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abdomin/o– |
abdomen
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append/o–
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appendix
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arteri/o–
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artery
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arthr/o–
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joint
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bi/o–
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living organism
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card/i–
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heart
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cardi/o–
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heart
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cholecyst/o–
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gallbladder
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col/o–
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colon
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colon/o–
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colon
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communicat/o–
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impart; transmit
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cost/o–
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rib
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cutane/o–
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skin
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derm/o–
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skin
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dietet/o–
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foods; diet
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digest/o–
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break down food; digest
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enter/o–
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intestine
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esthes/o–
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sensation; feeling
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etym/o–
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word origin
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gastr/o–
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stomach
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gemin/o–
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set or group
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hepat/o–
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liver
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hyster/o–
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uterus (womb)
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intestin/o–
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intestine
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lapar/o–
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abdomen
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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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mamm/o–
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breast
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medic/o–
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physician; medicine
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menstru/o–
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monthly discharge of blood
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nas/o–
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nose
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neur/o–
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nerve
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nutrit/o–
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nourishment
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pelv/o–
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pelvis
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phag/o–
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eating; swallowing
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pleg/o–
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paralysis
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pneumon/o–
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lung; air
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psych/o–
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mind
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sperm/o–
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sperm
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tens/o–
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pressure; tension
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therap/o–
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treatment
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thyroid/o–
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thyroid gland
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tonsill/o–
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tonsil
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trache/o–
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trachea (windpipe)
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urin/o–
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urine; urinary system
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vagin/o–
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vagina
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ven/o–
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vein |
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ambulat/o–
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walking
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surg/o–
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operative procedure
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ancill/o–
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servant; accessory
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symptomat/o–
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collection of symptoms
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physic/o–
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body
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auscult/o–
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listening
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chron/o–
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time
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congenit/o–
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present at birth
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gener/o–
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production; creation
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gnos/o–
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knowledge
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eti/o–
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cause of death
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exacerb/o–
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increase; provoke
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heredit/o–
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genetic inheritance
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palliat/o–
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reduce the severity of
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iatr/o–
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physician; medical treatment
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gen/o–
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arising from; produced by
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idi/o–
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unknown; individual
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path/o–
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disease
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infect/o–
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disease within
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communic/o–
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impart; transmit
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inspect/o–
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looking at
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habilatat/o–
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give ability
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ne/o–
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new
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plast/o–
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growth; formation
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nosocomi/o–
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hospital
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nutrit/o–
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nourishment
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palpat/o–
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touching; feeling
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percuss/o–
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tapping
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physic/o–
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body
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prevent/o–
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prevent
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recupr/o–
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recover
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fract/o–
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break up
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remiss/o–
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send back
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techn/o–
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technical skill
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log/o–
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word; the study of
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termin/o–
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end; boundary
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therapeut/o–
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therapy; treatment
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therap/o–
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treatment |
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aliment/o–
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food; nourishment
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digest/o–
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break down food; digest
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gastr/o–
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stomach
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intestin/o–
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intestine
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degulti/o–
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swallowing
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gustat/o–
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the sense of taste
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mastic/o–
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chewing
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or/o–
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mouth
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stomat/o–
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mouth
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pharyng/o–
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phayrnx (throat)
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saliv/o–
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saliva
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sial/o–
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saliva
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ot/o–
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ear
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mandibul/o–
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mandible (lower jaw)
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lingu/o–
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tongue
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gloss/o–
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tongue
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esophag/o–
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esophagus
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stal/o–
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contraction
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pylor/o–
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pyloris
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an/o–
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anus
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appendic/o–
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appendix
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append/o–
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small structure hanging from a larger structure; appendix
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cec/o–
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cecum
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col/o–
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colon
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colon/o–
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colon
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sigmoid/o–
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sigmoid colon
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duoden/o–
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duodenum
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ile/o–
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ileum
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jejun/o–
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jejunum
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intestin/o–
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intestine
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rect/o–
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rectum
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proct/o–
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rectum
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enter/o–
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intestine
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celi/o–
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abdomen
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lapar/o–
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abdomen
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pelv/o–
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pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis)
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bili/o–
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bile; gall
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chol/o–
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bile; gall
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rub/o–
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red
