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abdomen
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abdomin/o (use with -al, -centesis)
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abnormal
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dys
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abnormal
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-osis
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condition
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above
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epi-, hyper
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across
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trans
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adrenal gland
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adren/o
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after
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post
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against
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anti
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air
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pneum/o
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air sac
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alveol/o
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along the side of
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para
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alveolus
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alveol/o
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amnion
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amni/o
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anus
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an/o
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anus and rectum
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proct/o
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apart
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ana
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appendix
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append/o (use with -ectomy)
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armpit
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axill/o
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artery
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arteri/o
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attraction to
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-philia
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away from
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ab
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backbone
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spin/o (use with -al)
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bacteria (berry- shaped)
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-coccus (pl. -cocci)
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bad
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dys-, mal
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before
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ante-, pre-, pro-, pros
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behind
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post-, re-, retro
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below
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hypo-, sub
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beside
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para
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between
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inter
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beyond
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meta-, ultra
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birth
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nat/i, -partum
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bladder (urinary)
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cyst/o (use with -ic, -itis, -cele, -gram, -scopy)
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blood
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hem/o (use with -cyte, -dialysis, -globin, -lysis,
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-oma,
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blood condition
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-emia
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blood vessel
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angi/o (use with -ectomy, -dysplasia, -genesis, -gram, -graphy, -oma, -plasty, -spasm)
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body
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-somatic
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bone
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oste/o
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bone marrow
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myel/o
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brain
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encephal/o
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breakdown
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-lysis, lys/o
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breast
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mamm/o (use with -ary, -gram, -graphy, -plasty)
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breast bone
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stern/o
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breathing
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-pnea
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bronchial tube
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bronch/o
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bronchiole
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bronchiol/o
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bursting forth of blood
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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calcaneus
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calcane/o
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cancer
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carcin/o
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cancerous
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carcin/o
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capillary
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capillar/o
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care for (to)
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comi/o
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carpals
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carp/o
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cartilage
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chondr/o
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cell
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-cyte, cyt/o
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cerebellum
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cerebell/o
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cerebrum
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cerehr/o
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change
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meta
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chemical
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chem/o
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chest
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thorac/o
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child
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ped/o
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clavicle
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clavicul/o
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clot
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thromb/o
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cold
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cry/o
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collarbone
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clavicul/o
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colon
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col/o (use with -ectomy, -itis, -stomy)
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common bile duct
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choledoch/o
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complete
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dia-
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condition
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-ation, -ia, ism, -osis, -sis, -y
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constriction
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-spasm
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control
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-stasis, -stat
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cut
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-cision, cis/o, -section, -tomy
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death
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-mortem, necr/o
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deficient
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hypo-
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destroy
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lys/o, -lysis
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development
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troph/o, -trophy
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diaphragm
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phren/0
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difficult
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dys-
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discharge
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-rrhea
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disease
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path/o, -pathy; nos/o
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drug
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chem/o
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dura mater
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dur/o
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dust
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coni/o
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dust condition
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-coniosis
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ear
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ot/o
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eardrum
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myring/o (use with -ectomy, -itis, -tomy)
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electricity
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electr/o
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endocrine gland
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endocrin/o
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endometrium
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endometr/o
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enlargement
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-megaly
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epiglottis
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epiglott/o
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esophagus
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esophag/o
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eustachian tube
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salping/o
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excessive
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hyper-
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eye
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ocul/o (use with -ar, -facial, -motor)
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fallopian tube
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salping/o, -salpinx
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fast
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tachy
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female
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gynec/o
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femur
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femor/o
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fibula
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fibul/o, perone/o
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fixation (surgical)
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-pexy
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flesh
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sarc/o
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flow
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-rrhea
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fluid
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rheumat/o
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foot bones
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metatars/o
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formation
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plas/o, -plasm, -poiesis, -genesis
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forward
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ante-, pro-, pros
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gallbladder
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cholecyst/o
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gland
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aden/o
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groin
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inguin/o
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growth
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plas/o, -plasm
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hand bones
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metacarp/o
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hardening
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-sclerosis
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head
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cephal/o
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heart
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cardi/o (use with -ac, -graphy, -logy, -logist, -megaly, -pathy, -vascular)
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heelbone
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calcane/o
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hernia
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-cele
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hip bone
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pelv/o
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hold back
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isch/o
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humerus
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humer/o
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ileum
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ile/o
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ilium
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ili/o
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in, into
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in-, en
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incision
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-tomy, -section
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infection
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sept/o, septic/o
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inflammation
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-itis
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inner
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endo
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instrument to record
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-graph
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instrument to view
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-scope
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intestines (small)
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enter/o
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joint
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arthr/o
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kidney
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nephr/o (use with -algia, -ectomy, -ic, -itis, -lith, -megaly,-oma, -osis, -pathy, -ptosis, -sclerosis, -stomy, -tomy)
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kidney (central section)
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pyel/o
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knowledge
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gnos/o
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larynx
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laryng/o
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life
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bi/o
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liver
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hepat/o
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loin
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lumb/o
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lung
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pneum/o (use with -coccus, -coniosis)
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pneumon/o
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(use with -ectomy, -ia, -ic, -itis, -pathy, -therapy, -thorax)
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lymph
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lymph/o
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lymph node
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lymphaden/o
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lymph vessel
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lymphangi/o
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mass
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-oma
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measure
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metr/o, -meter, -metry
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mediastinum
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mediastin/o
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medulla oblongata
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medull/o
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meninges
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mening/o
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menstruation
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men/o
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metacarpals
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metacarp/o
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metatarsals
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metatars/o
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midwife
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obstetr/o
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mind
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psych/o
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mouth
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or/o (use with -al)
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movement
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-motor
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muscle
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muscul/o (use with -ar, -skeletal)
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near
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para
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neck
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cervic/o
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nerve
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neur/o
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new
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neo-
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nipple
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theli/o
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no, not
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a-, an
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nose
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nas/o (use with -al)
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nourishment
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troph/o, -trophy
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old age
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ger/o
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one
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uni
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opening
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-stomy
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out, outside
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ec-, ecto-, ex-, extra.
