Medical Terminology 2

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acous-, acouso-

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hearing

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aden-, adeno-

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gland

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adip-, adipo-

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fat

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adren-, adreno-

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gland

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angi-, angio-

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blood vessel

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ateri-, aterio-

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artery

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arthr-, arthro-

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joint

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blephar-

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eyelid

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bronch-, bronchi-

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bronchus (large airway that leads from the trachea to a lung)

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bucc-, bucco-

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cheek

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burs-, burso

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bursa (a small, fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a bone and other moving parts)

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carcin-, carcino-

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cancer

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cardi-, cardio-

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heart

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cephal-, cephalo-

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head

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chol-

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bile

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chondr-

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cartilage

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coron-

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heart

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cost-

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rib

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crani-, cranio-

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brain

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ccutane

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skin

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cyst-, cysti-, cysto-

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bladder or sac

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dactyl-, dactylo-

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digit (finger or toe)

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derm-, dermato-

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skin

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duodeno-

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duodenum (first part of the small intestine, right after the stomach)

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-esthesio

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sensation

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gloss-

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tongue

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gastr-

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stomach

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gnath-, gnatho-

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jaw

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grav-

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heavy

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hen, hema-, hemat-, hemato-, hemo-

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blood

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hepat-, hepatico-, hepato-

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liver

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hidr-, hidro-

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sweat

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hist-, histio-, histo-

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tissue

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hyster-, hystero-

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uterus

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ileo--

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ileum (the lower part of the small intestine)

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irid-, irido-

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iris

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ischi-, ischio-

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ischium (lower back part of the hip bone)

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-ium

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structure or tissue

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kerat-, kerato-

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cornea (eye or skin)

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lacrim-, lacrimo-

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tear (from your eyes)

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lact-, lacti-, lacto-

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milk

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laryng-, laryngo-

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larynx (voice box)

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lingu-, linguo-

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tongue

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lip-, lipo-

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fat

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lith-, litho-

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stone

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lymph-, lympho-

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lymph

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mamm, mast-, masto-

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breast

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mening-, meningo-

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meninges (the membranes that surround the brain and the spinal cord)

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muscul-, musclo-

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muscle

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my-, myo-

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muscle

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myel-, myelo-

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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myring-, myringo-

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eardrum

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nephr-, nephro-

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kidney

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neur-, neuri-, neuron

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nerve

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oculo-

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eye

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odont-, odonto-

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tooth

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onych-, onycho-

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fingernail, toenail

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oo-

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egg, ovary

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oophor-, oophoro-

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ovary

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op-, opt-

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vision

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ophthalm-, ophthalmo-

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eye

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orchid-, orchido-, orchio-

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testis

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ossi-

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bone

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osseo-

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bony

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ost-, oste-, osteo-

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bone

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ot-, oto-

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ear

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ovari-, ovario-, ovi-, ovo-

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ovary

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phalang-

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phalanx (any bones in the fingers or toes)

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pharyng-, pharyngo-

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pharynx, throat

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phleb-, phlebo-

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vein

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phob-, phobia

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fear

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phren-, phreni-, phrenico-, phreno-

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diaphragm

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pleur-, pleura-, pleuro-

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rib, plura (memberane that wraps around the outside of the lungs and lines the inside of the chest cavity)

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pneum-, pneuma-, pneumat-, pneumato-

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air, lung

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pod-, podo

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foot

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prostat-

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prostate

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psych-, psyche-, psycho-

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mind

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proct-, procto-

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anus, rectum

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pyel-, pyelo-

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pelvis

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rachi-

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spine

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rect-, pecto-

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rectum

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ren-, reno-

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kidney

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retin-

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retina (of the eye)

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rhin-, rhino-

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nose

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salping-, salpingo-

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tube

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sial-, sialo-

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saliva, salivary gland

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sigmoid-, sigmoido-

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sigmoid colon

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splanchn-, spalanchni-, splanchno-

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viscera (internal organ)

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sperma-, spermato-, spermo-

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sperm

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spirat-

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breathe

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splen-, spleno-

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spleen

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spondyl-, spondylo-

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vertebra

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stern-

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sternum (breastbone)

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ston-, stoma-, stomat-, stomato-

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mouth

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thel-, thelo-

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nipples

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thorac-, thoracico-, thoraco-

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chest

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thromb-, thrombo-

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blood clot

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thyr-, thyro-

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thyroid gland

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trache-, tracheo

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trachea (windpipe)

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tympan-, tympano-

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eardrum

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ur-, uro-

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urine

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uri-, uric-, urico-

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uric acid

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-uria

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in the urine

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vagin-

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vagina

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varic-, varico-

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duct, blood vessel

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vasculo-

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blood vessel

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ven-, veno-

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vein

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vertebr-

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vertebra, spine

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vesic-, vesico

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vesicle (cyst or pouch)