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clavic
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clavicle (collarbone)
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scoli
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crooked-curved
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cata-
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down
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contra-
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against
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dia-
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complete - thorough
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eu-
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normal-good
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ab-
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from - away from
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ex-
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outside-outward
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ten
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tendon
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hemi-
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half
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in-
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in-into-not
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infra-
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under-below
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mal-
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bad
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meta-
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after-beyond-change
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multi-
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many
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vulv
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vulva
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pan-
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all-total
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poly-
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many-much
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pro-
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before
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retro-
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back-behind
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sub-
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under-below
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supra-
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above
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tetra-
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four
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tri-
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three
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uni-
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one
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an-
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without - absence of
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ial
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pertaining to
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-agra
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excessive pain
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-algia
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pain
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-ase
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enzyme
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-atresia
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absence of a normal body opening-occlusion-closure
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-cidal
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killing
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-clasia
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break
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-oid
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resembling
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-ology
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study of
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-opia
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vision (condition)
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-phobia
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abnormal fear of-aversion to specific objects-things
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-phonia
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sound-voice
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-phoria
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feeling
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-plasia
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formation-deveopment-growth
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-plasty
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plastic-surgical repair
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-porosis
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passage
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-praxia
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in front of-before
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-salpinx
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fallopian tube
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-schisis
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spit-fissure
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-sepsis
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infection
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caud
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tail-toward the lower part of the body
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-spasm
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sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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-stalsis
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contraction
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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-ule
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little
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abdomin
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abdomen
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-ectopia
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displacement
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splen
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spleen
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tend
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tendon
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acanth
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torny-spiny
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acou
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hearing
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actin
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ray-radius
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adenoid
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adenoids
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adrenal
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adrenal gland
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adren
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adrenal gland
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aer
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air-gas
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algesi
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pain
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alveol
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alveolus
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amni
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amnion
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amnion
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amnion
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andr
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male
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angi
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vessel
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ankyl
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crooked-stiff-bent
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antr
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antrum
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aort
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aorta
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aponeur
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aponeurosis
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arche
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first-beginning
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arteriol
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arteriole (small artery)
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articul
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joint
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aatel
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imperfect-incomplete
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ather
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yellowish-fatty plaque
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atri
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antrium
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aur
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ear
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aut
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self
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axill
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armpit
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bacteri
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bacteria
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bi
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life
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bil
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bile
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blast
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developing cell
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brachi
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arm
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carcin
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cancer
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cec
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cecum
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cerebell
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cerebellum
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cervic
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cervix
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chir
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hand
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cholangi
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bile duct
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choledoch
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common bile duct
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chondr
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cartilage
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chrom
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color
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col
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colon
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chori
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chorion
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coni
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dust
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conjunctiv
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conjunctiva
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core
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pupil
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clavicul
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clavicle (collarbone)
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coron
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heart
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cortic
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cortex (outer layer of body organ)
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cor
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pupil
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crani
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cranium (skull)
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cry
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cold
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culd
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culdesac
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cyan
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blue
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cyes
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pregnancy
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cyt
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cell
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dent
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tooth
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dermat
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skin
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dextr
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right
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diaphor
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sweat
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dips
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thirst
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diverticul
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diverticulum
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dors
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back (of the body)
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dur
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hard-dura mater
