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Root - card
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Body part - heart
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Root - cyst
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Body part - bladder
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Root - gastr
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Body part - stomach
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Root - hemat
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Body part - blood
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Root - hepat
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Body part - liver
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Root - my
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Body part - muscle
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Root - pector
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Body part - chest
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Root - neur
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Body part - nerve
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Root - pneum
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Body part - lung
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Root - ocul
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Body part - eye
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Root - derma
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Body part - skin
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Root - ven
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Body part - vein
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Root - mast
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Body part - breast
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Root - oste
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Body part - bone
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Root - nephr
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Body part - kidney
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Root - ot
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Body part - ot
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What are the organ systems providing root words for medical terminology?
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1. Cardiovascular system
2. Endocrine system 3. Gastrointestinal tract 4. Integumentary system 5. Lymphatic system 6. Muscular system 7. Nervous system 8. Skeletal system 9. Female reproductive system 10. Male reproductive system 11. Respiratory system 12. Urinary tract 13. Senses: Hearing 14. Senses: Sight |
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What are the body part root words?
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1. card - heart
2. cyst - bladder 3. gastr - stomach 4. hemat - blood 5. hepat - liver 6. my - muscle 7. pector - chest 8. neur - nerve 9. pneum - lung 10. ocul - eye 11. derma - skin 12. ven - vein 13. mast - breast 14. oste - bone 15. nephr - kidney 16. ot - ear |
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What are the cardiovascular system root words?
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1. angi - vessel
2. aort - aorta 3. card - heart 4. oxy - oxygen 5. pector - chest 6. phleb - vein 7. stenosis - narrowing 8. thromb - clot 9. vas(cu) - blood vessel 10. ven - vein |
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What are the endocrine system root words?
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1. adrena - adrenal
2. glyc - sugar 3. lipid - fat 4. nephr - kidney 5. pancreat - pancreas 6. somat - body 7. thym - thymus |
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What are the gastrointestinal tract root words?
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1. chol - bile
2. col - colon 3. duoden - duodenum 4. enter - intestine 5. esophag - esophagus 6. gastr - stomach 7. hepat - liver 8. lapar - abdomen 9. pancreat - pancreas |
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What are the integumentary system root words?
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1. adip - fat
2. cutane - skin 3. derma - skin 4. hist - tissue 5. kerat - hard 6. mast - breast 7. necr - death (of cells, body) 8. onych - nail |
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What are the lymphatic system root words?
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1. aden - gland
2. cyt - cell 3. hemo, hemat - blood 4. lymph - lymph 5. splen - spleen 6. thromb - clot 7. thym - thymus |
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What are the muscular system root words?
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1. chondr - cartilage
2. my - muscle 3. fibr - fiber 4. tendin - tendon |
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What are the nervous system root words?
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1. cerebr - cerebrum
2. dementio - to be mad 3. encephal - brain 4. esthesi - sensation 5. mening - meninges 6. myel - spinal cord 7. neur - nerve |
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What are the skeletal system root words?
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1. arthr - joint
2. carp - wrist 3. crani - skull 4. dactyl - finger or toe 5. femor - thigh bone 6. fibul - small. outer lower leg bone 7. humer - upper arm bone 8. oste - bone 9. patell - knee cap 10. ped, pod - foot 11. pelv - pelvis 12. phalang - bones of fingers and toes 13. rachi - vertebrae 14. spondyl - vertebrae 15. stern - sternum, breadtbone 16. tibi - large lower leg bone |
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What are the female reproductive system root words?
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1. gynec - woman
2. hyster - uterus 3. lact - milk 4. mamm - breast 5. mast - breast 6. metr - uterus 7. ovari - ovary 8. salping - fallopian tube 9. toc - birth 10. uter - uterine |
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What are the male reproductive system root words?
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1. andr - male
2. balan - glans penis 3. orchid, test - testis, testicle 4. prostat - prostate gland 5. sperm - sperm 6. vas - vessel, duct 7. vesicul - seminal vescles |
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What are the respiratory system root words?
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1. aer - air
2. aero - gas 3. bronch - bronchus 4. capn - carbon dioxide (CO2) 5. laryng - larynx 6. nas - nose 7. ox - oxygen 8. pector - chest 9. pneum - lung, air 10. pulmon - lung 11. sinus - sinus |
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What are the urinary tract system root words?
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1. albumin -protein
2. cyst - bladder 3. nephr - kidney 4. ren - kidney 5. ureter - wreter 6. urethr - wrethra 7. uria - urine, urination 8. vesic - bladder |
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What are the root words for hearing?
