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aden/o
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gland
ex: aden/oma - tumor of a gland |
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arthr/o
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joint
ex: arthr/itis - inflamation of a joint |
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bi/o
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life
ex: bi/ology - study of life biopsy - viewing living tissue |
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carcin/o
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cancer / cancerous
ex: cancin/oma - cancerous tumor of epithelial tissue (surface or skin) |
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cardi/o
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heart
ex: cardo/ology - study of the heart |
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cephal/o
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head
ex: cepahl/ic - pertaining to the head |
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cis/o
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to cut
ex: in/cis/ion - process of cutting into |
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crin/o
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secrete (to form and give off)
ex: endo/crine glands - glands that secrete into the body |
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
ex: cyst/oscopy - visual examination of urinry bladder |
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cyt/o
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cell
ex: cyt/ology - study of cells |
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derm/o
dermat/o |
skin
ex: dermat/itis - exflamation of the skin hypo/dermic - under the skin |
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electr/o
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electricity
ex: electr/ocardiogram - record of heart electricity |
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encephal/o
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brain
ex: electro/encephal/ogram - record of brain electricity |
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enter/o
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intestines (usually the small intestine)
ex: inter/itis - inflamation of the small intestines |
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erythr/o
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red
ex: erythr/ocyte - red blood cell |
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gastr/o
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stomach
ex: gastr/ectomy - removal of the stomach |
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gnos/o
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knowledge
ex: dia/gno/sis - state of complete knowledge |
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gynec/o
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woman, female
ex: gynec/ology - the study of females |
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hemat/o
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blood
ex: hemat/ology - the study of blood hemat/oma - blood clot |
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hepat/o
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liver
ex: hepat/itis - inflamation of the liver |
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iatr/o
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treatment
ex: iatr/ogenic - unexpected side effect of treatment |
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leuk/o
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white
ex: leuk/ocyct - white blood cell |
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nephr/o
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kidney
ex: nephr/itis - inflamation of the kidney |
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neur/o
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nerve
neur/ology - study of the nerves |
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onc/o
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tumor
ex: onc/ology - study of tumors |
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opthalm/o
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eye
ex: opthalm/oscope - instrument for viewing the eye |
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oste/o
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bone
ex: oste/itis - inflamation of the bone oste/oarthritis - inflamation of the jonit and bone |
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path/o
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disease
ex: path/ology - study of diseases path/ologist - a specialist who studies diseases |
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ped/o
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child
ped/iatric - pertaining to children |
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psych/o
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mind
ex: psych/ology - study of the mind psych/iatrist - specialists that studies the mind |
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radi/o
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x-rays
ex: radi/ology - study of x-rays |
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ren/o
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kidney
ex: ren/al - pertaining to the kidney |
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rhin/o
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nose
ex: rhin/itis - inflamation of the nose |
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sarc/o
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flesh
ex: sarc/oma - cancerous tumor of the connective tissue, such as muscle, bone and fat |
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sect/o
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to cut
ex: re/sect/ion - cutting out or removing of |
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thromb/o
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clot, clotting
ex: thromb/ocyte - cells that clot |
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ur/o
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urinary tract, urine
ex: ur/ology - study of urinary tract |
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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front
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bol/o
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to cast
ex: anabolism - build up of protiens for use in the body cells |
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cervic/o
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neck (of the body or of the uterus)
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chondr/o
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cartilage (type of connective tissue)
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chrom/o
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color
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coccyg/o
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coccyx (tailbone)
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crani/o
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skull
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dors/o
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back portion of the body
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hist/o
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tissue
ex: histology - study of body tissues |
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ili/o
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ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
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inguin/o
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groin
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kary/o
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nucleus
ex: kary/o/type - picture of the nucleus of a cell. |
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later/o
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side
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lumb/o
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lower back (side and back, between the ribs and the pelvic bone)
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medi/o
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middle
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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pelv/o
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hip, pelvic cavity
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poster/o
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back, behind
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proxim/o
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nearest
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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spin/o
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spine, backbone
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thel/o
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nipple
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thorac/o
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chest
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umbilic/o
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navel, unbilicus
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ventr/o
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belly side of the body
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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abdomin/o
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abdomen -
is the region below the chest containing internal organs (liver, intestines, stomach, gallbladder, etc.) |
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vetebr/o
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vertebrae, backbones
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acro-
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extremities, top, extreme point
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden
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agor/a
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marketplace
ex: agoraphobia - fear of crouds |
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arteri/o
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artery
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axill/o
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armpit
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes (2 tubes, one right, one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs
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chem/o
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drug, chemical
ex: chemotherapy - drug treatment to try and cure a disease |
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chron/o
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time
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col/o
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colon (large intestine)
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neutr/o
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neutrophil (a white blood cell)
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ot/o
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ear
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peritone/o
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peritoneum - lining of the abdominal cavity
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phag/o
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to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
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vein
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plas/o
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formation, development
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pleur/o
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pleura )membranes surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest muscles
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pneumon/o
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lungs
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pulmon/o
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lungs
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rect/o
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rectum
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sarc/o
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flesh
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splen/o
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spleen
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staphyl/o
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clusters
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strept/o
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twisted chains
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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ven/o
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vein
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carp/o
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wrist bones
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cib/o
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meals
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cis/o
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to cut
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cost/o
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rib
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cutane/o
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skin
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dactyl/o
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fingers, toes
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duct/o
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to lead, carry
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flex/o
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to bend
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furc/o
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forking, branching
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
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sugar
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immun/o
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protection
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morph/o
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shape, form
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nat/o
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birth
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nect/o
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to bind, tie, connect
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mort/o
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death
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nat/o
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birth
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nect/o
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to bind, tie, connect
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norm/o
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rule, order
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ox/o
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oxygen
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seps/o
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infection
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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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the/o
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to put, place
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thel/o
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nipple
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thyr/o
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shield, the shape of the thyroid gland resembled (-oid) a shield to those who named it
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top/o
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place, position, location
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tox/o
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poison
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trache/o
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windpipe, trachea
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urethr/o
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urethra
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