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199 Cards in this Set
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a-, an- |
without, not |
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adip/o |
fat |
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-algia |
pain |
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-angi/o |
vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
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anter/o |
front, anterior |
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ante- |
before |
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anti- |
against |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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arthro/o |
joint |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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brady- |
slow |
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bronch/o; bronchi/o |
bronchus (plural= bronchi) |
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carcin/o |
cancer |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cerebr/o |
cerebrum (brain) |
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cervic/o |
neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
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chlor- |
green |
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chol/e |
bile/gall |
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cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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-cide |
kill, destroy |
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col/o, colon/o |
colon (large intestine) |
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cost/o |
ribs |
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crani/o |
cranium (skull) |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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cyst/o |
bladder |
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-cyte, cyt/o |
cell |
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dent/o |
teeth |
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-derma, derm/o, dermat/o |
skin |
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dipl/o |
double |
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-dipsia |
thirst |
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-dynia |
pain |
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dys- |
bad, painful, difficult |
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-ectasis |
dilation, expansion |
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-ectomy |
excision, removal |
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-edema |
swelling |
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electr/o |
electric |
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-emesis |
vomiting |
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-emia |
blood |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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enter/o |
intestine (usually small) |
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epi- |
above, upon |
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erythr/o |
red |
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esophag/o |
esophagus |
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eu- |
good, normal |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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-gen, -genesis |
producing, forming |
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gero- |
aged |
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gingiv/o |
gum |
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glauc- |
gray |
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-gloss |
tongue |
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gluc/o, glyc/o |
sugar, glucose |
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-gram |
record |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-gravida |
pregnant woman |
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gynec/o |
woman, female |
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hemangi/o |
blood vessel |
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hemat/o |
blood |
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hemi- |
half, partly |
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hem/o |
blood |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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hydr/o |
water |
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hyper- |
excessive |
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hypo- |
under, below |
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hyster/o |
uterus |
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-ia |
condition |
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-iasis |
abnormal condition |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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in- |
not |
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inter- |
between |
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intra- |
within |
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-ism |
condition |
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iso- |
equal |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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laryng/o |
larynx (voice box) |
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leuk/o |
white |
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lip/o |
fat |
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lith/o |
stone, calculus |
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-logist |
specialist in the study of |
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-logy |
the study of |
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lumb/o |
lower back, loin |
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lymph/o |
lymph |
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-lysis |
separation, destruction, loosening |
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lyso- |
dissolving |
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mast/o |
breast |
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macro- |
large |
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mamm/o, mast/o |
breast |
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maxilla/o |
jaw |
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megal/o |
enlargement |
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melano/o |
black |
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meningi/o; mening/o |
meninges |
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men/o |
menses, mentruation |
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-meter |
measure, instrument for measuring |
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metr/o |
uterus |
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micro- |
small |
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muc/o |
mucus |
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myc/o |
fungus |
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myel/o |
spinal cord, bone marrow |
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my/o |
muscle |
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nas/o |
nose |
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necr/o |
death |
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neo- |
new |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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noct/o |
night |
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odont/o |
teeth |
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-ole |
small |
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-oma |
tumor |
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onych/o |
nail |
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oophor/o |
ovary |
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ophthalm/o |
eye |
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-opia |
vision |
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orchid/o |
testis |
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or/o |
mouth |
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-osis |
bone |
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oste/o |
bone |
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ot/o |
ear |
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-ous |
pertaining to |
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para- |
near, beside, around |
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patell/o |
knee cap |
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-pathy |
disease |
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-pedia |
child |
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ped/o |
foot |
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pelv/o |
pelvis |
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-penia |
decreased |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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-peri |
around |
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-phagia |
swallow, eat |
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phalang/o |
phalanges (finger, toe) |
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pharyng/o |
pharynx (throat) |
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-phasia |
speech |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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-phobia |
fear |
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-plasia, -plasm |
growth, formation |
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plasty |
surgical repair |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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pleur/o |
pleura |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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pneum/o; pneumon/o |
lung, air |
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poly- |
many, much |
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post- |
after, behind |
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poster/o |
back (of body), behind, posterior |
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pre- |
before |
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proct/o |
anus, rectum |
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-ptosis |
prolapse, falling, dropping |
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purpur- |
purple |
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pyel/o |
renal, pelvis |
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py/o |
pus |
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quadri- |
four |
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radi/o |
x-rays, radiation |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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retin/o |
retina |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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-rrhage |
bursting forth (of) |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge |
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sacro/o |
sacrum |
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sclera/o |
hardening, sclera (white of the eye) |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-spasm |
involuntary contraction, twitch |
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spermat/o |
sperm |
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spin/o |
spine |
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spondyl/o |
vertebra (backbone) |
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-stasis |
at a standstill |
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-stenosis |
stricture, narrowing |
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stomat/o |
mouth |
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-stomy |
forming a new opening or mouth |
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sub- |
under, below |
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supra- |
above |
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tachy- |
rapid |
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-therapy |
treatment |
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therm/o |
heat |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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thromb/o |
blood clot |
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thyr/o |
thyroid gland |
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-tome |
instrument to cut |
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-tomy |
incision, cut into |
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tox/o |
poison |
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trache/o |
trachea (windpipe) |
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tri- |
three |
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trich/o |
hair |
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-tripsy |
crushing |
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tympan/o |
tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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-ule |
small |
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-uria, ur/o |
urine, urination |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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uter/o |
uterus |
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vagin/o |
vagina |
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vascul/o |
blood vessel |
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ven/o |
vein |
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ventricul/o |
ventricle (of brain or heart) |
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vesic/o |
bladder |
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vertebr/o |
vertebra (backbone) |
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vulvo |
vulva |
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xanth/o |
yellow |
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xer/o |
dry |
