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HIPPOCRATES
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FATHER OF MEDICINE
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APPENDIX
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APPENDICES
LATIN - REMOVE X AND ADD CES |
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JOINT
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JOINTS
ADD S TO WORDS ENDING IN VOWEL OR CONSANANT EXCEPT S, X, Z OR Y |
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REFLEX
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REFLEXES
ADD ES TO WORDS ENDING IN S, X OR Z |
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BACILLUS
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BACILLI
LATIN - ENDS IN US - DROP US AND CHANGE TO I |
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PSYCHOSIS
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PSYCHOSES
GREEK ENDS IN SIS, CHANGE TO SES |
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LUNULA
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LUNULAE
LATIN ENDS IN A - ADD E |
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CRITERION
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CRITERIA
GREED ENDS IN ON - DROP ON AND ADD A |
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DIVERTICULUM
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DIVERTICULA
LATIN ENDS IN UM - DROP UM AND ADD A |
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ETYMOLOGY
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STUDY OF THE ORIGIN OF WORDS
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ACANTH (O)
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SPINY
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ACTIN (0)
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LIGHT
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AER (0)
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AIR; GAS
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ATHERO
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PLAQUE - FATTY SUBSTANCE
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BACILL (I)
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BACILLI; BACTERIA
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BAR (O)
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WEIGHT; PRESSURE
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BLASTO
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IMMATURE CELLS
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CARCIN (O)
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CANCER
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CHRONDR (O)
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CARTILAGE
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CRY (O)
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COLD
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CRYPT (O)
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HIDDEN
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CYAN (O)
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BLUE
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CYT (O)
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CELL
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DEXTR (0)
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RIGHT
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DIPS (O)
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THIRST
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DORS (O)
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BACK
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ERYTHR (O)
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RED
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ESTHESIO
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SENSATION; PERCEPTION
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GALACTO (O)
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MILK
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GLUCO
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GLUCOSE
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GERO
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OLD AGE
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GLYCO
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SUGARS
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GYN (O)
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WOMEN
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HOME (0)
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SAME
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KIN (O)
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MOVEMENT
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KINESI (O)
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MOTION
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LACT (0)
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MILK
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LEUK (O)
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WHITE
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LITH (O)
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STONE
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MIO
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SMALLER; LESS
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NARCO
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SLEEP; NUMBNESS
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NECRO
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DEATH; DYING
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NOCT (I)
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NIGHT
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ONCHO
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TUMOR
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PATH (O)
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DISEASE
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PHAGO
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EATING
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PHON (O)
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SOUNT; VOICE
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PSEUD (O)
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FALSE
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PYO
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PUS
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PYRO
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FEVER
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SALPING (O)
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TUBE
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SCHIZ (O)
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SPLIT; DIVISION
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SCLER (0)
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HARDENING
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SCOLIO
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CROOKED; BENT
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SOMATO
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BODY
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SPIRO
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BREATH; BREATHE
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TEL (O)
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DISTANT; END; CONPLETE
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TONO
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TENSION; PRESSURE
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TROPHO
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FOOD; NUTRITION
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XANTH (O)
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YELLOW
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XENO
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STRANGER
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XER (O)
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DRY
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A
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WITHOUT
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AB
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AWAY FROM
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AMBI
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BOTH; AROUND
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ANA
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UP; TOWARD
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ANTE
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BEFORE
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ANTI
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AGAINST
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AUT (O)
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SELF
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BRACHY
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SHORT
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CONTRA
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AGAINST
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DYS
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ABNORMAL; DIFFICULT
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HEMI
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HALF
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HYPER
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ABOVE NORMAL
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HYPO
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BELOW NORMAL
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INTER
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BETWEEN
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ISO
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EQUAL; SAME
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MAL
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BAD; INADEQUATE
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META
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AFTER
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MICR (O)
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SMALL
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OLIG (O)
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FEW; LITTLE; SCANTY
