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Skeletal
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Bones
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Muscular
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Muscles
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Nervous
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Nerves and senses
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Circulatory
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Heart, blood vessels, blood
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Lymphatic
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Defense against infection and disease
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Endocrine
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Hormones
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Reproductive
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Procreation and sex
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Urinary
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Expulsion of waste from the body
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Respiratory
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Breathing
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Digestive
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Eating and metabolizing nutrients
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Integumentary
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Hair, skin, nails
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Abduction
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Movement away from the median (ant: adduction)
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Adduction
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Movement toward the median ( ant: abduction)
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Anterior
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Toward the front part of a structure (syn: ventral / ant: dorsal, posterior)
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Caudal
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Direction toward the tail (ant: cranial)
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Cranial
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Direction toward the head (ant: caudal)
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Deep
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Away from the surface (ant: superficial)
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Distal
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The point furthest away from the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or structure (ant:...
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Dorsal
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Toward the back part of a structure (syn: posterior / ant: ventral, anterior)
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Erect
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Sitting or standing straight up
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Eversion
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To turn outward (ant: inversion)
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Inferior
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Toward the lower part of a structure (ant: superior)
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Inversion
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Turning inward (ant: eversion)
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Lateral decubitus
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Lying on the side
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Medial
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The midline of a structure
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Parietal
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Pertaining to the outer wall of a structure
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Pedal
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Direction toward the feet
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Posterior
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Toward the back part of a structure (syn: dorsal / ant: ventral, anterior)
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Pronate
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To turn face down (ant: supinate)
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Pronation
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The process of turning face down (ant: supination)
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Prone
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Lying face down
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Proximal
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The point nearest to the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or structure (ant: distal)
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Superficial
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Toward the surface (ant: deep)
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Superior
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Toward the upper part of a structure (ant: inferior)
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Supinate
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To turn face up (ant: pronate)
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Supination
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The process of turning face up (ant: pronation)
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Supine
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Lying face up (ant: prone)
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Ventral
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Toward the front part of a structure (syn: anterior/ ant: posterior, dorsal)
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Visceral
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Pertaining to the covering of an organ
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a- / an-
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no, not, without
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atelo
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incomplete
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aut-
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self
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dia-
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Complete
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dys-
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bad / painful / difficult / abnormal
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endo
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Within
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epi
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upon
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exo-
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outside
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hydro
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Water
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hyper
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excessive, more than normal
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hypo
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below / less than normal / deficient
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poly
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many / excessive
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post
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after
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Pre
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before
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pro
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before
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re
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back
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retro
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Behind
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Sub
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Below / beneath
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trans
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across
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abdomino
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abdominal
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adeno
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gland
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adreno/ adrenalo
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adrenal gland
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alveolo
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air sac / alveolus
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antero
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front side
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aorto
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aorta
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arterio
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Artery
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arteriolo
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Arteriole
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arthro
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joint
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atelo
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incomplete
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auro
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ear
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Balano
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penis
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bio
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life
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bronchiolo
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bronchiole
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broncho
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bronchial tube
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broncho
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bronchial tubes
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carcino
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cancerous
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cardio
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heart
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Cephalo
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head
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Cerebello
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Cerebellum
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Cerebro
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cerebrum ( enlarged upper part of the brain)
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cervico
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Cervix
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Cervico
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neck
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Coccygo
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coccyx/ tailbone
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Colono
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colon (large intestine /bowel)
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colpo / vagino
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vagina
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conio
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dust
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corono
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heart
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cranio
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Skull
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crino
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secrete
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Cyano
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blue
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cysto
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urinary bladder / sac of fluid, or a cyst
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cyto
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cell
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dermato / dermo
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skin
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duodeno
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duodenum
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electro
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electricity
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encephalo
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brain
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axillo
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armpit
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burso
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a serous sac between a tendon and a bone
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entero
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intestines
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epiglotto
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epiglottis
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epithelio
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skin / surface tissue
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erythro
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red
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cellulo
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cell
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xero
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dry
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amnio
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amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)
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angio
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vessel (usually pertains to blood vessel)
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appendo
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appendix
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athero
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plaque (a yellow, fatty material)
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chemo
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drug / chemical
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chezieno
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stool (feces)
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cholecysto
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gall bladder
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chondro
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cartilage
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chrono
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time
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cryo
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cold
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colo
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colon
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emeso
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vomit
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endocrine
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endocrine gland
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esophago
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esophagus
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fibro
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fibrous tissue
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gastro
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stomach
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geno
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group/ produce/ begin
