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426 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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acous/o |
hearing |
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acr/o |
extremities |
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aden/o |
gland |
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adenoid/o |
adenoids |
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adip/o |
fat |
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adren/o |
adrenal glands |
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adrenal/o |
adrenal glands |
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aer/o |
air |
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agglutin/o |
clumping |
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albin/o |
white |
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alges/o |
pain, sense of pain |
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alveol/o |
alveolus |
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ambly/o |
dull, dim |
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amnes/o |
forgetfulness |
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amni/o |
amnion |
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an/o |
anus |
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andr/o |
male |
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angi/o |
vessel |
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ankyl/o |
stiff joint |
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anter/o |
front |
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anthrac/o |
coal |
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anxi/o |
fear, worry |
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aort/o
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aorta
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append/o |
appendix |
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appendic/o |
appendix |
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aque/o |
water |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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articul/o |
joint |
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aspir/o |
to breathe in |
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astr/o |
star |
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atel/o |
incomplete |
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ather/o |
fatty substance |
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atri/o |
atrium |
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audi/o |
hearing |
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audit/o |
hearing |
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aur/o |
ear |
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auricul/o |
ear |
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axill/o |
axilla, underarm |
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azot/o |
nitrogenous waste |
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bacteri/o |
bacteria |
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balan/o |
glans penis |
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bar/o |
weight |
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bas/o |
base |
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bi/o |
life |
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blast/o |
immature |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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brachi/o |
arm |
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bronch/o |
bronchus |
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bronchi/o |
bronchus |
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bronchiol/o |
bronchiole |
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bucc/o |
cheek |
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burs/o |
sac, bursa |
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calc/o |
calcium |
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capsul/o |
to box |
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carcin/o |
cancer |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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carp/o |
carpus |
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caud/o |
tail |
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cauter/o |
to burn |
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cec/o |
cecum |
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centr/o |
center |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cerebell/o |
cerebellum |
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cerebr/o |
cerebrum |
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cerumin/o |
cerumen |
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cervic/o |
neck, cervix |
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chem/o |
chemical, drug |
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chole/e |
bile, gall |
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cholangi/o |
bile, duct |
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cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
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choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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chori/o |
chorion |
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chrom/o |
color |
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chromat/o |
color |
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cirrh/o |
yellow |
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cis/o |
to cut |
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clavicul/o |
clavicle |
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cleid/o |
clavicle |
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clon/o |
rapid contracting and relaxing |
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coagul/o |
clotting |
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coccyg/o |
coccyx |
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cochle/o |
cochlea |
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col/o |
colon |
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colon/o |
colon |
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colp/o |
vagina |
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compuls/o |
drive, compel |
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concuss/o |
to shake violently |
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coni/o |
dust |
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conjunctiv/o |
conjunctiva |
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core/o |
pupil |
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corne/o |
cornea |
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coron/o |
heart |
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corpor/o |
body |
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cortic/o |
outer layer |
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cost/o |
rib |
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crani/o |
skull |
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crin/o |
to secrete |
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crur/o |
leg |
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cry/o |
cold |
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crypt/o |
hidden |
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culd/o |
cul-de-sac |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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cycl/o |
ciliary body |
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cyst/o |
sac, urinary bladder, puch |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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dacry/o |
tears |
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delus/o |
false belief |
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dent/o |
tooth |
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depress/o |
to press down |
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derm/o |
skin |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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diaphor/o |
profuse sweating |
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diaphragmat/o |
diaphragm |
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dilat/o |
to widen |
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dipl/o |
double |
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dist/o |
away from |
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diverticul/o |
pouch |
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dors/o |
back |
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duct/o |
to bring |
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duoden/o |
duodenum |
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dur/o |
dura mater |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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embol/o |
plug |
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embry/o |
embryo |
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emmetr/o |
correct, proper |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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enter/o |
small intestine |
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eosin/o |
rosy red |
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epididym/o |
epididymis |
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epiglott/o |
epiglottis |
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episi/o |
vulva |
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epitheli/o |
epithelium |
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erg/o |
work |
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erythr/o |
red |
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esophag/o |
esophagus |
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esthesi/o |
sensation, feeling |
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estr/o |
female |
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extens/o |
to stretch out |
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fasci/o |
fibrous band |
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femor/o |
femur |