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1. acous - hearing
2. acusis - hearing condition 3. audi - hearing 4. cerumin - wax-like, waxy 5. myring - eardrum 6. ot - ear 7. salping - eustachian tube 8. tympan - eardrum |
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What are the root words for sight?
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1. blephar - eyelid
2. corne - -cornea 3. dacry, lacrim - tear, tear duct 4. irid, ir - iris 5. ocul - eye 6. ophthalm - eye 7. retin - retina |
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Name the parts of the cardiovascular system
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lungs
heart arteries veins capillaries |
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Name the parts of the endocrine system
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pituitary gland
thyroid thymus pancreas adrenal glands |
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Name the parts of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract
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gallbladder
liver panceas stomach large intesting small intestine |
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Name the parts of the integumentary system
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epidermis
dermis subcutaneous muscle |
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Name the parts of the lymphatic system
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lymph node
lymph vessels spleen thymus |
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Name the parts of the nervous sytem
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central nervous sytem
peripheral nervous system cerebrum spinal cord cereellium |
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Name parts of the skeletal system
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axial skeleton
appendicular skeleton |
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Name parst of the female reproductive system
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fallopian tube
ovary uterus vagina |
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Name parts of the male reproductive system
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prostate
vas deferens urethra penis glans penis testes scrotum |
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Name parts of the respiratory system
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sinuses
nasal cavities pharynx larynx'kungs bronchial tubes alveoli diaphragm |
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Name parts of the urinary tract system
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kidney
ureter bladder urethra |
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Name the parts of the hearing system
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tympanic membrane
middle ear eustachian tube semicircular canals cochlea nerves |
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Name the parts of the sight system
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cornea
lens choroid retina optic nerve sclera |
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prefixes: a or an
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without
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prefix: ambi
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both
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prefix: anti, contra
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against
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prefix: brady
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slow
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prefix: chlor
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green
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prefix: circum, peri
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around
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prefixes: cirrh, xanth
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yellow
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prefixes: con, sym, syn
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with
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prefix: cyan
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blue
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prefixes: dia, trans
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across or through
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prefix: dis
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separate from or apart
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prefix: dys
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painful, difficult
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prefix: ec
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away or out
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prefixes: ecto, exo
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outside
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prefixes: endo, intra
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within
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prefix: epi
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upon
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prefixes: erythr, rube
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red
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prefix: eu
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good or normal
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prefix: hypo
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below or deficient
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prefixes: hemi, semi
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half
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prefix: heter
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different
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prefixes: hyper, super, supra, ultra
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above or excessive
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prefixes: ante, pre, pro
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before
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prefix: bi
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two or both
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prefixes: im, in
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not
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prefix: immun
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safe, protected
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prefixes: infra, sub
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below and under
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prefix: inter
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between
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prefix: iso
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equal
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prefix: leuk
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white
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prefix: macro
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large
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prefixes: medi, meso, mid
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middle
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prefix: melan
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black
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prefix: meta
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beyond, after, changing
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prefix: micro
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small
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prefixes: multi, poly
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many
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prefix: neo
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new
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prefixes: mono, uni
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one
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prefix: pan
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all
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prefix: para
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alongside of or abnormal
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prefixes: post, retro
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after
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prefix: pseudo
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false
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prefix: purpur
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purple
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prefix: quadri
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four
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prefix: re
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again or back
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prefix: tachy
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fast
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prefix: polio
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gray
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prefix: tri
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three
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prefix: xer
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dry
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Which letters are used as combining vowels (CV)?
