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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremities, top, extreme point
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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albumin/o
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albumin (a protein in the blood)
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amni/o
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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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amyl/o
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starch
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an/o
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anus
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angi/o
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vessel (blood)
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anter/o
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front
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append/o
appendic/o |
appendix
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arteri/o
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artery
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axill/o
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armpit
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azot/o
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nitrogen
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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bi/o
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life
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bil/i
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gall
bile |
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bilirubin/o
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bilirubin (bile pigment)
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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bol/o
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to cast (throw)
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bronch/o
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bronchial tube
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cali/o
calic/o |
calix (calyx)
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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carp/o
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wrist bones
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cec/o
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cecum (first part of the colon)
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celi/o
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belly
abdomen |
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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cervic/o
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neck
cervix (neck of uterus) |
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cheil/o
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lip
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chem/o
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drug
chemical |
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chlorhydr/o
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hydrochloric acid
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chol/e
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gall
bile |
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cholangi/o
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bile vessel
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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common bile duct
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chrom/o
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color
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chron/o
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time
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cib/o
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meal
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cirrh/o
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orange-yellow
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cis/o
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to cut
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coccyg/o
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coccyx (tailbone)
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col/o
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colon (large intestine)
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colon/o
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colon (large intestine)
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull
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crin/o
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secrete
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o
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cyan/o
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blue
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the sky is...
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
sac of fluid |
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cyt/o
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cell
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dactyl/o
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fingers, toes
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dent/i
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tooth
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dent/o
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teeth
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derm/o
dermat/o |
skin
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dips/o
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thirst
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dist/o
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far
distant |
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dors/o
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back (of body)
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duct/o
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to lead
carry |
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestines (usually small intestine)
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erythr/o
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red
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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eti/o
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cause
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flex/o
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to bend
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furc/o
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forking
branching |
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gingiv/o
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gum
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
(collection of capillaries in the kidney) |
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
glycos/o |
glucose
sugar |
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glycogen/o
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glycogen
animal starch |
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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woman
female |
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hem/o
hemat/o |
blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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herni/o
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hernia
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hist/o
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tissue
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hydr/o
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water
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iatr/o
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physician
treatment |
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idi/o
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unknown
individual distinct |
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ile/o
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ileum (part of small intestine)
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ili/o
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ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
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immun/o
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protection
immune safe |
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inguin/o
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groin
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isch/o
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to hold back
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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kary/o
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nucleus
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keton/o
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ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
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labi/o
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lip
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
abdomen |
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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later/o
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side
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leuk/o
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white
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lingu/o
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tongue
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lip/o
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fat
lipid |
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lith/o
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stone
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log/o
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study of
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lumb/o
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lower back
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessel
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mamm/o
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breast
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mandibul/o
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lower jaw
mandible |
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mast/o
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breast
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meat/o
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meatus (opening at the end of the urethra)
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medi/o
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middle
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men/o
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menses
menstruation |
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micro/o
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small
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morph/o
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shape
form |
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mort/o
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death
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muc/o
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mucus
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord
bone marrow |
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nas/o
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nose
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nat/i
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birth
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necr/o
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death (of cells or whole body)
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nect/o
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to bind
tie connect |
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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neutr/o
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neither
neutral |
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noct/i
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night
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norm/o
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rule
order |
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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odont/o
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tooth
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odyn/o
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pain
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olig/o
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scanty
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onc/o
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tumor
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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or/o
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mouth
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o
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ear
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ox/o
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oxygen
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palat/o
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palate (roof of the mouth)
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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child
foot |
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pelv/o
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hip
pelvic bone |
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pharyng/o
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throat (pharynx)
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phleb/o
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vein
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plas/o
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formation
development |
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pneumon/o
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lung
air gas |
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poster/o
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back (of body)
behind |
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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prote/o
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protein
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proxim/o
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near
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psych/o
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mind
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pulmon/o
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lung
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py/o
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pus
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pylor/o
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pyloric sphincter
pylorus |
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radi/o
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x-rays
radioactivity radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
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rect/o
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rectum
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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sarc/o
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flesh (connective tissue)
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sect/o
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to cut
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seps/o
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infection
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sialaden/o
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salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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somn/o
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sleep
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son/o
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sound
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spin/o
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spine
backbone |
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splen/o
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spleen
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staphyl/o
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clusters
uvula |
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steat/o
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fat
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stomat/o
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mouth
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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the/o
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to put or place
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thel/o
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nipple
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therm/o
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temperature
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thorac/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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tom/o
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to cut
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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top/o
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place
position location |
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tox/o
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poison
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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trigon/o
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trigone (area within the bladder)
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umbilic/o
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umbilicus
navel |
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ur/o
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urine
urinary tract |
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urethr/o
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urethra
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urin/o
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urine
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ven/o
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vein
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ventr/o
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belly side of the body
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vertebr/o
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vertebra (backbone)
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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andr/o
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male
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arthr/o
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joint
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chori/o
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chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
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colp/o
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vagina
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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culd/o
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cul-de-sac
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epididym/o
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epidiymis (in the male testis)
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episi/o
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vulva (external female genetalia)
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galact/o
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milk
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gluc/o
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sugar
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gon/o
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seed
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hyster/o
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uterus/womb
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lact/o
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milk
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megal/o
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large
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metr/o
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uterus
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metri/o
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uterus
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micro/o
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small
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morph/o
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shape
form |
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mort/o
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death
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muc/o
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mucus
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my/o
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muscle
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myom/o
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muscle tumor
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obster/o
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midwife
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oophor/o
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ovary
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orch/o
orchi/o orchid/o |
testis
testicles |
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ov/o
ovul/o |
egg
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ovari/o
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ovary
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perine/o
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perieum
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-phor/o
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to bear
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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prote/o
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protein
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salping/o
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fallopian tube
auditory (eustachian) tube |
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semin/i
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semen
seed |
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sperm/o
spermat/o |
spermatozoa
semen |
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terat/o
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monster
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test/o
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testis
testicle |
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ureter/o
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ureter
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uter/o
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uterus (womb)
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vagin/o
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vagina
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varic/o
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varicose veins
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vas/o
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vessel
duct (referring to the vas deferens) |
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vulv/o
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vulva
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zo/o
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animal life
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