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ovary
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oophor/o (use with -itis, -ectomy, -pexy, -plasty, -tomy)
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pain
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-algia
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painful
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dys
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pancreas
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pancreat/o
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paralysis
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-plegia
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pelvis
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pelv/o
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pelvis (renal)
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pyel/o
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penis
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balan/o
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peritoneum
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peritone/o
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pertaining to
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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ior, -ous, -tic
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phalanges
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phalang/o
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pharynx
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pharyng/o
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pituitary gland
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hypophys/o
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place
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top/o; -stasis
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pleura
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pleur/o
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pressure
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-tension
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process
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-ation, -ism, -y
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process of cutting
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-cision, -tomy, -section
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process of recording
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-graphy
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process of viewing
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-opsy, -scopy
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produce (to)
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-gen, gen/o
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produced by
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-genic
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producing
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-genic, -genesis
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prolapse
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-ptosis
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prostate gland
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prostat/o
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puncture to remove fluid
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-centesis
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put, place
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top/o, -thesis
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radius (lower arm bone)
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radi/o
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record
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-gram
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recording (process)
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-graphy
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rectum
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rect/o
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red
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erythr/o
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repair
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-plasty
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retina
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retin/o
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rib
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cost/o
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sacrum
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sacr/o
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sagging
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-ptosis
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scapula
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scapul/o
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scrotum
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scrot/o
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secrete, secretion
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-crine, crin/o
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sensation
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esthesi/o
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separation
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-crit, -lysis
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shin bone
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tibi/o
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shoulder blade
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scapul/o
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side
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later/o
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skin
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cutane/o (use with -ous)
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skull
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crani/o
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slip (to)
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-listhesis
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slow
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brady
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small artery
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arteri/o
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small intestine
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enter/o
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sound
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son/o
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specialist
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-ist
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spinal cord
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myel/o
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spine
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spin/o
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spitting
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-ptysis
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spleen
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splen/o
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stand (to)
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-stasis
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sternum
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stern/o
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stomach
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gastr/o
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stone
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lith/o, -lith
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stop
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-stasis, -stat
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straight
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orth/o
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structure
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-um
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study of
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-logy
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sugar
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glyc/o
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-centesis
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surgical repair
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-plasty
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surrounding
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peri
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swelling
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-oma
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tailbone
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coccyg/o
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testicle, testis
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
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thigh bone
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femor/o
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throat
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pharyng/o
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three
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tri
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through
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dia-, per-, trans
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thymus gland
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thym/o
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thyroid gland
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
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tibia
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tibi/o
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time
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chron/o
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together
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con-, syn
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tonsil
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tonsill/o
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trachea
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trache/o
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treatment
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iatr/o, -therapy
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tumor
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onc/o, -oma
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two
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bi
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under
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hypo-, sub
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up
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ana
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upon
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epi
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ureter
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ureter/o
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urethra
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urethr/o
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urinary bladder
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cyst/o, vesic/o
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urinary tract
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ur/o
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urine
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ur/o
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urine condition
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-uria
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uterine tube
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salping/o
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uterus
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hyster/o (use with -ectomy, -graphy, -gram)
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uterus (inner lining)
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endometr/o, endometri/o
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vagina
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colp/o (use with -pexy, -plasty, -scope, -scopy, -tomy)
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vas deferens
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vas/o
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vein
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phleb/o (use with -ectomy, -itis, -lith, -thrombosis,
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vertebra
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spin/o (use with -al)
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vessel
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angi/o (use with -ectomy, -dysplasia, -genesis
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view (to)
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-opsy
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visual examination
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-scopy
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voice box
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laryng/o
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waist region
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lumb/o
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white
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leuk/o
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windpipe
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trache/o
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with
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con-, syn
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within
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en-, endo-, intra
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woman
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gynec/o
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wrist bones
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carp/o
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x-ray
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radi/o
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