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i, o, t, y
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Used to connect the prefix, root word, or suffix parts of the term
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combining vowels (CV)
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suffixes: ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ous, tic
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pertaining to
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suffixes: algia, cynia
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pain
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suffixes: icle, ole, ula, ule
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small
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suffixes: ia, ism
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condition of
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prefix: de
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reduces
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prefix: kerat
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destroys
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prefix: psych
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changes
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suffix: asthenia
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without strength
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suffix: cele
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pouching or hernia
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suffix: cyesis
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pregnancy
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suffix: ectasis
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expansion or dilation
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suffix: ectomy
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removal
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suffix: emia
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blood condition
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suffix: genic
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origin or production
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suffix: gram
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record
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suffix: iasis
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condition, formation of
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suffix: iatry
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treatment
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suffix: itis
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inflammation
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suffix: ium
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tissue or structure
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suffix: lith
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stone, calculus
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suffix: logy
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study of
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suffix: lysis
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breaking down or dissolution
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suffix: malacia
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softening
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suffix: megaly
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enlargement
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suffix: meter
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measuring instrument
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suffix: graph
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recording instrument
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suffix: graphy
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recording process
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suffix: metry
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measuring process
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suffix: mycosis
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fungal infection
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suffix: oid
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resembling
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suffix: oma
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tumor
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suffixes: opia, opsia
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vision
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suffix: osis
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abnormal condition, increase
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suffix: osmia
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smell
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suffix: paresis
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partial paralysis
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suffix: pathy
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disease
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suffix: penia
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decrease
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suffix: phagia
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swallowing
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suffix: phasia
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speech
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suffix: philia
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attraction for
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suffix: phobia
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fear
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suffix: plasia
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formation
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suffix: plastry
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surgical repair or reconstruction
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suffix: plegia
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paralysis, stroke
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suffix: rrhage
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to burst forth
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suffix: rrhea
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discharge
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suffix: sclerosis
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narrowing, constriction
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suffix: scope
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examination instrument
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suffix: scopy
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examination
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suffix: spasm
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involuntary contraction
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suffix: stasis
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stop or stand
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suffix: tocia
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childbirth, labor
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suffix: tomy
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incision
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suffix: toxic
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poison
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suffix: tropic
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stimulate
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suffix: y
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condition, process of
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angi
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vessel
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aort
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aorta
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card
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heart
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oxy
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oxygen
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pector
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chest
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phleb
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vein
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stenosis
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narrowing
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thromb
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clot
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vas(cu)
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blood vessel
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ven
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vein
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acous
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hearing
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acusis
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hearing condition
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audi
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hearing
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cerumin
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wax-like, waxy
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myring
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eardrum
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ot
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ear
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salping
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eustachian tube
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tympan
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eardrum
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aden
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gland
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cyt
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cell
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hemo, hemat
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blood
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lymph
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lymph
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splen
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spleen
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thromb
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clot
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thym
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thymus
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adip
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fat
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cutane
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skin
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derma
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skin
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hist
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tissue
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kerat
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hard
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mast
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breast
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necr
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death (of cells, body)
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onych
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nail
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adrena
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adrenal
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glyc
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sugar
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lipid
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fat
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nephr
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kidney
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pancreat
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pancreas
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somat
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body
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thym
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thymus
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aer
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air
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aero
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gas
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bronch
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bronchus
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capn
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carbon dioxide (CO2)
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laryng
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larynx
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nas
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nose
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ox
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oxygen
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pector
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chest
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pneum
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lung, air
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pulmon
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lung
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sinus
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sinus
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gynec
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woman
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hyster
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uterus
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lact
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milk
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mamm
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breast
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mast
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breast
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metr
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uterus
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ovari
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ovary
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salping
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fallopian tube
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toc
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birth
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uter
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uterine
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albumin
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protein
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cyst
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bladder
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nephr
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kidney
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ren
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kidney
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ureter
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ureter
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urethr
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urethra
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uria
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urine, urination
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vesic
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bladder
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arthr
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joint
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carp
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wrist
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crani
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skull
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dactyl
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finger or toe
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femor
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thigh bone
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fibul
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small. outer lower leg bone
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humer
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upper arm bone
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oste
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bone
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patell
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knee cap
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ped, pod
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foot
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pelv
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pelvis
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phalang
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bones of fingers and toes
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rachi
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vertebrae
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spondyl
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vertebrae
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stern
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sternum, breadtbone
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tibi
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large lower leg bone
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blephar
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eyelid
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corne
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cornea
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dacry, lacrim
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tear, tear duct
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irid, ir
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iris
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ocul
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eye
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ophthalm
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eye
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retin
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retina
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chol
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bile
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col
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colon
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duoden
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duodenum
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enter
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intestine
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esophag
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esophagus
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gastr
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stomach
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hepat
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liver
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lapar
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abdomen
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pancreat
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pancreas
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chondr
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cartilage
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my
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muscle
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fibr
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fiber
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tendin
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tendon
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cerebr
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cerebrum
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dementio
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to be mad
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encephal
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brain
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esthesi
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sensation
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mening
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meninges
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myel
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spinal cord
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neur
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nerve
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andr
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male
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balan
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glans penis
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orchid, test
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orchid, test
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prostat
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prostate gland
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sperm
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sperm
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vas
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vessel, duct
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vesicul
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seminal vescles
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