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fet/o |
fetus |
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fibr/o |
fibers |
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fibrin/o |
fibers |
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fibul/o |
fibula |
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flex/o |
to bend |
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fluor/o |
fluorescence, luminous |
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fus/o |
pouring |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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genit/o |
genital |
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gingiv/o |
gums |
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glauc/o |
gray |
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gli/o |
glue |
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glomerul/o |
glomerulus |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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gluc/o |
glucose |
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glute/o |
buttock |
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glyc/o |
sugar |
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glycos/o |
sugar, glucose |
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gonad/o |
sex glands |
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granul/o |
granules |
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gynec/o |
woman, female |
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habilitat/o |
ability |
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hal/o |
to breathe |
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hallucin/o |
imagined perception |
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hem/o |
blood |
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hemat/o |
blood |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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hidr/o |
sweat |
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hist/o |
tissue |
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home/o |
sameness |
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humer/o |
humerus |
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hydr/o |
water |
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hymen/o |
hymen |
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hyster/o |
uterus |
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iatr/o |
physician, medicine, treatment |
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ichthy/o |
scaly, dry |
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idi/o |
distinctive |
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ile/o |
ileum |
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ili/o |
ilium |
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immun/o |
immunity, protection |
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infer/o |
below |
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inguin/o |
groin region |
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iod/o |
iodine |
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ir/o |
iris |
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irid/o |
iris |
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isch/o |
to hold back |
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ischi/o |
ischium |
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jejun/o |
jejunum |
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kal/i |
potassium |
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kerat/o |
hard, horny, cornea |
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ket/o |
ketones |
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keton/o |
ketones |
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kinesi/o |
movement |
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klept/o |
to steal |
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kyph/o |
hump |
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labi/o |
lip |
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labyrinth/o |
labyrinth (inner ear) |
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lacrim/o |
tears |
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lact/o |
milk |
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lamin/o |
lamina (part of vertebra) |
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lapar/o |
abdomen |
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laps/o |
to slide back |
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laryng/o |
larynx |
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later/o |
side |
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leuk/o |
white |
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lingu/o |
tongue |
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lip/o |
fat |
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lith/o |
stone |
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lob/o |
lobe |
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lord/o |
bent backwards |
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lumb/o |
loin (low back between ribs and pelvis) |
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lymph/o |
lymph |
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lymphaden/o |
lymph node |
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lymphangi/o |
lymph vessel |
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macul/o |
macula lutea |
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mamm/o |
breast |
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mandibul/o |
mandible |
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mast/o |
breast |
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maxill/o |
maxilla |
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meat/o |
meatus |
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medi/o |
middle |
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medull/o |
inner region, medulla oblongata |
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melan/o |
black |
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men/o |
menses, menstruation |
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mening/o |
meninges |
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meningi/o |
meninges |
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ment/o |
mind |
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metacarp/o |
metacarpus |
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metatars/o |
metatarsus |
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metr/o |
uterus |
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mi/o |
lessening |
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mineral/o |
minerals, electrolytes |
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miss/o |
to send back |
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morbid/o |
ill |
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morph/o |
shape |
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mort/o |
death |
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muc/o |
mucus |
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muscul/o |
muscle |
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mutat/o |
to change |
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my/o |
muscle |
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myc/o |
fungus |
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mydr/i |
widening |
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myel/o |
bone marrow, spinal cord |
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myocardi/o |
heart muscle |
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myos/o |
muscle |
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myring/o |
tympanic membrane |
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narc/o |
stupor, sleep |
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nas/o |
nose |
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nat/o |
birth |
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natr/o |
sodium |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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necr/o |
death |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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neutr/o |
neutral |
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noct/i |
night |
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nucle/o |
nucleus |
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nyctal/o |
night |
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o/o |
egg |
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obsess/o |
besieged by thoughts |
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ocul/o |
eye |
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odont/o |
tooth |
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olig/o |
scanty |
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onc/o |
tumor |
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onych/o |
nail |
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oophor/o |
ovary |
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ophthalm/o |
eye |
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opt/o |
eye, vision |
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optic/o |
eye, vision |
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or/o |
mouth |
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orch/o |
testes |
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orchi/o |
testes |
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orchid/o |
testes |
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orth/o |
straight, upright, correct |
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oste/o |
bone |
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ot/o |
ear |
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ov/o, ov/i |
ovum |
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ovari/o |
ovary |
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ox/o, ox/i |
oxygen |
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palat/o |
palate |
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pancreat/o |
pancreas |
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papill/o |
optic disk |
