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ARTHR/O
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JOINT
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremities, top, exreme point
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden
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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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aer/o
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air
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agor/o
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marketplace
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albin/o
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white
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albumin/o
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albumin (a protein in the blood)
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alges/o
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sensitivity to pain
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amni/o
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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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andr/o
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male
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angi/o
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vessel
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anter/o
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front
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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axill/o
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armpit
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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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balan/o
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glans penis
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bas/o
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base (alkaline)
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bas/o
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base (alkaline, the opposite of acid)
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BI/O
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LIFE
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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 tubes
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bronch/o
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bronchial tube
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C IS/O
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TO CUT
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cali/o, calic/o
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calyx (calix)
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CARCIN/O
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CANCEROUS, 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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caus/o
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burn, burning
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cauter/o
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heat, burn
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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 (of the body or of the uterus)
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cervic/o
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neck
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chem/o
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drug, chemical
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chem/o
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drug
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chondr/o
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cartilage (type of connective tissue)
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chrom/o
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color
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chrom/o
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color
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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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meals
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coagul/o
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clotting
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coagul/o
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clotting
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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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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull
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cras/o
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mixture
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CRIN/O
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SECRETE (TO FORM AND GIVE OFF)
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crpt/o
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hidden
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cry/o
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cold
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cutane/o
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skin
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cutane/o
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skin
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cutane/o
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skin
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CYST/O
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URINARY BLADDER; A SAC OR A CYST (SAC CONTAING FLUID)
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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cyt/o
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cell
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CYT/O
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CELL
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cyt/o
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cell
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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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DERM/O
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SKIN
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derm/o
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skin
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derm/o, dermat/o
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skin
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DERMAT/O
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SKIN
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
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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 portion of the body
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duct/o
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to lead, carry
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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 THE SMALL INTESTINE)
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eosin/o
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red, dawn, rosy
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eosin/o
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red, dawn, rosy
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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erg/o
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work
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erythem/o, erythemat/o
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redness
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ERYTHR/O
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RED
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erythr/o
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red
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erythr/o
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red
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esthes/o
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feeling, sensation
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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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glomerul/o
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glomerulus (collection of capillaries)
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
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sugar
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GNOS/O
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KNOWLEDGE
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gon/o
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seed
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granul/o
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granules
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granul/o
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granules
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GYNEC/O
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WOMAN, FEMALE
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hem/o
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blood
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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HEMAT/O HEM/O
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BLOOD
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hemoglobin
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hemoglobin
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hemoglobin/o
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hemoglobin
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HEPAT/O
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LIVER
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hidr/o
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sweat
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hist/o
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tissue
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hist/o
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tissue
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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hypn/o
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sleep
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iatr/o
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treatment
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ichthy/o
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scaly, dry
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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
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immun/o
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protection
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immun/o
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protection
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inguin/o
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groin
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inguin/o
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groin
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inguin/o
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groin
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is/o
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same, equal
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is/o
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same, equal
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isch/o
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to hold back
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kary/o
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nucleus
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kary/o
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nucleus
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kary/o
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nucleus
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kerat/o
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hard, horny tissue
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ket/o, keton/o
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ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
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lapar/o
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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larng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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later/o
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side
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LATR/O
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TREATMENT
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leuk/o
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white
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leuk/o
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white
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leuk/o
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white
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LEUK/P
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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
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lith/o
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stone
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lumb/o
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lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphaden/o
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lymph node
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lymphaden/o
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lymph node
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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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meat/o
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meatus
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medi/o
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middle
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melan/o
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black
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mon/o
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one, single
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mon/o
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one, single
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morph/o
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shape, form
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morph/o
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shape, form
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morph/o
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shape, form
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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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myc/o
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fungus
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myc/o
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mold, fungus
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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narc/o
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stupor
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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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NERVE
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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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neutrophil ( a white blood cell)
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neutr/o
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neutral (neither base nor acid)
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neutr/o
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neutral (neither base nor acid)
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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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nucle/o
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nucleus
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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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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onych/o
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nail
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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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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
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testis, testicle
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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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PATH/O
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DISEASE
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PED/O
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CHILD
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pelv/o
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hip, pelvic cavilty
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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phag/o
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to eat, swallow
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phag/o
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eat, swallow
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phag/o
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eat, swallow
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pharmac/o
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drug
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phim/o
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to muzzle
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phleb/o
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vein
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phyt/o
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plant
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pil/o
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hair
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plas/o
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formation, development
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneumon/o
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lungs
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poikil/o
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varied, irregular
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poikil/o
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varied, irregular
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poster/o
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back, behind
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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proxim/o
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nearest
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prurit/o
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itching
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PSYCH/O
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MIND
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pub/o
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pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
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pulmon/o
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lungs
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py/o
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pus
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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pyret/o
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fever
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RADI/O
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X-RAYS
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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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ren/o
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kidney
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RHIN/O
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NOSE
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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SARC/O
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FLESH
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sarc/o
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flesh
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seb/o
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sebum (oily secretions from glands)
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SECT/O
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TO CUT
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semin/i
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semen, seed
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seps/o
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infection
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sider/o
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iron
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sider/o
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iron
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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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sperm/o, spermat/o
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spermatozoa, semen
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spher/o
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globe, round
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spher/o
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globe, round
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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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splen/o
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spleen
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splen/o
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spleen
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squam/o
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scale-like
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staphyl/o
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clusters
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steat/o
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fat
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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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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the/o
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to put, place
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thec/o
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sheath (of brain and spinal cord)
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thel/o
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nipple
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thel/o
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nipple
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thorac/o
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chest
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thorac/o
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chest
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THROMB/O
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CLOT, CLOTTING (PLATELET)
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thromb/o
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clot
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thromb/o
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clot
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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thyr/o
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shield
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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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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tox/o
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poison
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tox/o
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poison
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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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trich/o
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hair
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trigon/o
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trigone (region of the bladder)
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umbilic/o
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navel, umbilicus
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ungu/o
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nail
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UR/O
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URINARY TRACT, URINE
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ur/o
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urine (urea)
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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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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varic/o
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varicose veins
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vas/o
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vessel
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vas/o
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vessel, duct (referring to the vas deferens)
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ven/o
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vein
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ven/o
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vein
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ventr/o
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belly side of body
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vertebr/o
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vertebrae, backbones
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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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vit/o
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life
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xanth/o
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yellow
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xer/o
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dry
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zo/o
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animal life
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