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213 Cards in this Set
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hepat/ |
Liver |
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oste/ |
Bone |
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arthr/ |
Joint |
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electr/ |
Electric/electricity |
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cardi/ |
Heart |
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nephr/; ren/ |
Kidney |
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gastr/ |
Stomach |
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neur/ |
Nerve |
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psych/ |
Mind |
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enter/ |
Intestines |
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rhin/ |
Nose |
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ophthalm/ |
Eye |
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cyst/ |
Bladder |
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abdomin/o |
abdomen, see also lapar/o |
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aden/o |
gland |
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adenoid/o |
adenoids |
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adren/o |
adrenal glands |
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alveol/o |
alveolus ( air sac within the lung) |
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amni/o |
amnion ( sac that surrounds the embryo) |
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an/o |
anus |
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angi/o |
vessel (blood) |
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anter/o |
front |
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aort/o |
aorta |
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append/o appendic/o |
appendix |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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arteriol/o |
small artery |
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ather/o |
fatty plaque |
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aur/o |
ear; see also ot/o |
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axill/o |
armpit |
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balan/o |
penis |
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bari/o |
weight |
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bi/o |
life |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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bronch/o |
bronchial tube |
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bronchiol/o |
small bronchial tube |
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calcane/o |
calcaneus (heel bone) |
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capillar/o |
capillary |
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carcin/o |
cancer, cancerous |
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carp/o |
wrist bones (carpals) |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cerebell/o |
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain) |
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cerebr/o |
cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
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cervic/o |
neck |
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chem/o |
drug, chemical |
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cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
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choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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chron/o |
time |
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cis/o |
to cut |
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clavicul/o |
clavicle (collarbone) |
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coccyg/o |
tailbone |
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col/o |
colon ( large intestine) |
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colon/o |
colon |
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colp/o |
vagina |
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comi/o |
to care for |
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coni/o |
dust |
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coron/o |
heart |
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cost/o |
rib |
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crani/o |
skull |
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crin/o |
secrete |
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cry/o |
cold |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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dactyl/o |
fingers or toes |
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dent/i |
tooth |
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dermat/o derm/o |
skin |
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duoden/o |
duodenum |
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dur/o |
dura mater (outermost meningeal layer) |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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endocrin/o |
endocrine glands |
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endometr/o endometri/o |
endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) |
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epiglott/o |
epiglottis |
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epitheli/o |
skin (surface tissue) |
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erythr/o |
red |
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esophag/o |
esophagus |
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esthesi/o |
sensation |
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femor/o |
femur, thigh bone |
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fibr/o |
fibrous tissue |
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fibul/o |
fibula (smaller lower leg bone) |
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gen/o |
to produce |
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ger/o |
old age |
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glyc/o |
sugar |
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gnos/o |
knowledge |
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gynec/o |
woman, female |
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hemat/o hem/o |
blood |
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humer/o |
humerus (upper arm bone) |
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hydr/o |
water |
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hypophys/o |
pituitary gland |
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hyster/o |
uterus |
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iatr/o |
treatment |
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ile/o |
ileum (third part of small intestine) |
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ili/o |
ilium (upper part of hip bone) |
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inguin/o |
groin |
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isch/o |
to hold back |
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jejun/o |
jejunum |
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lapar/o |
abdomen |
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laryng/o |
larynx (voice box) |
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later/o |
side |
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ligament/o |
ligament |
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leiomy/o |
smooth muscle |
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leuk/o |
white |
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lip/o |
fat |
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lith/o |
stone |
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lumb/o |
loin, waist region |
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lymph/o |
lymph |
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lymphaden/o |
lymph nodes |
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lymphangi/o |
lymph vessel |
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lys/o |
breakdown, destruction, separation |
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mamm/o |
breast |
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mast/o |
breast |
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mediastin/o |
mediastinum |
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medull/o |
medulla oblongata (lower part of the brain) |
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men/o |
menstruation |
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mening/o |
meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) |
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metacarp/o |
metacarpals (hand bones) |
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metatars/o |
metatarsals (foot bones) |
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metr/o |
uterus, to measure |
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muscul/o |
muscle |
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my/o |
muscle |
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myel/o |
bone marrow (with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma) |
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myel/o |
spinal cord (with -cele, -gram, -itis) |
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myos/o |
muscle |
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myring/o |
eardrum |
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nas/o |
nose |
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nat/i |
birth |
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necr/o |
death |
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norm/o |
rule, order |
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nos/o |
disease |
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obstetr/o |
midwife |
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ocul/o |
eye |
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odont/o |
tooth |
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onc/o |
tumor |
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onycho/o |
nail |
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o/o |
egg |
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oophor/o |
ovary |
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opt/o optic/o |
eye |
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or/o |
mouth |
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orch/o |
testicle, testis |
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orchi/o |
testicle, testis |
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orchid/o |
testicle, testis |
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orth/o |
straight |
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osm/o |
smell |
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ot/o |
ear |
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ovari/o |
ovary |
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pancreat/o |
pancreas |
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parathyroid/o |
parathyroid gland |
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path/o |
disease |
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ped/o |
child |
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pelv/o |
hip bone |
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peritone/o |
peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs) |
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perone/o |
fibula |
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phak/o |
lens of the eye |
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phalang/o |
phalanges (finger and toe bones) |
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pharyng/o |
pharynx, throat |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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phren/o |
diaphragm |
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phren/o |
mind |
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pituitar/o |
pituitary gland |
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plas/o |
development, formation, growth |
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pleur/o |
pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs) |
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pneum/o |
air, lung |
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pneumon/o |
lung |
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poster/o |
back, behind |
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prosth/o |
artificial replacement |
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proct/o |
anus and rectum |
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prostat/o |
prostate gland |
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pulmon/o |
lung |
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis (central section of the kidney) |
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radi/o |
x-ray, radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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retin/o |
retina of the eye |
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rhabdomy/o |
striated (skeletal) muscle |
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rheumat/o |
flow, fluid |
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scar/o |
sacrum |
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salping/o |
fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube |
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sarc/o |
flesh |
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scapul/o |
shoulder blade (bone) |
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scrot/o |
scrotal sac, scrotum |
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sept/o |
infection |
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septic/o |
infection |
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son/o |
sound |
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spin/o |
backbone, spine, vertebra |
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splen/o |
spleen |
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spondyl/o |
backbone, vertebra |
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stern/o |
sternum (breastbone) |
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stomat/o |
mouth |
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tendin/o ten/o |
tendon |
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theli/o thel/o |
nipple |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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thromb/o |
clot |
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thym/o |
thymus gland |
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thyr/o thyroid/o thyroaden/o |
thyroid gland |
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tibi/o |
tibia or shin bone (larger lower leg bone) |
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tonsill/o |
tonsils |
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top/o |
to put, place |
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trache/o |
trachea, windpipe |
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troph/o |
development, nourishment |
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tympan/o |
eardrum |
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uln/o |
ulna (medial lower arm bone) |
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ungu/o |
nail |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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urethr/o |
urethra |
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ur/o |
urine, urinary tract |
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uter/o |
uterus |
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vagin/o |
vagina |
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vas/o |
vas deferens, vessel |
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vascul/o |
blood vessel |
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ven/o |
vein |
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venul/o |
venule |
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vertebr/o |
backbone, vertebra |
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vesic/o |
urinary bladder |