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verd/o–
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green
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cholangi/o–
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bile duct
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choledoch/o–
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common bile duct
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cholecyst/o–
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gallbladder
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hapat/o–
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liver
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pancreat/o–
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pancreas
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peritone/o–
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peritoneum
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peritin/o–
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peritoneum
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absorpt/o–
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absorb; take in
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amyl/o–
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carbohydrate; starch
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kin/o–
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movement
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fec/o–
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feces; stool
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chez/o–
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to pass feces
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emulsific/o–
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particles suspended in liquid
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fec/a–
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feces; stool
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hydr/o–
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water; fluid
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chlor/o–
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chloride
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lact/o–
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milk
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lip/o–
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fat
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peps/o–
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digestion
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pepsin/o–
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pepsin
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orex/o–
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appetite
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cheil/o–
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lip
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lith/o–
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stone
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aphth/o–
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ulcer
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pyr/o–
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fire; burning
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eme/o–
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vomiting
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emet/o–
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vomiting
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regurgitat/o–
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flow backward
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aden/o–
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gland
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carcin/o–
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cancer
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diverticul/o–
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diverticulum
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dys/o–
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painful; difficult; abnormal
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spat/o–
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spasm
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hemorrh/o–
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a flowing of blood
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contin/o–
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hold together
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steat/o–
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fat
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perfor/o–
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to have a opening
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adhes/o–
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to stick to
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incarcer/o–
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to imprison
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hiat/o–
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gap; opening
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omphal/o–
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umbilicus; navel
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ascit/o–
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acites
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cirrh/o–
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yellow
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vir/o–
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virus
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splen/o–
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spleen
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jaund/o–
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yellow
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obstruct/o–
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cardi/o–
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heart
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pulmon/o–
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lung
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spir/o–
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breathe; a coil
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mucos/o–
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mucous membrane
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muc/o–
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mucus
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nas/o–
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nose
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pharyng/o–
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phayrnx (throat)
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or/o–
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mouth
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laryng/o–
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larynx (voice box)
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sept/o–
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septum (dividing wall)
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turbin/o–
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scroll–like structure; turbinate
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alveol/o–
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alveolus (air sac)
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bronchiol/o–
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bronchiole
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bronchi/o–
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bronchus
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bronch/o–
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bronchus
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glott/o–
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glottis (of the larynx)
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hil/o–
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hilum (indentation in an organ)
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pneum/o–
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lung; air
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trache/o–
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trachea (windpipe)
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diaphragmat/o–
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diaphragm
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cost/o–
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rib
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phren/o–
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diaphragm; mind
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pleur/o–
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pleura (lung membrane)
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viscer/o–
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large internal organs
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pariet/o–
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wall of a cavity
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thorac/o–
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thorax (chest)
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pector/o–
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chest
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steth/o–
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chest
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capn/o–
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Carbon Dioxide CO2
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pne/o–
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breathing
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hal/o–
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breathe
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spir/o–
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breathe; a coil
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metabol/o–
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change; transformation
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ox/y–
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oxygen O2
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hem/o=
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blood
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ox/o–
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oxygen O2
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glob/o–
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shaped like a globe; comprehensive
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ventil/o–
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movement of air
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cellul/o–
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cell
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infect/o–
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disease within
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asthm/o–
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asthma
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tract/o–
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pulling
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atel/o–
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incomplete
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malign/o–
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intentionally causing harm; cancer
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carcin/o
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cancer
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aden/o–
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gland
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anthrac/o–
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coal
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asbest/o–
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asbestos
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coni/o–
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dust
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aspir/o–
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to breathe in; to suck in
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bacteri/o–
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bacterium
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lob/o–
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lobe of an organ
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opportun/o–
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well timed; taking advantage of an opportunity
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vir/o–
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virus
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embol/o–
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embolus (occluding plug; clot)
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tubercul/o–
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nodule; tuberculosis
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tuber/o–
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nodule
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effus/o–
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pouring out
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orth/o–
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straight
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cyan/o–
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blue
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arteri/o–
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artery
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carbox/y–
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carbon monoxide CO
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sensitiv/o–
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affected by; sensitive to
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radi/o–
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radius (forearm bone); x–rays; radiation
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tom/o–
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cut; slice; layer
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fus/o–
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pouring
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auscult/o–
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listening
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percuss/o–
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tapping
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steth/o–
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chest
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resuscit/o–
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revive; raise up again
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resect/o–
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to cut out; remove
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tuss/o–
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cough
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dilat/o–
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dilate; widen
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cortic/o–
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cortex (outer region) |