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PERI
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AROUND; ABOUT; NEAR
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PRO
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BEFORE; FORWARD
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RE
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AGAIN; BACKWARD
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RETRO
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BEHIND; BACKWARD
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SEMI
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HALF
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SUPRA
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ABOVE; OVER
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TACHY
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FAST
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UN
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NOT
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AD
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TOWARD
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ALGIA
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PAIN
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ASTHENIA
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WEAKNESS
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BLAST
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IMMATURE; FORMING
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CIDAL
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DESTROYING; KILLING
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CLAST
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BREAKING
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CRINE
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SECRETING
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CRIT
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SEPARATE
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CYTE
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CELL
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CYTOSIS
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CONDITION OF CELLS
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DERMA
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SKIN
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DYNIA
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PAIN
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ECTASIS
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EXPANDING; DILATING
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ECTOMY
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REMOVAL OF
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EMESIS
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VOMITING
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EMIA
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BLOOD
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ESTHESIA
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SENSATION
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GLOBIN
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PROTEIN
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GRAM
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A RECORDING
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GRAPH
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RECORDING INSTRUMENT
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GRAPHY
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PROCESS OF RECORDING
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IC
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PERTAINING TO
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ISM
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CONDITION; DISEASE
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ITIS
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INFLAMMATION
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KINESIA
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MOVEMENT
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LOGIST
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ONE WHO PRACTICES
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LYSIS
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DESTRUCTION OF
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MALACIA
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SOFTENING
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MANIA
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OBSESSION
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MEGALY
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ENLARGEMENT
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OID
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LIKE; RESEMBLING
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OPIA
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VISION
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OSTOMY
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OPENING
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PARA
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BEARING
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PATHY
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DISEASE
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PENIA
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DEFICIENCY
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PEPSIA
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DIGESTION
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PEXY
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FIXATION
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PHAGE
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EATING; DEVOURING
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PHOBIA
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FEAR
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PHONIA
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SOUND
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PHRENIA
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OF THE MIND
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PHYLAXIS
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PROTECTIVE
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PLASTY
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SURGICAL REPAIR
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PLEGIA
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PARALYSIS
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PNEA
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BREATH
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PTOSIS
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FALLING DOWN; DROOPING
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RRHAGIA
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HEAVY DISCHARGE
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RRHAPHY
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SURGICAL SUTURING
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RRHEXIS
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RUPTURE
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SPASM
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CONTRACTION
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STASIS
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STOPPING; CONSTANT
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STENOSIS
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NARROWING
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TOMY
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CUTTING OPERATION
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TROPHY
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NUTRITION
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TROPIA
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TURNING
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CELLS
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SMALLEST PART OF BODY STRUCTURE
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CELL MEMBRANE
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OUTER COVERING OF CELL
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NUCLEUS
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INSIDE - BRAIN OF NUCLEUS
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CYTOPLASM
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SUBSTANCE BETWEEN NUCLEUS AND MEMBRANE THAT PROVIDES MOTION AND NUTRITION
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CELLS WORKING TOGETHER MAKE
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TISSUES -
CONNECTIVE, EPITHELIAL, MUSCLE, NERVOUS |
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TISSUES WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE
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ORGANS
HEART, LUNGS, KIDNET, ETC. |
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ORGANS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE
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BODY SYSTEMS
DIGESTIVE, NERVOUS, ETC. |
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CARDIOVASCULAR
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HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS
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RESPRIATORY
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NOSE, THROAT, TRACHEA, LUNGS, ETC.
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NERVOUS
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BRAIN, SPINAL CORD AND NERVE CELLS
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ENDOCRINE
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GLANDS - SECRETE HORMONES
PITUITARY, THYROID, ETC |
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BLOOD
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RED BLOOD CELL (RBC)
WHITE BLOOD CELL (WBC) PLATELET (THROMBOCYTE) |
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LYMPHATIC AND IMMUNE
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LYMPH TISSUE AND GLANDS
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DIGESTIVE
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ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, INTESTINES, ETC.
