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199 Cards in this Set
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dermat/o
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skin
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cyst/o
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bladder
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acr/o
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extremities
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megal/o
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enlarged, large
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duoden/o
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duodenum, first part of small intestine
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cardi/o
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heart
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electr/o
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electrical
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path/o
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disease
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black (dark pigment)
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erythr/o
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red
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cyan/o
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blue
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chlor/o
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green
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xanth/o
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yellow
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cyt/o
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cells
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lymph/o
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lymphatic system structures
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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encephal/o
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brain
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aden/o
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glands
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lip/o
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fat
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carcin/o
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cancer
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papill/o
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small elevation of tissue
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fibr/o
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fibrous tissue
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oste/o
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bone
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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leiomy/o
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smooth muscle
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ather/o
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fatty, porridgelike
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hem/angi/o
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blood vessel
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neur/o
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nerve
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angi/o
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vessel
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onc/o
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tumor
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hist/o
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tissue
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muc/o
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mucus
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cephal/o
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head
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crani/o
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skull
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mening/o
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meninges (a three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord)
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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myel/o
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spinal cord or bone marrow
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arthr/o
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joint
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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tendon
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burs/o
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bursa
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cost/o
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ribs
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stern/o
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sternum
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xiph/o
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xiphoid process
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orth/o
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straight
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odont/o
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shaped like a tooth
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lumb/o
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lower back
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thorac/o
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chest or thorax
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pub/o
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pubis
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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amni/o
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amnion (protective sac that surrounds the fetus)
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strept/o
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twisted chains or strips
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staphyl/o
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bunch of grapes
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uvul/o
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uvula
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py/o
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pus
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ot/o
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ear
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tympan/o
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tympanic membrane
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audi/o
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hearing
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phon/o
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voice or vocal sounds
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rhin/o
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nose
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lith/o
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calculus or stone
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chol/e
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gall or bile
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pne/o
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respiration or breathing
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peps/o
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digestion
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therm/o
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heat
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dactyl/o
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digits (fingers or toes)
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ur/o
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urine
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nephr/o, ren/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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colp/o
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vagina
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uter/o
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uterus
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spermat/o, sperm/o
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sperm
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orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o
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testicle
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vas/o
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vessel
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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balan/o
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glans penis
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semin/o
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semen
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pen/o
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penis
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oophor/o
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ovary
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salping/o
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fallopian tubes or eustachian tubes (in ears)
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hyster/o
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uterus (as an organ)
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metr/o
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uterine tissues
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cervic/o
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cervix
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gynec/o, gyn/e
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woman
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somat/o
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mouth
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dent/o
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teeth
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gloss/o, lingu/o
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tongue
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cheil/o
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lips
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gingiv/o
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gums
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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enter/o
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small intestine
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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ile/o
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ileum
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col/o
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large intestine
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sigmoid/o
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sigmoid colon
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rect/o
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rectum
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proct/o
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anus and rectum
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hepat/o
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liver
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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pancreat/o
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pancrease
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splen/o
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spleen
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neur/o
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nerve or neuron
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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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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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ven/i
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vein
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spasm/o
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involuntary contraction
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blast/o
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germ or embryonic (gives rise to something else)
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scler/o
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hard
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lys/o
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breaking down, destruction
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fibr/o
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fibrous, fiber
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psych/o
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refers to the mind
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pharmac/o
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drugs or medicine
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narc/o
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sleep
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arteri/o
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arteries
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rhabd/o/my/o
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striated muscle
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leiomy/o
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smooth muscle
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myocardi/o
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cardiac muscle
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kinesi/o
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movement or motion
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dors/o
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dorsal
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ventr/o
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ventral
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anter/o
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anterior
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poster/o
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posterior
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cephal/o
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cephalic
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caud/o
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caudal, caudad
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medi/o
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medial
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later/o
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lateral
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proxim/o
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proximal
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dist/o
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distal
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sagitt/o
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sagittal
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coron/o
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coronal
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omphal/o
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naval, umbilicus
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aer/o
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air
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chrom/o
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color
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men/o
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menses
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pseud/o
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false
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viscer/o
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organs (internal)
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pariet/o
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wall
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
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pyr/o
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heat, fever, fire
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glyc/o, gluc/o
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sweet or sugar
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immun/o
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immune
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aut/o
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self
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necr/o
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death
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phil/o
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attraction to, liking, loving
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pod/o
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foot
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stern/o
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sternum
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cost/o
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ribs
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sept/o
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infection
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genit/o
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genitals, the beginning or formation
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sanguin/o
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bloody
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pneum/o
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air (lung)
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pneumon/o
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lung
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ser/o
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serum
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pulmon/o
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lung
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ptyal/o
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saliva or sputum
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nas/o
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nose and nasal cavity
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bronch/o
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bronchi(us)
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alveol/o
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alveoli
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pleur/o
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pleura
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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ment/o
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chin
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sinistr/o
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left
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dextr/o
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right
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ped/i
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foot
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chir/o
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hands
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ger/i
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old age
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noct/i, nyct/o
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night
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onych/o
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nails
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ophthalm/o
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eyes
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phag/o
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eat
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tars/o
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tarsal bones
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acromi/o
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acromion
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humer/o
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humerus
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radi/o
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radius
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uln/o
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ulna
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femor/o
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femur
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tibi/o
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tibia
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fibul/o
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fibula
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ili/o
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ilium
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ischi/o
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ischium
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rachi/o
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spine
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spondyl/o
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spine
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lamin/o
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lamina
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opt/o
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vision
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ir/o, irid/o
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iris
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phac/o
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crystalline lens of the eye
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scler/o
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sclera (hard)
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corne/o
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cornea
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core/o
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pupil
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kerat/o
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cornea
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cycl/o
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ciliary body
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trich/o
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hair
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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thyroid/o, thyr/o
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thyroid gland
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