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-algia
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Pain
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dys
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Bad, difficult
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-ectomy
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Surgical removal
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hyper
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Increased
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hypo
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Decreased
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-itis
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Inflammation, indicate infection
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-osis, iasis
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Abnormal condition
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-ostomy
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Surgical creation of artificial opening
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-otomy
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Surgical incission
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
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Surgical suturing
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-rrhea
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Flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
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Rupture
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-sclerosis
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Abnormal hardening
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aden/o
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Gland
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Adip/o
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Fat
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anter/o
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Before, front
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caud/o
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Lower body part, below
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cephal/o
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Head
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cyt/o, cyte
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Cell
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en, end, end/o, intra
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Within, in, inside
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exo, ec, ecto
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Outside, away from
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hist/o, histi/o
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Tissue
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-ologist
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Specialist
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-ology
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Study of, the science of
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path/o, -pathy
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Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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plas/i, plas/o, plasia
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Development, growth, formation
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poster/o
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Behind, toward back
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-stasis, -static
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Control, maintenance of a constant level
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ankyl/o
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Crooked, bent, stiff
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arthr/o
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Joint
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chondr/I, chondr/o
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Cartilage
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cost/o
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Rib
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crani/o
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Skull
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-desis
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Bind, tie together
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kyph/o
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Bent, hump
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lord/o
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Curve, swayback
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-lysis
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Loosening, set free
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myel/o
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Spinal cord, bone marrow
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oss/e, oss,/I, ost/o, oste/o
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Bone
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scol/i
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Curved
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spondyl/o
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Vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone
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synovi/o, synov/o
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Synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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-um
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Singular noun ending
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bi-
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Twice, double
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-cele
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Hernia, tumor, swelling
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dys-
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Bad, difficult, painful
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fasci/o
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Fascia, fibrous band (membrane supporting muscles)
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fibr/o
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Fibrous tissue
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-ia, ic, -ac, -tic, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ior, -ose
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Pertaining to
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kines/o, kinesi/o, kinesis
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Movement
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muscul/o, my/o
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Muscle
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plegia
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Paralysis
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tax/o, ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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ton/o
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Tone, stretching, tension
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tri
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3
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angi/o
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Blood, lymph vessel
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aort/o
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Aorta
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arteri/o
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Artery
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brady
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Slow
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cardi/o
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Heart
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-crasia
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Mixture, blending
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-emia
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Blood condition
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erythr/o
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Red
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hem/o, hemat/o
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Liver
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leuk/o
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White
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phleb/o, ven/o, ven/i
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Vein
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tachy
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Fast
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thromb/o
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Clot
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ven/o
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Vein
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anti
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Against
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carcin/o
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Cancerous
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immun/o
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Immune, protection, safe
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lymph/o
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Lymph, lymphatic tissue
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lymphaden/o
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Lymph node, gland
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lymphangi/o
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Lymph vessel
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neo, ne/o
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New, strange
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-oma
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Tumor, neoplasm
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onc/o
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Tumor
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phag/o, -phage, -phagia
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Eat, swallow
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-plasm
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Formative material of cells, formation, structure
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sarc/o
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Flesh, connective tissue
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splen/o
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Spleen
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tox/o
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Toxic
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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Bronchial tube, bronchus
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laryng/o
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Larynx
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nas/o, rhin/o
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Nose
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ox/i, ox/o, ox/y, oxia
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Oxygen
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pharyng/o
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Pharynx
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phon/o, -phonia, son/o
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Sound, voice
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pleur/o
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Side of body
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-pnea, respir/o
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Breath
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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu
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Lung
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pulm/o, pulmon/o
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Lung
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sinus/o
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Sinuses
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somn/o, -somnia
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Sleep
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spir/o
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Breathe
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thorac/o, -thorax
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Chest
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trache/o, trachea
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Trachea
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an/o
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Anus
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chol/e
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Bile
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cholecyst/o
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Gallbladder
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col/o, colon/o
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Colon
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-emesis
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Vomit
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enter/o
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Small intestine
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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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hepat/o
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Liver
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-lithiasis
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Presence of stones
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-pepsia
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Digestion
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-phagia
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Eating, swallowing
