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a-, an-
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no, not
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ab-
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away from
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addomin/o
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abdomen
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-ac
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pertaining to
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ad-
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toward
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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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adren/o
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adrenal gland
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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alveol/o
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alveolus (air sac within the lung)
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amni/o
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amnion (sac that surrounds the embryo)
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-an
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pertaining to
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ana-
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up, apart
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an/o
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anus
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angio/o
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vesel (blood)
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ante-
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before, forward
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anter/o
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front
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anti-
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against
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aort/o
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aorta
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append/o,appendic/o
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appendix
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-ar
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pertaining to
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arteri/o
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artery
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arteriol/o
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small artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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-ary
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pertaining to
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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-ation
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process, condition
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aur/o
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ear
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aut-
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self
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axill/o
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armpit
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balan/o
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penis
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bari/o
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weight
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bi-
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two
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bi/o
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life
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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brady-
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slow
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bronch/o
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bronchial tube
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bronchiol/o
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small bronchial tube
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calcane/o
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calcaneus (heel bone)
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capillar/o
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capillary
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carcin/o
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cancer, cancerous
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cardi/o
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heart
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carp/o
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wrist bones (carpals)
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-cele
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hernia
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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cervic/o
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neck
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chem/o
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drug, chemical
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoc/o
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common bile duct
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chron/o
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time
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-cision
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process of cutting
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cis/o
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to cut
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clavicul/o
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clavical (collar bone)
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-coccus
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bacterium (berry-shaped); plural: -cocci
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coccyg/o
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tailbone
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col/o
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colon (large intestine)
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colon/o
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colon
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colp/o
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vagina
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comi/o
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to care for
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con-
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with, together
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coni/o
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dust
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-coniosis
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abnormal condition of dust
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coron/o
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heart
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull
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crin/o
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secrete
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-crine
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secretion
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-crit
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separation
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cry/o
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cold
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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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urinary bladder
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-cyte
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cell
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cyt/o
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cell
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dactyl/o
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fingers or toes
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dermat/o, derm/o
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skin
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dia-
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thorough, complete
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-dipsia
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thirst
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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dur/o
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dura mater (outermost meningeal layer)
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-dynia
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pain
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dys-
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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
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-eal
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pertaining to
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ec-
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out, outside
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-ectasia, -ectasis
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dilation, stretching, widening
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ecto-
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out, outside
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-ectomy
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excision (resection, removal); process of cutting out
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electr/o
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electricity
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
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blood condition
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en-
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within, in, inner
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encephal/o
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brain
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endo-
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within, in, inner
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endocrin/o
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endocrine glands
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endometr/o, endometri/o
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endometrium (inner lining of the uterus)
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enter/o
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intestines (usually small intestine)
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epi-
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above, upon
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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epitheli/o
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skin (surface tissue)
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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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sensation
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ex-, exo-, extra-
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out, outside
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femor/o
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femur, thigh bone
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fibr/o
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fibrous tissue
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fibul/o
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fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gen/o
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to produce
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-gen
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production, formation
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-genesis
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producing, forming
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-genic
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pertaining to producing, produced by
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ger/o
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old age
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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-gram
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record
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-gram
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record
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-graph
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instrument to record
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-graphy
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process of recording, to record
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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hemat/o, hem/o
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blood
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hapat/o
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liver
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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hydr/o
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water
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hyper-
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above, excessive, more than normal, too much
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hypo-
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below, deficient, less than normal, too little
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hypophys/o
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pitutiary gland
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hyster/o
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uterus
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-ia
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condition
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-ian
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practitioner
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iatr/o
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treatment
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-ic, -ical
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pertaining to
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ile/o
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ileum (third part of small intestine)
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ili/o
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ilium (upper part of hip bone)
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in-
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in, into
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-ine
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pertaining to
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infra-
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below
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inguin/o
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groin
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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-ior
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pertaining to
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isch/o
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to hold back
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-ism
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condition, process
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-ist
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specialist
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-itis
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inflammation
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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lapar/o
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stomach
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-lapse
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slide
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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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ligament/o
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ligament
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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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lip/o
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fat
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-listhesis
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sliding
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lith/o
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stone
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-lith
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stone
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-logy
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study of, process of study
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lumb/o
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loin, waist region
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphaden/o
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lymph nodes
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessel
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lys/o
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separation, breakdown, destruction
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-lysis
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separation, breakdown, destruction
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mal-
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bad
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-malacia
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softening
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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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mamm/o
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breast
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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mast/o
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breast
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata (lower part of the brain)
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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-megaly
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enlargement
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata (lower part of the brain)
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men/o
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menstruation
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-megaly
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enlargement
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mening/o
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meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
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men/o
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menstruation
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meta-
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beyond, change