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parathyroid/o |
parathyroid gland |
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pariet/o |
cavity wall |
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patell/o |
patella |
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path/o |
disease |
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pector/o |
chest |
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ped/o |
child, foot |
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pedicul/o |
lice |
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pelv/o |
pelvis |
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pen/o |
penis |
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perine/o |
perineum |
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peripher/o |
away from center |
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peritone/o |
peritoneum |
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phac/o |
lens |
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phag/o |
eat, swallow |
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phalang/o |
phalanges |
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pharmac/o |
drug |
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pharyng/o |
pharynx |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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phob/o |
irrational fear |
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phon/o |
sound |
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phot/o |
light |
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phren/o |
mind |
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physic/o |
body |
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pineal/o |
pineal gland |
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pituitar/o |
pituitary gland |
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plant/o |
sole of foot |
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pleur/o |
pleura |
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pneum/o |
lung, air |
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pneumon/o |
lung, air |
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pod/o |
foot |
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poli/o |
gray matter |
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polyp/o |
polyp |
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pont/o |
pons |
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poster/o |
back |
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presby/o |
old age |
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proct/o |
rectum and anus |
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prostat/o |
prostate gland |
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prosthet/o |
addition |
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protein/o |
protein |
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proxim/o |
near to |
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psych/o |
mind |
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pub/o |
genital region, pubis |
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pulmon/o |
lung |
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pupill/o |
pupil |
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py/o |
pus |
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
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pylor/o |
pylorus |
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pyr/o |
fire |
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radi/o |
radius, ray (xray) radiation |
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radic/o |
root |
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radicul/o |
nerve root |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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recumb/o |
to lie back |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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retin/o |
retina |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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rhytid/o |
wrinkle |
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roentgen/o |
xray |
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rotat/o |
to revolve |
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sacr/o |
sacrum |
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salping/o |
uterine (fallopian) tubes, auditory tube (eustachian tube) |
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sanguin/o |
blood |
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sarc/o |
flesh |
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scapul/o |
scapula |
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schiz/o |
split |
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scler/o |
hard, sclera |
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scoli/o |
crooked |
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seb/o |
oil |
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sect/o |
to cut |
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sept/o |
wall |
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septic/o |
infection |
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sialaden/o |
salivary gland |
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sigmoid/o |
sigmoid colon |
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sinus/o |
sinus |
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soci/o |
society |
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somat/o |
body |
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somn/o |
sleep |
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son/o |
sound |
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specul/o |
to look at |
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spermat/o |
sperm |
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sphygm/o |
pulse |
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spin/o |
spine |
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spir/o |
breathing |
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splen/o |
spleen |
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spondyl/o |
vertebrae |
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staped/o |
stapes |
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stern/o |
sternum |
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steth/o |
chest |
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stigmat/o |
point |
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super/o |
above |
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synov/o, synovi/o |
synovial membrane |
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system/o |
system |
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tars/o |
tarsus |
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ten/o |
tendon |
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tenacul/o |
to hold |
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tend/o, tendin/o |
tendon |
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testicul/o |
testicle |
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thalam/o |
thalamus |
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thec/o |
sheath (meninges) |
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theli/o |
nipple |
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therm/o |
heat |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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thromb/o |
clot |
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thym/o |
thymus gland |
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thyr/o |
thyroid gland |
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thyroid/o |
thyroid gland |
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tibi/o |
tibia |
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tom/o |
to cut |
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ton/o |
tone |
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tonsill/o |
tonsils |
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topic/o |
a specific area |
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tox/o, toxic/o |
poison |
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trache/o |
trachea |
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trich/o |
hair |
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tuss/o |
cough |
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tympan/o |
tympanic membrane |
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uln/o |
ulna |
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ungu/o |
nail |
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ur/o |
urine |
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urter/o |
ureter |
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urethr/o |
urethra |
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urin/o |
urine |
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uter/o |
uterus |
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uve/o |
choroid |
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vagin/o |
vagina |
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valv/o |
valve |
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varic/o |
dilated vein |
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vas/o |
vessel, vas deferens |
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vascul/o |
blood vessel |
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ven/o |
vein |
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vetr/o |
belly |
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ventricul/o |
ventricle |
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vers/o |
to turn |
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vertebr/o |
vertebra |
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vesic/o |
sac, bladder |
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vesicul/o |
seminal vesicle |
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vestibul/o |
vestibule |
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viscer/o |
internal organ |
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vitre/o |
glassy |
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vulv/o |
vulva |
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xer/o |
dry |