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proct/o
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Anus, rectum
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rect/o
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Straight
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sigmoid/o
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Sigmoid colon
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-cele
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Hernia, tumor, swelling
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cyst/o
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Cyst
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dia
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Through, between, apart, complete
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-ectasis
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Stretching, dilation, enlargement
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glomerul/o
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Glomerus
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lith/o
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Stone, calculus
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-lysis
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Breakdown, separation, setting free, loosening, destruction
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nephr/o, ren/o
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Kidney
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-pexy
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Surgical fixation
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pyel/o
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Renal pelvis
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-tripsy
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To crush
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ur/o
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Urine, urinary tract
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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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uria
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Uria
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caus/o
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Burn, burning
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cerebr/o
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Brain
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concuss/o
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Shaken together
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contus/o
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To bruise
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encephal/o
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Head
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esthesi/o, esthesia, esthes/o
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Nervous sensation
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esthet/o
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Feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
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-graphy
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Process of taking picture
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mening/o, meningi/o
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Meninges (membranes cover spinal cord & brain)
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myel/o
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Spinal cord, bone marrow
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neur/i, neur/o
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Nerve, nerve tissue
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phobia
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Excessive fear
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psych/o
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Mind
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radicul/o
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Root, nerve root
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tropic
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Having affinity for
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blephar/o
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Eye lid
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-cusis
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Hearing
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irid/o
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Iris
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kerat/o
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Hard, cornea
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myring/o
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Tympatic membrane
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opthalm/o
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Eye, vision
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-opia
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Vision condition
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opt/o
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Eye, vision
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ot/o
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Ear, hearing
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phak/o
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Lens of eye
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presby/o
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Elderly
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retin/o
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Retina
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scler/o
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Sclera, harden
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trop/o
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Turn, change
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tympan/o
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Tympanic membrane (ear drum)
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
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Skin
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hidr/o
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Sweat
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hirsut/o
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Hairy
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kerat/o
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Hard, cornea
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lip/o
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Fat, lipid
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melan/o
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Black
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myc/o
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Fungus
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onych/o
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Finger and Toe nail
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pil/I, pil/o
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Hair
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py/o
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Pus
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rhytid/o
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Wrinkle
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seb/o, sebace/o
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Sebrum
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urtic/o
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Rash
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xer/o
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Dry, dryness
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acr/o
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Extremities, top, extreme point
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adren/o
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Gland
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crin/o
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Secrete
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-dipsia
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Thirst
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glyc/o, gluc/o, sacchar/o
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Sugar, glucose
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gonad/o
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Sex glands
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-ism, ion
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Process, condition
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pancreat/o
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Pancrease
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parathyroid/o
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Parathyroid gland
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pineal/o
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Pineal gland
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pituitar/o
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Pituitary gland
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poly
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Many
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somat/o
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Body
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thym/o
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Thymus gland
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
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Thyroid gland, shield
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cervic/o
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Neck, cervix (neck of uterus)
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colp/o, vagin/o
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Vagina
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gravida
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Pregnant
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gynec/o
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Female
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hyster/o, metr/o, metri/o
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Uterus, womb
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men/o
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Menstruation
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orchid/o
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Testicles
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ov/o, ovul/o
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Egg, ovum
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ovari/o
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Ovaries
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-para
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Give birth
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salping/o
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Uterine tube, fallopian tube
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test/i
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Testicle
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albumin/o
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Albumin, protein
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calc/i
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Calcium
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-centesis
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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creatin/o
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Creatinine
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glycos/o
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Sugar
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-graphy
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Process of
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hemat/o
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Blood
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lapar/o
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Abdominal wall, abdomen
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-otomy
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Surgical incission
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phleb/o
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Vein
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radi/o
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Radius (lower arm bone), x-ray, radioactivity
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-scope
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Instrument for visualization
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-scopy
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Visual examination
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son/o
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Sound
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-uria
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urination, condition of urine
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a, an
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No, not, without
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ab
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Away from
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acanth/o
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Spiny, thorny
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acar/o
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Mites
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acetabul/o
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Acetabulum
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acous/o
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Hearing
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acoust/o
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hearing, sound
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actin/o
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Light