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mening/o
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meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
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metacarp/o
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matacarpals (hand bones)
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meta-
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beyond, change
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metatars/o
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metatarsals (foot bones)
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metacarp/o
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matacarpals (hand bones)
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metatars/o
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metatarsals (foot bones)
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-meter
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measure
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metr/o, metri/o
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uterus; to measure
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-metry
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measurement
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-mortem
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death
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-motor
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movement
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muscul/o
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muscle
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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bone marrow (with -blast, -oma, -cyte, -genous)
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myel/o
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spinal cord (with -gram, -itis, -cele)
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myos/o
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muscle
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myring/o
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eardrum
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nas/o
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nose
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nat/i
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birth
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necr/o
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death
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neo-
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new
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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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norm/o
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rule, order
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nos/o
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disease
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obstetr/o
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midwife
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ocul/o
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eye
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odont/o
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tooth
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-oid
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pertaining to, resembling
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-oma
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tumor, mass, swelling
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onc/o
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tumor
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onycho/o
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nail
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o/o
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egg
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oophor/o
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ovary
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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-opsy
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process of viewing
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opt/o, optic/o
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eye
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or/o
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mouth
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orch/o
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testicle, testis
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orchi/o
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testicle, testis
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orchid/o
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testicle, testis
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orth/o
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straight
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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osm/o
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smell
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o
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ear
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-ous
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pertaining to
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ovari/o
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ovary
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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para-
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beside, near, along the side of
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid gland
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-partum
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birth
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path/o
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disease
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-pathy
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disease condition
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ped/o
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child
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pelv/o
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hip bone
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-penia
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deficiency
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per-
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through
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peri-
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surrounding
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peritone/o
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peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs)
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perone/o
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fibula
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-pexy
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fixation (surgical)
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phak/o
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lens of the eye
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phalang/o
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phalanges (fingers and toe bones)
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pharyng/o
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pharynx, throat
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-phasia
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speech
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-philia
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attraction to
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phleb/o
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vein
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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phren/o
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mind
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pituitar/o
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pituitary gland
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plas/o
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formation, growth, development
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-plasm
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formation, growth, development
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-plasia
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formation, growth
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-plegia
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paralysis
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pleur/o
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pleura (membranes surrounding the lungs)
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-pnea
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breathing
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pneum/o
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air, lung
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pneumon/o
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lung
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-poiesis
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formation
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poly-
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many. much
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post-
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after, behind
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poster/o
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back, behind
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pre-
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before
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pro-, pros-
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before, forward
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prosth/o
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artificial replacement
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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psych/o
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mind
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-ptosis
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prolapse, sagging
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-ptysis
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spitting
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pulmon/o
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lung
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis (central section of the kidney)
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radi/o
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x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
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re-, retro-
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behind, back
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ren/o
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kidney
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retin/o
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retina of the eye
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rhabdomy/o
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striated (skeletal) muscle
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rheumat/o
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flow, fluid
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rhin/o
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nose
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-rrhage
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excess flow of blood
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-rrhagia
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excess flow of blood
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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salping/o
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fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube
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-salpinx
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fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube
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sarc/o
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flesh
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scapul/o
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shoulder blade (bone)
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-scope
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instrument to view or visually examine
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-scopy
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process of viewing or visual examination
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scrot/o
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scrotal sac, scrotum
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-section
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process of cutting into
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sept/o
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infection
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septic/o
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infection
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-sis
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condition
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-somatic
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pertaining to the body
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son/o
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sound
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-spasm
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constriction
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spin/o
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backbone, spine, vertebra
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splen/o
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spleen
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spondyl/o
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vertebra, backbone
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-stasis
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stop, control; place, to stand
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-stat
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stop, control
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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stern/o
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sternum (breastbone)
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stomat/o
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mouth
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-stomy
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opening
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sub-
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under, below
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sym-
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with, together (use before b, p, and m)
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syn-
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with, together
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tachy-
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fast
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tendin/o, ten/o
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tendon
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-tension
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pressure
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theli/o, thel/o
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nipple
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-therapy
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treatment
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-thesis
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put, place
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thorac/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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thyr/o, thyroid/o,
thyroaden/o |
thyroid gland
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tibi/o
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tibia or shin bone (larger lower leg bone)
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-tomy
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incision, process of cutting into
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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top/o
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to put, place
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trache/o
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trachea, windpipe
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trans-
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across, through
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tri-
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three
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troph/o
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development, nourishment
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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tympan/o
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eardrum
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uln/o
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ulna (medial lower arm bone)
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ultra-
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beyond
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-um
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structure
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ungu/o
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nail
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uni-
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one
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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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ur/o
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urine, urinary tract
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-uria
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urine condition
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uter/o
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uterus
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vagin/o
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vagina
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vas/o
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vessel, vas deferens
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vascul/o
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blood vessel
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ven/o
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vein
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venul/o
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venule
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vertebr/o
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vertebra, backbone
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
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-y
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condition, process
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