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urin/o
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urine
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ur/o
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urine
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ren/o
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kidney
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nephr/o
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kidney
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coric/o
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outer region
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medull/o
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middle or inner portion
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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-poiesis
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formation
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-chrome
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color
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-lithiasis
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the presence of stones or calculi
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nephritis
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inflammation of the kidneys
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pyelitis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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uremia
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waste products in the blood
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dialysis
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procedure to remove blood waste products
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cardi/o
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heart
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epicardium
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external layer of the heart
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myocardium
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middle and thickest layer of the heart
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endocardium
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inner layer of the heart
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endo
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heart
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corono/o
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crown
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ischemia
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a deficiency in the blood supply area
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necrosis
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tissue death
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infarct
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the area of necrosis
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atri/o
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atria
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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valv/o
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valve
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palpation
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pounding with or without irregulatiry in rhythm
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fibrillation
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rapid, random, and ineffective heart contractions
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flutter
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cardiac arrhythmia in which atrial contractions are rapid but regular
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bradycardia
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abnormally slow heart
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tachycardia
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sudden convulsion or spasm
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normal sinus arrhythmia
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irregular rhythm resulting from variation in vagal nerve tone as a result of respiration
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asystole
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without contraction or lack of heart activity, flat line on an ECG
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syncope
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temporary suspension of respiration and circulation
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gallop
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low-frequency vibrations occurring early diastole and late diastole
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stetho
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chest
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scope
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instrument to visually examine or monitor
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holo/pan
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all
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stenosis
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narrowing of the aortic or pulmonary valves
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hilus
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the depression where vessels and nerves enter an organ
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arteri/o
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combining form for artery
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aort/o
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combining form for aorta
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celi/o
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derived from the Greek term koilia, meaning belly
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arter/i
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vessel that carries blood away from the heart
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ole
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small
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capillaries
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single-cell thick vessels that connect the arterial and venous systems
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perfusion
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blood flow through tissues
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ven/o and phleb/o
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vein
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jugular vein
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drains the neck and head area
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femoral veins
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drain the legs
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renal veins
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drain the kidneys
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azygous vein
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a sincle vein that drains the chest wall and adjacent structures
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sphygm/o
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combining form for pulse
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man/o
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combining form for pressure
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-meter
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the suffix meaning device
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ech/o
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combining form for sound
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isch/o
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hold back
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nas/o
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nose
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rhin/o
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nose
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meat/o
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opening or passageway
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sept/o
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partition
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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palat/o
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palate
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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laryng/o
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voice box
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glott/o
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glottis
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bronch/o
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bronchi
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-ole
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small
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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alveol/o
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small sac
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lob/o
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well-defined portion
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dia
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across
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phragm/o
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wall
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pneum/o
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lungs or air
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pneumon/o
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lungs or air
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pulmon/o
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lungs or air
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diaphragmat/o
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diaphrahgm
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spir/o
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breath or breathing
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-pnea
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breathing
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apnea
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absence of breathing
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dyspnea
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difficult or labored breathing
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bradypnea
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abnormally slow resp. rates
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tachypnea
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abnormally rapid resp. rates
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hyperpnea
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abnormal increase in rate and depth of respirations
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hypopnea
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abnormally slow or shallow respirations
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hyperventilation
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abnormally rapid deep breathing
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agonal breathing
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respirations near death or extreme suffering
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ox/i
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oxygen
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ox/o
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oxygen
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ox/y
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oxygen
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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-derma
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skin
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kerat/o
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keratin
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melan/o
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black or dark
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adip/o
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fat
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pil/i
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hair
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onych/o
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claw
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ungul/o
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hoof
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-crine
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to secrete or separate
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pituit/o
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pituitary gland
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aden/o
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gland
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anti
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against
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press/i
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tension
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thyr/o
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thyroid
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thyroid/o
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thyroid
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ad
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toward
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ren/o
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kidney
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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ardrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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coric/o
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outer
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medull/o
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inner or middle
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andr/o
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male
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-gen
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producing
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ana
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up or excessive
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bol/o
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throwing
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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gonad/o
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gonad or gamete producing glands
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acr/o
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extremities
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calc/i
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form for calcium
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-emia
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blood condition
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eu
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good, well, or easily
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phel/o
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ducky
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chrom/o