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ech
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sound
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electr
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electricity-electrical activity
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encephal
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brain
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epiglott
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epiglottis
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episi
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vulba
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epitheli
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epithelium
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esophag
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esophagus
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faci
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face
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fibr
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fibrous tissue-fibers
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gangli
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ganglion
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gastr
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stomach
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gingiv
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gum
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gnath
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jaw
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gon
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seed
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gynec
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woman
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gyn
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woman
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hepat
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liver
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heter
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other
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hidr
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sweat
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hist
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tissue
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humer
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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hydr
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water
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hypn
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sleep
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hyster
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uterus
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ili
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ilium
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irid
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iris
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ischi
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ischium
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isch
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deficiency-blockage
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jejun
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jejunum
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kary
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nucleus
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kerat
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horny tissue-hard
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kin
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movement
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labyrinth
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labyrinth
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lact
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milk
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lamin
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lamina (thin-flat plate-layer)
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lapar
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abdomen
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laryng
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larynx
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lei
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smooth
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leuk
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white
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lith
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stone-calculus
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lob
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lobe
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lymph
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lymph
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mastoid
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mastoid
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maxill
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maxilla (upper jawbone)
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mastoid
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mastoid
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melan
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black
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men
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menstruation
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metr
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uterus
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onc
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tumor
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morph
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form-shape
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muc
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mucus
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myc
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fungus
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myelon
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bone marrow
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myring
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eardrum
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my
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muscle
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necr
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death (cells-body)
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neur
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nerve
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nyct
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night
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ocul
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eye
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olig
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scanty-few
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omphal
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umbilicu-navel
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onych
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nail
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oophor
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ovary
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ophthalm
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eye
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orchid
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testis-testicle
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-iatry
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physician-treatment
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organ
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organ
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orth
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straight
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oste
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bone
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ot
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ear
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pachy
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thick
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pancreat
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pancreas
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papill
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nipple
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path
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disease
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cerumin
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cerumen (earwax)
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pector
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chest
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pelv
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pelvis-pelvic bone
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perine
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perineum
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phac
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lens of the eye
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phak
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lens of the eye
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phas
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speech
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phot
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light
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plasm
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plasma
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pneumat
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lung-air
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pneumon
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lung-air
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poikil
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varied-irregular
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poster
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back (of body)
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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proct
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rectum
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pseud
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fake-false
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ppulmon
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lung
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pylor
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pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
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quadr
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four
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radicul
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nerve root
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ren
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kidney
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rhiz
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nerve root
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spondyl
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vertebra-spinal-vertebral column
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strept
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twisted chains
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trachel
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neck-necklike
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urethr
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urethra
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uter
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uterus
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vagin
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vagina
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chol
|
gall-bite
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cheil
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lip
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chol
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gall-bile
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system
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system
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dynam
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power or strength
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blephar
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eyelid
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adren
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adrenal gland
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dipl
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two-double
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episi
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vulva
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colp
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vagina
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diaphragmat
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diaphragm
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cost
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rib
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crypt
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hidden
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corne
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cornea
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cutane
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skin
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gravid
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pregnancy
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cyst
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bladder-sac
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derm
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skin