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SENSES
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TASTE, TOUCH, HEARING, SMELL, SIGHT
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DORSAL CAVITY
(BACK SIDE OF BODY) CONTAINS |
CRANIAL CAVITY AND SPINAL CAVITY
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VENTRAL CAVITY (FRONT SIDE OF BODY) CONTAINS
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THORACIC CAVITY, THEN ABDOMINAL CAVITY (DIVIDED BY THE DIAPHRAGM), THEN THE PELVIC CAVITY
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POSTERIOR
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BACK
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ANTERIOR
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FRONT
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INFERIOR
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BELOW
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SUPERIOR
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ABOVE
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LATERAL
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SIDE
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MEDIAL
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MIDDLE
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SUPINE
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FACE UP
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PRONE
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FACE DOWN
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FRONTAL PLANE DIVIDES BODY INTO
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ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR
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TANSVERSE PLANE DIVIDES BODY INTO
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SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR
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MEDIAL OR MIDSAGITTAL PLANE DIVIDES BODY INTO
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LEFT AND RIGHT
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QUADRANTS - ABDOMINOPELVIC
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LLQ, ULQ, LRQ, URQ
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WHICH QUADRANT CONTAINS THE APPENDIX?
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RLQ
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RIGHT AND LEFT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGIONS ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
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EPIGASTRIC REGION
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LEFT AND RIGHT LUMBAR REGIONS ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
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UMBILICAL REGION
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LEFT AND RIGHT INGUINAL (ILIAC) REGIONS ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
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HYPOGASTRIC REGION
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ACETABUL (O)
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CUP-SHAPED HIP SOCKET
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ADEN (O)
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GLAND
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ADIP (O)
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FAT
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ALVEOL (O)
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AIR SAC; ALVEOLUS
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ANGI (O)
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VESSEL
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ARTHR (O)
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JOINT; ARTICULATION
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AUR (I)
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EAR
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BLEPHAR (O)
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EYELEID
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BRACHI (O)
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ARM
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BUCC (O)
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CHEEK
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CALCANE (O)
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HEEL BONE
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CELI (O)
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ABDOMEN
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CEPHAL (O)
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HEAD
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CHEIL (O)
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LIP
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CHIR (O)
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HAND
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CHOL (E)
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BILE
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DACTYL (O)
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FINGERS; TOES
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DENT (I)
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TEETH
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ENCEPHAL (O)
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BRAIN
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ENTER (O)
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INTESTINES
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GINGIV (O)
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GUM
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GLOSS (O)
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TONGUE
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GNATH (O)
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JAW
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HIDR (O)
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HAIR
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ILE (O)
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ILEUM (PART OF INTESTINE)
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ILI (O)
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ILIUM (PART OF PELVIC BONE)
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LABI (O)
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LIP
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LAPAR (O)
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ABDOMINAL WALL
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LIP (O)
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FAT
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MY (O)
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MUSCLE
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OCUL (O)
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EYE
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ODONT (O)
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TOOTH
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ONYCH (O)
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NAIL
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OO
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EGG
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OOPHOR (O)
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OVARY
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ORCHI (O)
ORCHID (O) |
TESTES
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OT (O)
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EAR
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PED (O)
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FOOT
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PED (I)
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CHILD
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PHLEB (O)
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VEIN
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PIL (O)
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HAIR
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POD (O)
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FOOT
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PROCT (O)
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ANUS
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PSYCH (O)
PSYCHE |
MIND
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RACHI (O)
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SPINE
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RHIN (O)
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NOSE
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SOMAT (O)
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BODY
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TRACHEL (O)
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NECK
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TRICH (O)
TRICHI |
HAIR
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VESIC (O)
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BLADDER
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DISTAL
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FURTHEST FROM POINT OF ORIGIN OR MIDDLE
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PROXIMAL
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CLOSEST TO POINT OF ORIGIN OR MIDDLE
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