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cyst/o
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bladder
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vesic/o
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bladder
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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nephr/o
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kidney
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ren/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ur/o
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urine
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urethr/o
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urethra
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andr/o
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male
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orch/o
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testis
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plural, testes
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orchi/o
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testis
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plural, testes
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orchid/o
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testis
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plural, testes
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test/o
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testis
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plural, testes
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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spermat/o
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spermatozoa, sperm cells
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sperm/o
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spermatozoa, sperm cells
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vas/o
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vessel; vas deferens; duct
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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crypt/o
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hidden
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gonad/o
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gonads, sex glands
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noct/o
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night
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nyt/o
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night
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py/o
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pus
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-cide
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killing
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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-iasis
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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
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-isam
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condition
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-uria
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urine
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dia-
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through, across
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retro-
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backward, behind
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angi/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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vascul/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery (away from the heart)
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atri/o
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artium (top chambers of the heart)
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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cardi/o
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heart
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electr/o
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electricity
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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my/o
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muscle
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phleb/o
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vein
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ven/o
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vein
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scler/o
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hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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sten/o
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narrowing, stricture
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (of the heart or brain)
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staces
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stopping or controlling
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SAnoid
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pace maker of the heart
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myocardium
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heart muscle
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carinary arteries
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arteries that feed the heart
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-gram
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record, writing
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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brady-
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slow
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endo-
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in, within
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extra-
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outside
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peri-
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around
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tachy-
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rapid
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trans-
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across
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aden/o
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gland
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blast/o
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embryonic cell
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chrom/o
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color
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erythr/o
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red
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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immun/o
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immune, immunity, safe
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leuk/o
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white
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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phag/o
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swallowing, eating
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plas/o
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formation, growth
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splen/o
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spleen
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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-blast
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embryonic cell
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-emia
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blood condition
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-osis
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abnormal condition;incease (used primarily with blood cells)
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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-phil
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attraction for
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-poiesis
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formation, production
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-stasis
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standing still
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a-
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without, not
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macro-
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large
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one
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poly-
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many, much
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ankl/o
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stiffness; bent, croocked
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arthr/o
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joint
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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ped/o
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foot; child
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ped/i
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foot; child
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thorac/o
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chest
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calcane/o
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calcaneum (heel bone)
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carp/o
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carpus (wrist bone)
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cephal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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clavicul/o
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clavicle (collarbone)
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cost/o
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ribs
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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dactyl/o
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fingers; toes
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femor/o
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femur (thigh bone)
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fibul/o
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fibula (smaller bone of lower leg)
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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ili/o
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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
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lumb/o
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loins (lower back)
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metaters/o
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metatarsus (foot bone)
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patell/o
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petalla (kneecap)
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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pod/o
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foot
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phalang/o
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phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
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pub/o
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pelvis bone (anterior part of pelvis bone)
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spondyl/o (used to make words about conditions of structure)
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vertebrae (backbone)
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vertebr/o (used to make words that describe structure for anatomy)
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vertebrae (backbone)
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stern/o
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sternum (breastbone)
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tibi/o
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tibia (larger bone of the lower leg)
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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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chondr/o
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cartilage
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ten/o
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tendon
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tend/o
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tendon
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tendin/o
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tendon
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-blast
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embryonic cell
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-clasia
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to break; surgical fracture
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-clast
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to break; surgical fracture
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of bone or joint)
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-malacia
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softing
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-scopy
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visual examination
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a-
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without, not
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sub-
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under, below
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supra-
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above; excessive; superior
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syn-
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union, together, joined
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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colp/o
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vagina
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vagin/o
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vagina
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galact/o
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milk
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lact/o
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milk
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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hyster/o
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uterus (womb)
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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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men/o
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menses, menstruation
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metri/o
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uterus (womb)
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uter/o
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uterus (womb)
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metr/o
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uterus (womb); measure
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oophor/o
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ovary
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ovari/o
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ovary
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perine/o
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perineum
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salping/o
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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
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-arche
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beginning
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-para
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to bear (offspring)
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-salpinx
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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
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ante-
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before, in front of
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dys-
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bad; painful; difficult
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endo-
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in, within
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multi-
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many, much
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post-
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after
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primi-
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first
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gluc/o
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sugar, sweetness
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glycos/o
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sugar, sweetness
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glyc/o
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sugar, sweetness
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home/o
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same, alike
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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thyr/o
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thyroid gland
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thyroid/o
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throid gland
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toxic/o
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poison
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-crine
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secrete
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-gen
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forming, producing, origin
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-toxic
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posion
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-uria
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urine
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eu-
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good, mormal
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exo-
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outside, outward
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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hypo-
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under, below
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poly-
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many, much
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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encephal/o
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brain
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kinesi/o
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movement
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mening/o
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meninges(membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
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meningi/o
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meninges(membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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narc/o
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stupor; numbness; sleep
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neur/o
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nerve
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ton/o
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tension
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (of heart or brain)
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-algesia
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pain
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-algia
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pain
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-asthenia
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weakness, debility
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-esthesia
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feeling
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-kinesia
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movement
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-trophy
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development, nourishment
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contra-
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against
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para-
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near, beside; beyond
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syn-
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union, together, joined
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uni-
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one
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