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114 Cards in this Set
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adeno-
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gland
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adreno-
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adrenal gland
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angio-
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vessel
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ano-
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anus
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arterio-
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artery
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arthro-
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joint
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balano-
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glans penis
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blepharo-
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eyelid
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broncho-
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bronchus (windpipe)
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cantho-
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canthus (angle at either end of slit between eyelids)
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capit-
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head
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cardi-, cardio-
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heart
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carpo-
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wrist
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cephalo-
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head
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cerebello-
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cerebellum (part of brain)
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cerebro-
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cerebrum (part of brain)
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cheilo-
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lip (mouth)
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chole-
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bile
(NOTE: chole- + cyst meaning "bladdder," = gallbladder; chole- + doch, meaning "duct," = choledocho,or common bile duct. |
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chondro-
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cartilage
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chordo-
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cord or string (generally) used in connection with the vocal cord or spermatic cord
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cilia-
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hair (Latin)
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cleido-
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collarbone
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coccygo-
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coccyx (end of bone of the spinal column)
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colpo-
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vagina
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cordo-
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cord (usually vocal cord)
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coxa-
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hip (Latin)
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cranio-
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head
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cysto-
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sac, cyst, or bladder (most often used in connection with the urinary bladder)
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cyto-
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cell
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dacryo-
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tear (used commonly in relation to tear duct or sac)
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dento-, donto-
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tooth
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derma-
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skin
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duodeno-
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duodenum (part of small intestine)
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emia-
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blood
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encephalo-
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brain
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entero-
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intestines
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fascia-
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sheet or band of fibrous tussues (Latin)
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fibro-
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fibers
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gastro-
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stomach
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genu-
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knee (Latin)
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gingivo-
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gums
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glomerulo-
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glomerulus (often a structure of the kidney)
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glosso-
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tongue
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gnatho-
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jaw
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hem-, hema-, hemo-, hemato-
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blood
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hepato-
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liver
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hilus-
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pit or depression in an organ where vessels and nerves enter (Latin)
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histio-
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tissue
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hystero-
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uterus (NOTE: This term may also pertain to hysteria.)
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ileo-
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ileum (part of small intestine)
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ilio-
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flank or ilium (bone of pelvis)
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jejuno-
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jejunum (part of small intestine)
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kerato-
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cornea or horny layer of the skin
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labio-
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lips (either of mouth or vulva)
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lacrimo-
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tears (used also in connection with tear ducts or sacs)
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laparo-
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loin or flank (also refers to abdomen)
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laryngo-
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larynx
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linguo-
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tongue
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lympho-
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lymph
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masto-
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breast
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meningo-
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meninges (coverings of the brain and spinal cord)
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metra-, metro-
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uterus
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morpho-
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form
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myelo-
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bone marrow and spinal cord (NOTE: Use of this term will determine which tissue is meant.)
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myo-
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muscle (NOTE: The Latin word for muscle is mus.)
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myringo-
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eardrum
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naso-
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nose
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nephro-
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kidney
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neuro-
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nerve
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oculo-
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eye
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odonto-
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tooth
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omphalo-
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navel or umbilicus
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onycho-
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nails
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oophoro-
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ovary
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ophthalmo-
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eye
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ora-, oro-
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mouth
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orthio-, orchido-
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testis
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os-
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bone or mouth
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osteo-
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bone
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oto-
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ear
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ovario-
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ovary
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palato-
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palate of mouth
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palpebro-
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eyelid
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pectus-
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breast, chest, or thorax (Latin)
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pharyngo-
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pharynx
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phlebo-
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eyelid
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pilo-
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hair
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pleuro-
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pleura of lung (relates also to side or rib)
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pneumo-, pneumono-
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lungs (also used in referring to air or breath
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procto-
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rectum
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pyelo-
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pelvis of kidney
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pyloro-
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pylorus (part of stomach just before duodenum)
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rhino-
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nose
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sacro-
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sacrum
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salpingo-
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fallopian tube or oviduct
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sialo-
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saliva- (used in connection with a salivary duct or gland)
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splanchno-
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viscera
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spleno-
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spleen
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stoma-
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mouthh
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tarso-
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instep of foot; ankles (also edge of eyelid)
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teno-, tenonto-
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tendon
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thoraco-
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thorax or chest
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thyro-
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thyroid
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trachelo-
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neck, particularly the neck of the uterus or bladder
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tracheo-
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trachea
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unguis-
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nail
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uretero-
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ureter
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urethro-
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urethra
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uro-
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urine, urinary
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utero-
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uterus
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vaso-
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vessel
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veno-
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vein
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ventriculo-
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ventricle of heart or brain
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viscero-
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viscera
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