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color
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cyt/o
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cell
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-oma
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tumor
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gen/o
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producing
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-logy
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study
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genit/o
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organs of reproduction
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scrot/o
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scrotum
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perine/o
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the area between the scrotum (or vulva) and anus
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sperm/o
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spermatozoa
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spermat/o
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spermatozoa
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orcho/o
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testes
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orchi/os
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testes
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orchid/o
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testes
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test/o
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testes
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testicul/o
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testes
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semin/i
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semen
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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salping/o
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tube
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ovari/o
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female gonad
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oophor/o
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female gonad
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oo/o
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egg
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ov/i
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egg
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ov/o
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egg
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hyster/o
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uterus
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metro/o
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uterus
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metri/o
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uterus
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uter/o
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uterus
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cervic/o
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neck or neck-like structure
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colop/o
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vagina
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vagin/o
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bagina
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vulv/o
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vulva
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episi/o
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vulva
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lact/i
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milk
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ejaculat/o
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to throw or hurl out
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umbilic/o
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navel
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pregn/o
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pregnancy
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gest/o
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gestation
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gestat/o
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gestation
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gravid/o
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pregnant
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-para
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bearing a live fetus
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primi
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first
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multi
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many
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vivi
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live
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part/o
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giving birth
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soma
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cell body
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dendr/o
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dendrite
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axon
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a single process that extends away from the cell body and conducts impulses away from the cell body
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ax/o
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axis or mainstream
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synaps/o and synapt/o
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the space or point of contact between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor
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neurotransmitter
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chemical substance
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gil/o
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glue
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astr/o
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star
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micro
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small
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oligo
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few
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neur/i and neur/o
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nerve or nerve tissue
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tract
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a group of nerve fibers located in the CNS
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ganglion
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a knot-like mass of neuron cell bodies located outside the CNS
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plexus
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a network of intersecting nerves or vessels
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receptors
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sensory organs that receive external stimulation and transmit that information to the sensory neurons
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stimulus/i
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something that excites or activates
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encephal/o
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brain
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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mening/o and meningi/o
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the layers of connective tissue enclosing the CNS
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arachn/o
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spider
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crani/o
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skull
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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frontal
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the most cranial lobe, controls motor function
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parietal
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receives and interprets sensory nerve impulses
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occipital
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the most caudal lobe that controls vision
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temporal
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the laterally located lobe that controls hearing and smelling
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convolut/o
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coiled
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gyr/o
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folding
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sulc/o
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groove
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ependyma
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the membrane that lines the ventricles of the brain
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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foramen magnum
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the opening in the occipital bone where the spinal cord passes through
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-paresis
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weakness
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narc/o
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stupor
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-pelgia
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paralysis
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-esthesia
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sensation or feeling
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caus/o and caust/o
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burning
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poli/o
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gray
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-ptosis
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prolapse, drooping, or falling downward
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radicul/o
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root
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opt/i
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eye or sight
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opt/p
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eye or sight
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optic/o
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eye or sight
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ocul/o
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eye or sight
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ophthalm/o
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eye or sight
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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lacrim/o
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teardrop, tear duct, or lacrimal duct
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dacry/o
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teardrop, tear duct, or lacrimal duct
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duct
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the passage way that drains tears into the nose
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punctum
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point or small spot
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sclera
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the fibrous outer layer of the eye that maintains the shape of the eye
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scler/o
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sclera or hard
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corne/o
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cornea
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kerat/o
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cornea
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choroid/o
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choroid
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irid/o
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the iris of the eye
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irit/o
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the iris of the eye
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pupill/o
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pupil
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core/o
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pupil
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phac/o
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lens of the eye
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retin/o
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retina
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macul/o
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spot
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lute/o
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yellow
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fove/o
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pit
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aque/o
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water
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vitre/o
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glassy
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chrom/o
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color
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audit/o
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ear
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aud/i
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ear
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ot/o
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ear
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acoust/o
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sound
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acous/o
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sound
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pinn/i
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external ear
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aur/i
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external ear
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aur/o
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external ear
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tympan/o
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eardrum
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myring/o
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eardrum
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labyrinth/o
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maze, labyrinth and the inner ear
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cochle/o
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snail or spiral
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