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acu/o
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Sharp, severe, sudden
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-acusis
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Hearing
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ad-, -ad, af
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Toward
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adenoid/o
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Adenoids
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aer/o
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Air
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amni/o
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Up, apart, backward, again, anew
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andr/o
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Male
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aneurysm/o
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Aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
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ankyl/o
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Stiff
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anthrac/o
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Coal
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anti
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Against
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-apheresis, -pheresis
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Removal
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aphth/o
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Ulcer
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aponeur/o
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Aponeurosis (type of tendon)
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append/o, appendic/o
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appendix
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articul/o
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Joint
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-ase
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Enzyme
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aur/o, auricul/o
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Ear
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auscult/o, aut-, auto-
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self, own
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bacteri/o
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Bacteria
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bartholin/o
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Bartholin glands
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bilirubin/o
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Bilirubin
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brachy
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Short
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burs/o
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Bursa (sac or fluid near joints)
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calcane/o
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Calcaneus (heel bone)
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capillar/o
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Capillary (smallest blood vessel)
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capn/o, capnia
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Carbon Dioxide
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caud/o
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Tail, lower part of body
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caus/o
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Burn, burning
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cauter/o
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Heat, burn
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cec/o
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Cecum (1st part of colon)
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cerebell/o
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Cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
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cerebr/o
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Cerebrum (largest part of brain)
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cerumin/o
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Cerumen
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cheil/o
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Lip
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chem/o
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Drug, chemical
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chondr/o
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Cartilage
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choroid/o
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Choroid layer of eye
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chrom/o
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Color
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chyl/o
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Chyle
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-clasis, -clast
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To break
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coagul/o
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Coagulation (clotting)
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coccyg/o
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Coccyx (tail bone)
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cochle/o
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Cochlea (inner part of ear)
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col/o, colon/o
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Colon (large intestine)
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conjunctiv/o
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Conjuctiva (lines of eyelids)
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constrict/o, -constriction
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Narrowing
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cor/o, core/o
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Pupil
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coron/o
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Heart
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cortic/o
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Cortex, outer region
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cox/o
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Hip
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cyan/o
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Blue
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cyst/o, cyt/o
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Cell
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-cytosis
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Condition of cells, slight increase in numbers
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dacry/o
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Tear
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dacryoaden/o
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Tear gland
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dacryocyst/o
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Tear sac, lacriman sac
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lapse
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To slide, fall, sag
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-desis
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To bind together
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dia
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Complete, through
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-dilation
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Widening, stretching, expanding
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dipl/o
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Double
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dors/o
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Back of body
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duoden/o
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Duodenum
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dur/o
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Dura mater
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-dynia
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Pain
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echin/o
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Spiny, prickly
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ectasia, ectasis
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Dilation, widening
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edema
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Swelling
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ema
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Condition
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emesis
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Vomiting
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emic
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Pertaining to blood condition
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epididym/o
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Epididymis
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episi/o
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Vulva
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epitheli/o
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Skin, epithelium
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esis
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Action, condition, state of
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esophag/o
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Esophagus
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eu
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Good, normal
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eurysm
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Widening
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faci/o
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Face
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febr/i
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Fever
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femor/o
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Femur (thigh bone)
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fibul/o
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Fibula
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fusion
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To pour, to come together
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galact/o, lact/o
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Milk
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ganglion
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Ganglion, collection of nerve cell bodies
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ger/o, geront/o, presby/o
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Old age
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gest/o, gester/o
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Pregnancy
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gigant/o
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Huge
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gingiv/o
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Gum
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globin, globulin
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Protein
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hallucin/o
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Hallucination
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hemi
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half
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hemoglobin/o
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Hemoglobin
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home/o
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Same, unchanging, constant
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hormon/o
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Hormone
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humer/o
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Humerous
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hydr/o
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Water
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ichthy/o
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Dry, scaly
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ile/o
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Ileum
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ili/o
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Ilium
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inguin/o
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Groin
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insulin/o
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Insulin (pancreatic hormone)
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inter
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Between
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ir/o, irid/o
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Iris (colored part of eye)
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juxta
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near
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jaund/o
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yellow
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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kel/o
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Tumor, fibrous growth
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ket/o, keton/o
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Ketones
