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REN/O
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kidneys
ex. renal |
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RHIN/O
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nose
ex. rhinoplasty |
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SACR/O
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sacrum
ex. lumbosacral |
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SALPING/O
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tube
ex. salpingo-oophorectomy |
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SCROT/O
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scrotum
ex. scrotal |
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SEMIN/O
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semen
ex. seminal |
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SER/O
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serum
ex. serosanguineous |
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SOMAT/O
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body
ex. somatizaton |
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SON/O
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sound
ex. sonogram |
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SPERMAT/O
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seed
ex. spermatocele |
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SPHEN/O
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wedge/sphenoid
ex. sphenoethmoid |
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SPLEN/O
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spleen
ex. hepatosplenomegaly |
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SPONDYL/O
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vertebra
ex. spondylolisthesis |
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STERN/O
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sternum
ex. sternocleidomastoid |
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TARS/O
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ankle bone (tarsal)
ex. metatarsal |
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TEMPOR/O
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temple
ex. temporomandibular |
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TEN/O
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tendon/tight band
ex. tenosynovitis |
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THERM/O
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heat
ex. thermometer |
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THORAC/O
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chest
ex. thoracic |
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THROMB/O
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clot/thrombus
ex. thrombosis |
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TIBI/O
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tibia
ex. tibiotalar |
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TONSILL/O
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tonsil
ex. tonsillectomy |
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TOX/O
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poison
ex. toxemia |
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TRACHE/O
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trachea(windpipe)
ex. tracheotomy |
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ULN/O
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ulna
ex. ulnoradial |
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UR/O
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urine
ex. polyuria |
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URETER/O
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ureter
ex. ureterovesical |
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URETHR/O
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urethra
ex. urethritis |
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UTER/O
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uterus
ex. uterovaginal |
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VAG/O
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vagus nerve
ex. vagotomy |
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VAS/O
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vessel/ductus deferens
ex. vasovagal |
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VEN/O
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vein
ex. venotomy |
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VENTR/O
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ventral/belly side
ex. ventral |
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VERTEBR/O
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vertebra
ex. costovertebral |
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VULV/O
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vulva
ex. vulvectomy |
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XANTH/O
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yellow
ex. xanthoma |
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