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dactyl
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fingers or toes
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dacry
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tear-tear duct
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-physis
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growth
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disk
|
intervertebral disk
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duoden
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duodenum
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-sarcoma
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malignant tumor
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-poiesis
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formation
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de-
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from - down from - lack of
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-odia
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smell
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-plasm
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growth-substance-formation
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embry
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embro-to be full
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-prandial
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meal
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epididym
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epididymis
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ectop
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located away from usual place
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emmetr
|
a normal measues
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-pnea
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breathing
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enter
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intestines
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endocrin
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endocrine
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esthesi
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sensation-sensitivity-feeling
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-ptysis
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spitting
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erythr
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red
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gnos
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knowledge
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ger
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old age - aged
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ganglion
|
ganglion
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eti
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cause (of disease)
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-ectomy
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excision-surgical removed
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femor
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femur (upper leg bone)
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fibul
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fibula (lower leg)
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rect
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rectum
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fet
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fetus-unborn child
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fibr
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fibrous tissue-fibers
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-ptosis
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dropping-sagging-prolapse
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glycos
|
sugar
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geront
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old age-aged
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gluc
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sweetness-sugar
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-mania
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madness-insane desire
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gloss
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tongue
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glomerul
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glomerulus
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-meter
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instrument used to measure
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-morph
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from-shape
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-metry
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measurement
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glyc
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sugar
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-ia
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condition of diseased-abnormal state
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calc
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calcium
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bucc
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cheek
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-gen
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substance-agent that produces-causes
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rhin
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nose
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hem
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blood
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hom
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same
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cancer
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cancer
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-emeia
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vomiting
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cerebr
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cerebrum-brain
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-philia
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love
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heter
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other
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-er
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one who
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herni
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hernia
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ile
|
ileum
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hemat
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blood
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bronchiol
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bronchiole
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-emia
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bood condition
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home
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sameness-unchanging
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later
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side
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ichthy
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fish
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hymen
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hymen
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iatr
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medicine-physician
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nyctal
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night
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-oma
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tumor-swelling
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bronch
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bronchus
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-odynia
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pain
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-scope
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instrument used for visual examination
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aden
|
gland
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-phily
|
love
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-iasis
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condition
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immun
|
immune
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-pepsia
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digestion
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kinesi
|
movement-motion
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kerat
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cornea
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kal
|
potassium
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iri
|
iris
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is
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equal-same
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lamin
|
lamina (thin-flat plate-layer)
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-sis
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state of
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labi
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lips
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kyph
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hump
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-oorhaphy
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rapid flow of blood
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-ologist
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one who studies & practices (specialist)
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viscer
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internal organs
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lacrim
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tear duct-tear
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-scopic
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visual examination
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vesic
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bladder-sac
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lamin
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lamina (thin-flat plate-layer)
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-genesis
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origin-cause
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staphyl
|
grapelike clusters
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cardi
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heart
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con-
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together
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lord
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bent forward
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macr
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abnormal largeness
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mast
|
breast
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-opsy
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to view
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noct
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night
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lip
|
fat
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lingu
|
tongue
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mast
|
breast
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vas
|
vessel-duct
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mamm
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breast
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mandibul
|
mandible (lower jawbone)
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acetabul
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acetabulum (hip socket)
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brady-
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slow
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meat
|
meatmeatus (opening)
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-genic
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producing-originating-causing
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acr
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extremities-height
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-graph
|
recording instrument
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menisc
|
meniscus (crescent)
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dephr
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kidney
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mening
|
meninges
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mon
|
one
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ment
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mind
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nat
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birth
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stern
|
sternum (breastbone)
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nas
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nose
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xer
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dry
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-gram
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recording-x-ray film
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uvul
|
uvula
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narc
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stupor
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-graphy
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process of recording(x-ray film)
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myel
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bone marrow-spinal cord
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-ary