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koi/o
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hollow, concave
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kyph/o
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humpback
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labi/o
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Lip
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lacrim/o
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Tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct
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lepsy
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Seizure
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lingu/o
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Tongue
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listhesis, lith/o
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Stones, calculus
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lithotomy
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Incission of a stone
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lob/o
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Lobe
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lytic
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Reduce, destroy, separate, breakdown
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macro, mega
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Large
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malacia
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Softening
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malleol/o
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Malleolus
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mamm/o, mast/o
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Breast
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mandibul/o
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Mandible (lower jaw bone)
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mania
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Obsessive
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mastoid/o
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Mastoid process (behind ear)
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maxilla/o
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Maxilla (upper jaw bone)
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meat/o
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Meatus (opening)
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mediastin/o
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Mediastinum
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medull/o
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Medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
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megaly
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Enlargement
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metacarp/o
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Metacarpals (hand bones)
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metatars/o
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Metatarsals (foot bones)
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meter
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measure
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muc/o, myx/o
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Mucus
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mucos/o
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Mucous membrane (mucosa)
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myocardi/o
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Myocardium (heart muscle)
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narc/o
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Numbness, stupor, sleep
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necr/o
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Death
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nucle/o
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Nucleus
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nulli
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None
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nyct/o
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Night
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obstetr/o
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Pregnancy, birth
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ocul/o
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Eye
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odont/o
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Tooth
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olecran/o
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Olecranon (elbow)
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olig/o
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Scanty, few
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omphal/o, umbilic/o
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Umbilicus (navel)
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oophor/o, ovari/o
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Ovary
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opaque
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Obscure
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
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Testis
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orth/o
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Straight
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ossicul/o
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Ossicle (small bone)
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palat/o
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Palate (roof of mouth)
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papill/o
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Nipple-like, optic disc
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papul/o
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Pimple
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-para
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To bear, bring forth (live birth)
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-partum
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Birth, labor
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patell/a
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Patella
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pector/o
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Chest
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pelv/I, pelv/o
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Pelvis
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-penia
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Deficiency
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peri
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Surrounding
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perine/o
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Perineum
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peritone/o
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Peritoneum
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phac/o
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Lens of eye
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pharmac/o, pharmaceut/o
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Drug
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phren/o
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Diaphragm
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-phthisis
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Wasting away
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-phylaxis
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Protection
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-physis
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To grow
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-plakia
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Plaque
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plan/o
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Flat
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-poiesis
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Formation
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polio
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Gray matter (brain or spinal cord)
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polyp/o
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Polyp, small growth
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pont/o
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Pons (part of the brain)
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-porosis
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Condition of pores (spaces)
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post
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After, behind
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primi
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1st
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-ptosis
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Droop, sag, prolapse
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-ptysis
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Spitting
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pub/o
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Pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
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pyr/o, pyret/o, pyrex/o
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Fever, fire
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rect/o
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Rectum
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resuscit/o
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To revive
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reticul/o
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Network
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retro
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Behind, back
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rhythm/o
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Rhythm
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sacr/o
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Sacrum
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sangu/i
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Blood
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scapul/o
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Scapula (shoulder blade)
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sinistr/o
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Left
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-sepsis
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Putrefaction
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ser/o
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Serum
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-spasm
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Sudden contraction of muscles
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sperm/o, spermat/o
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Spermatozoa, sperm cells
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sphen/o
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Sphenoid bone
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-sphyxia
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Pulse
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spin/o
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Spine (backbone)
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spir/o
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To breathe
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squam/o
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Scale
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-stalsis
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Contraction
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staphyl/o
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Clusters, uvula
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sten/o
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Narrowed, constricted
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-stenosis
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Tightening, stricture
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stomat/o
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Mouth
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systol/o
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Contraction
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-trophy
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nourishment (condition of)
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-tropic
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Turning
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-ule
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Little, small
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vag/o
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Vagus nerve
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valv/o, valvul/o
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Valve
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ventr/o
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Belly side of body
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ventricul/o
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Ventricle (of heart or brain)
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vesicul/o
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Seminal vesicle
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vir/o
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Virus
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xanth/o
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Yellow
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zo/o
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Life
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