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156 Cards in this Set
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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glans penis
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orchid/o
orchi/o orch/o test/o |
testies
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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spermat/o
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spermatozoa
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vas/o
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vessel, vas deferens gland
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adip/o
lip/o |
fat
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cyst/o
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bladder
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hemat/o
hem/o |
blood
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hydr/o
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water
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muc/o
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mucus
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olig/o
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scanty
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-pexy
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fixation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision
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-algia
-dynia |
pain
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-cele
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hernia
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone
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-logy
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study of
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-logist
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specialist in the study of
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-oma
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toumor
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasia
-plasm |
formation, growth
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-ptosis
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downward displacement
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-rrhagia
-rrhage |
bursting forth
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-rrhea
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disgharge, flow
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-scope
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instrument to examine
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-spasm
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involuntary constaction
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-uria
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urine
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aden/o
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gland
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adren/o
adrenal/o |
adrenal gland
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anter/o
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anterior, front
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calc/o
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calcium
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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encephal/o
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brain
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gli/o
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glue, neuroglial tissue
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gluc/o
glyc/o |
sugar
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mening/o
meningi/o |
meninges (membrane covering brain and spinal cord)
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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neur/o
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nerve
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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vascul/o
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blood vessel
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acr/o
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extremities
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cyst/o
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bladder
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dermat/o
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skin
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enter/o
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intestine
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hem/o
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blood
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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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nephr/o
ren/o |
kidney
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poster/o
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posterior, back
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scler/o
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hardening
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spin/o
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spine
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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toxic/o
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poison
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-lysis
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separation, destruction
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-emia
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blood condition
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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nephr/o
ren/o |
kidney
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poster/o
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posterior, back
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scler/o
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hardening
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spin/o
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spine
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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toxic/o
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poison
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-lysis
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separation, destruction
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-emia
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blood condition
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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arthr/o
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joint
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calc/o
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calcium
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calcane/o
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calcaneum (heel bone)
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carp/o
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wrist
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chphal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck, cervix uteri
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cost/o
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ribs
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cani/o
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cranium
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femor/o
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femur
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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fibul/o
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fubula (smaller, outer, lower leg bone)
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lumb/o
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loin (lower back)
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metacarp/o
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metacarpus (hand bones)
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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my/o
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muscle
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oste/o
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bone
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patell/o
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patella
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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spin/o
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spine
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spondyl/o
vertebr/o |
vertebrae
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stern/o
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sternum (breast bone)
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tend/o
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tendon
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tibi/o
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tibia
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dist/o
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farthest
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proxim/o
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near
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radi/o
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radiation
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roentgen/o
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x-rays
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-gram
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record
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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en-
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in, within
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hemi-
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one half
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inter-
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between
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quadri-
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four
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acous/o
audi/o |
hearing
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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choroid/o
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choroid
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corne/o
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cornea
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dacry/o
lacrim/o |
tear
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dipl/o
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double
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irid/o
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iris
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kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard, cornea
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myring/o
tympan/o |
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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ocul/o
opthalm/o |
eye
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ot/o
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ear
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retin/o
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retina
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salping/o
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tube
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scler/o
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sclera (white of eye)
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erythr/o
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red
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xanth/o
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yellow
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-acusis
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hearing
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-edema
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swelling
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-opia
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vision
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-salpinx
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tube
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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ana-
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against, up, back
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exo-
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outside
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ophthalmologist
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specialist of eye disorder
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blepharospasm
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spasm of the eyelid
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prestbycusis
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loss of hearing due to old age
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hyperopia
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farsightedness
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diplopia
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double vision
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intercostal
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between the ribs
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scoliosis
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abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
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osteorraphy
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suture of a bone
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arthodynia
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pain in a joint
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spondylitis
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inflamation of the vertebrae
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meninges
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membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord
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aphasia
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inability to speak
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goiter
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enlargement of the thyroid
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GH
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Growth hormone
anterior lobe of the pituitary gland regulates bone and body growth |
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Oxytocin
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Posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
starts uterus contraction |
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PTH
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parathyroid hormone
parathyroid gland regulated calcium and phosphate |
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cryptorchidism
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a hidden or undecended testicle
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