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pertaining to
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balan
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glans penis
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orchi
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testis-testicle
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patell
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patella (kneecap)
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ad-
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to - toward
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-phagia
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eating-swallowing
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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phren
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mind
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amyl
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starch
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ecto-
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outside-outer
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dis-
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to undo - free from
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sphygm
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pulse
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-crine
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to seperate-secrete
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opt
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vision
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oo
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egg-ovum
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cephal
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head
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celi
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abdomen (abdominal cavity)
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endo-
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within
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dys-
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difficult-labored-painful-abnormal
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or
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mouth
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-al
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pertaining to
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par
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bear-give birth to-labor
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orch
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testis-testicle
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arteri
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artery
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-ac
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pertaining to
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ov
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egg
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-orrhaphy
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suturing- repairing
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parathyroid
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parathyroid gland
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epi-
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on-upon-over
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palat
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palate
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ox
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oxygen
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eso-
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inward
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exo-
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outside-outward
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ped
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child-foot
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-ar
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pertaining to
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meso-
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middle
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vesicul
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seminal vesicles
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-tocia
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birth-labor
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phleb
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vein
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-pexy
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surgical fixation-suspension
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intra-
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within
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part
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bear-give birth to-labor
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hyper-
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above-excessive
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hypo-
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below-incomplete-deficient
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inter-
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between
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ur
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urine-urinary tract
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-ictal
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seizure-attack
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ambly
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dull-dim
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phalang
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pharynx
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son
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sound
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peritone
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peritoneum
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albumin
|
albumin
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-orrhexis
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rupture
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micro-
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small
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-thorax
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chest
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pre-
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before-in front of
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para-
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beside-beyond-around
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nulli-
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none
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neo-
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new
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per-
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though
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peri-
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surrounding (outer)
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-ician
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one who
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post-
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after
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phag
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eat-swallow
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-stasis
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control-stop
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-stenosis
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constriction-narrowing
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trans-
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though-across-beyond
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ultra-
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beyond-excess
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re-
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back
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semi-
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half
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sperm
|
spermatozoan-sperm
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tachy-
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fast-rapid
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petr
|
stone
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super-
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over-above
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syn-
|
together-joined
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sym-
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together-joined
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-trophy
|
nourishment
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pyel
|
renal pelvis
|
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ana-
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up - again - backward
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ante-
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before
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polyp
|
polyp-small growth
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-ic
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pertaining to
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appendic
|
appendix
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extra-
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outside of-beyond
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sinus
|
sinus
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somn
|
sleep
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carp
|
carpals (wrist bones)
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physi
|
nature
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-otomy
|
cut into-incision
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poli
|
gray matter
|
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pod
|
foot
|
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-ism
|
state of
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spermat
|
spermatozoan-sperm
|
|
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bin-
|
two
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ureter
|
ureter
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|
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apo-
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upon
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pleur
|
pleura
|
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pneum
|
lung-air
|
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|
-lysis
|
loosining-dissolution-separating
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|
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a-
|
Without Or absence of
|
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pub
|
pubis
|
|
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anis
|
unequal-dissimilar
|
|
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prostat
|
prostate gland
|
|
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psych
|
mind
|
|
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prim
|
first
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anti-
|
against
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bi-
|
two
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puerper
|
childbirth
|
|
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pupill
|
pupil
|
|
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retin
|
retina
|
|
|
rachi
|
vertebra-spinal-vertebral column
|
|
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somat
|
body
|
|
|
-ous
|
pertaining to
|
|
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ventricul
|
ventricle
|
|
|
-aphersis
|
removal
|
|
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pyr
|
fevor-heat
|
|
|
an
|
anus
|
|
|
-cele
|
hernia-protrusion
|
|
|
-uria
|
urine-urination
|
|
|
-asthenia
|
weakness
|
|
|
radic
|
nerve root
|
|
|
-lepsy
|
seizure
|
|
|
radi
|
radius (lower arm bone)
|
|
|
-itis
|
inflammation
|
|
|
-osis
|
abnormal condition (means increased when used with blood cell word roots)
|
|
|
rhytid
|
wrinkles
|
|
|
rhabd
|
rodshaped-striated
|
|
|
salping
|
fallopian (uterine) tube
|
|
|
sigmoid
|
sigmoid
|
|
|
-orrhea
|
flow-excessive discharge
|
|
|
-lytic
|
destroy-reduce
|
|
|
sept
|
septum
|
|
|
-capnia
|
carbon dioxide
|
|
|
uln
|
ulna (lower arm bone)
|
|
|
trich
|
hair
|
|
|
scapul
|
scapula (shoulder bone)
|
|
|
steth
|
chest
|
|
|
test
|
testis-testicle
|
|
|
burs
|
bursa (cavity)
|
|
|
azot
|
urea-nitrogen
|
|
|
spir
|
breathe-breathing
|
|
|
staped
|
stapes (middle ear bone)
|
|
|
xanth
|
yellow
|
|
|
thyroid
|
thyroid gland
|
|
|
synovi
|
synovia-synovial membrane
|
|
|
tonsill
|
tonsils
|
|
|
thym
|
thymus gland
|
|
|
-clasis
|
break
|
|
|
stomat
|
mouth
|
|
|
toxic
|
poison
|
|
|
tars
|
tarsals (ankle bones)
|
|
|
-megaly
|
enlargement
|
|
|
therm
|
heat
|
|
|
thromb
|
clot
|
|
|
tendin
|
tendon
|
|
|
tars
|
edge of eyelid-tarsal (instep of foot)
|
|
|
tibi
|
tibia (lower leg bone)
|
|
|
arthr
|
joint
|
|
|
-clast
|
break
|
|
|
-coccus (pl. cocci)
|
berryshaped (a form of bacterium)
|
|
|
-clysis
|
irrigating-washing
|
|
|
ton
|
tension-pressure
|
|
|
thyr
|
thyroid gland
|
|
|
tom
|
cut-section
|
|
|
-crit
|
to seperate
|
|
|
top
|
place
|
|
|
-oxia
|
oxygen
|
|
|
urin
|
urine- tract
|
|
|
-malacia
|
softening
|
|
|
sial
|
saliva
|
|
|
-desis
|
surgical fixation-fusion
|
|
|
-esis
|
condition
|
|
|
trache
|
trachea
|
|
|
ungu
|
nail
|
|
|
-ostomy
|
creation of an artifical opening
|
|
|
tympan
|
eardrum-middle ear
|
|
|
-penia
|
abnormal reduction in number
|
|
|
valvul
|
valve
|
|
|
thorac
|
thorax (chest)
|
|
|
-paresis
|
slight paralysis
|
|
|
-cyte
|
cell
|
|
|
valv
|
valve
|
|
|
ven
|
vein
|
|
|
vertebr
|
vertebra-spinal-vertebral column
|
|
|
-ectasis
|
streching out-dilatation-exspansion
|
|
|
-pathy
|
disease
|
|
|
seb
|
sebum (oil)
|
|
|
-drome
|
run-running
|
|
|
sarc
|
flesh-connective tissue
|
