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abdomin/o
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abdomen (abdominal cavity) aka celi/o, lapar/o
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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adip/o
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fat
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albumin/o
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albumin
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alveol/o
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alveolus
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an/o
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anus
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andr/o
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male
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angi/o
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vessel (usually refers to blood vessel)
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anter/o
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anterior
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antr/o
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antrum
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aort/o
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aorta
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apic/o
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apex
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appendic/o
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appendix
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arche/o
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first, beginning
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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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articul/o
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joint
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atel/o
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imperfect, incomplete
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ather/o
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yellowish, fatty plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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aut/o
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self
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azot/o
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urea, nitrogen
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balan/o
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glans penis
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bi/o
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life
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blast/o
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developing cell, germ cell
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bol/o
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to cast
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bronch/i
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bronchus
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bronch/o
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bronchi
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cancer/o
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cancer
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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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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caud/o
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tail (downward)
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cec/o
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cecum
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cecum
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blind U-shaped pouch that is the first portion of the large intestine
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celi/o
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abdomen (abdominal cavity) aka abdomin/o, lapar/o
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cephal/o
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head (upward)
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cerebr/o
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brain
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cervic/o
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cervix
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cheil/o
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lip
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chir/o
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hand
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chlor/o
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green
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chol/e
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gall, bile
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cholangi/o
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bile duct
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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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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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colp/o
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vagina
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coni/o
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dust
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coron/o
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heart
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crani/o
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cranium, skull
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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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cutane/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyst/o
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bladder, sac
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cyt/o
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cell
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dent/i
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teeth
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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dextr/o
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right
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diaphragmat/o
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diaphragm
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dist/o
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away (from the point of attachment of a body part), far
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diverticul/o
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diverticulum, or blind pouch, extending from a hollow organ pl. diverticula
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dors/o
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back
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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ech/o
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sound
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electr/o
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electricity, electrical activity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestine (usually denoting the small intestine)
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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episi/o
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vulva
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epitheli/o
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epithelium
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erthrocyt/o
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blood cells (red)
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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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esthesi/o
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feeling
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eti/o
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cause (of disease)
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fet/o
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fetus
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fibr/o
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fiber
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fornic/o
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fornix
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front/o
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anterior
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fund/o
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fundus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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ger/o
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aging
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gingiv/o
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gum
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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gloss/o
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tongue aka lingu/o
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glyc/o
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sugar
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glycos/o
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sugar
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gno/o
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knowledge
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gyn/o
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woman
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gynec/o
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woman
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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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hepat/o
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liver
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hepat/o
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liver
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herni/o
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hernia, or protrusion of an organ thru a membrane or cavity wall
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heter/o
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other
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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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home/o
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sameness
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hydr/o
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water
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hymen/o
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hymen
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hyster/o
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uterus
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iatr/o
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treatment, Physician, medicine
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ile/o
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ileum
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ili/o
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ilium
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immun/o
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safety, protection
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infer/o
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below
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inguin/o
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groin
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isch/o
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deficiency, blockage
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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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kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard
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lapar/o
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abdomen (abdominal cavity) aka celi/o, abdomin/o
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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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lei/o
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smooth
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leiomy/o
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smooth muscle
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leuk/o
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white
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leukocyt/o
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blood cells (white)
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lingu/o
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tongue aka gloss/o
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lip/o
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fat
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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lob/o
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lobe
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log/o
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study, knowledge
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lumb/o
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loin
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lumin/o
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lumen
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lymph/o
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lymph, lymph gland
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lymphaden/o
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lymph gland
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lys/o
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dissolve
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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 (opening)
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medi/o
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middle
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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melan/o
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black
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men/o
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menstruation
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ment/i
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mind
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metr/i
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uterus
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metr/o
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uterus
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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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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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myocardi/o
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heart muscle
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myos/o
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muscle
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nas/o
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nose
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nat/o
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birth
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necr/o
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death (cells, body)
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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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noct/i
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night
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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obstetr/o
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midwife
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odont/o
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teeth
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olig/o
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scanty, few
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omphal/o
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umbilicus
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onc/o
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tumor. Mass
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onych/o
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nail
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oophor/o
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ovary
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or/o
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mouth aka stomat/o
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orch/o
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testis, testicle
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orchid/o
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testis, testicle
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organ/o
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organ
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orth/o
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straight
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osse/o, oste/o
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bone
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ovari/o
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ovary
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ox/i
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oxygen
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pachy/o
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thick
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palat/o
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palate
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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
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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perine/o
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perineum
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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phleb/o
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vessel (vein)
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phren/o
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mind
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pil/o
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hair
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plasm/o
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plasma
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o
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lung, air
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pneumat/o
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lung, air
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pneumon/o
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lung, air
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polyp/o
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polyp, small growth
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poster/o
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back, behind
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proct/o
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rectum aka rect/o
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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proxim/o
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near (the point of attachment of a body part)
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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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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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pylor/o
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pylorus, pyloric sphincter
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rect/o
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rectum aka proct/o
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhabd/o
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rod-shaped, striated
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rhabdomy/o
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skeletal muscle
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rheumat/o
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watery
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rhin/o
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nose
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rhytid/o
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wrinkles
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rib/o
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ribose
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sagitt/o
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arrow
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salping/o
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fallopian tube (uterine tube)
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sarc/o
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flesh, connective tissue
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seb/o
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sebum (oil)
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sept/o
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septum (wall off, fence)
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sial/o
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saliva, salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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sin/o
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sinus, cavity
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sinistr/o
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left
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sinus/o
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sinus, cavity
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som/o, somat/o
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body
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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
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spermatozoon, sperm
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spermat/o
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sperm
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spin/o
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spine
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spir/o
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breathe, breathing
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splen/o
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spleen
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staphyl/o
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grapelike clusters
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stern/o
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sternum
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steth/o
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chest
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stomat/o
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mouth aka or/o
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strept/o
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twisted chain
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super/o
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above
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system/o
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system
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test/o
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testis, testicle
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thel/o
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nipple
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therm/o
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heat, temperature
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thorac/o
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thorax (chest)
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thromb/o
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clot
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thrombocyt/o
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blood cells (clotting)
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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thyroid/o
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thyroid
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tom/o
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cut, section
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tonsil/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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trachea
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trachel/o
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cervix
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trich/o
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hair
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troph/o
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nourishment, development
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tympan/o
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eardrum
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umbilic/o
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umbilicus
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ungu/o
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nail
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ur/o
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urine, urinary tract, urinary system
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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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urin/o
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urine, urinary tract
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uter/o
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uterus
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uvul/o
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uvula
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vagin/o
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vagina
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valv/o, valvul/o
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valve
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vas/o
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vessel, duct
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ven/o
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vein
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ventr/o
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belly (front)
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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vertebr/o, spondylo/o
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vertebra
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vesic/o
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bladder, sac
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vesicul/o
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seminal vesicle
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vestibul/o
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vestibule
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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vulv/o
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vulva
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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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