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hystero / metrio / utero
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uterus
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inguino
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groin
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ischo
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to hold back
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leiomo
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visceral muscle / smooth
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lipo
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fatty
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mammo
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breast (use with -ary , -graphy , -gram , -plasty)
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masto
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breast (use with -ectomy and -ITIS)
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mediastino
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mediastinum (space between the lungs)
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melano
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black
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meningo
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meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord)
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meno
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menses / menstruation / month
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myelo
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spinal cord / bone marrow
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necro
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death of cells
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neuro
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nerves
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pop horo
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ovary
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osteomyelo
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bone marrow
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oto
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ear
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phlebo
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vein
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pneumono
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lung
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prostato
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prostate gland
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pulmono
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lung
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radio
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x-rays
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rhabdo
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skeletal muscle
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salpingo
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fallopian tubes
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septico
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infection
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thymo
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thymus
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tonsillo
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tonsils
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tension
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pressure
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therapy
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treatment
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-thesis
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-trophy
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development / nourishment
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-uria
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condition of urine
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-ation
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pertaining to
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centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cision
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process of cutting
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-crine
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secretion
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-drome
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to run / occur
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-gen
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to produce
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-genic
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produced unexpectedly by treatment
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-globin
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protein
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-ia
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pertaining to
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-ignant
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cancerous
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-lysis
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separation / breakdown / destruction
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-lytic
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destruction
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-mission
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to send
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-mortem
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death
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-partum
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birth
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-pathy
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disease / condition
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-phagia
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to eat / swallow
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-phasia
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to speak
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-plasm
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formation
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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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breathing
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-rrhage / rrhagia
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bursting forth of blood
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-rrhea
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flow / discharge
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-stasis
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to stand / place / stop / control
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blotto
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larynx / voice box
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glycol
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sugar
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gnoso
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knowledge
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gyneco
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female (organs)
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hemato / hemo
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blood
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hepato
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liver
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hypophyso
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pituitary gland
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ileo
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ileum
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jejuno
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jejunum
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laparo
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abdomen
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laryngo
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larynx / voicebox
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latero
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side
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leuko
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white
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ligamento
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ligament
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lumbo
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waist / loin (area of the spine)
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lymphadeno
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lymph node
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lymphangio
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lymph vessel
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lympho
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lymph fluid
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mediastino
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mediastinum (space between the lungs)
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medullo
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medulla oblongata
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myo / myoso / musculo
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muscle
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myringo
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ear drum
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naso
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nose
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nephro
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kidney (use with all suffixes except -al and -gram)
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neuron
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nerves
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onco
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tumor
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opthalmo
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eye
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opto
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vision
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orcho / orchio / orchido
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testis
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oro
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mouth
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osteo
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bone
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ovario
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ovary
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ox
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oxygen
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pancreato
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pancreas
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parathyriodo
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parathyroid gland
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patho
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disease
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pedo
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foot / child
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pelvo
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pelvis
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peritoneo
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peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdomen)
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phako
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lens
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phalango
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phalanges
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pharyngo
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pharynx / throat
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phreno
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diaphragm
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pituitaro
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pituitary gland
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pleuro
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pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs)
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postero
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back side / behind
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procto
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anus and rectum
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prostate
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prostate gland
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psycho
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mind
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pyelo
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renal pelvis
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reno
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kidney (use with -al and -gram)
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rhino
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nose
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sacro
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low back
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sacro
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flesh
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scroto
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scrotum
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spleno
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spleen
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spino
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spine (backbone)
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spondylo
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vertabra
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stomato
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mouth
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teno / tendino
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tendon
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thoraco
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chest (area of the spine
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thrombo
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clot
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thyro
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thyroid
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thyroadeno / thyroido
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thyroid
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tracheo
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trachea
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tympano
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ear drum
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uretero
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ureter
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uro
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urine / urinary system
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varico
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veins
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vasculo
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blood vessels
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vaso
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vas deferens
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venulo
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venule
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vertebro
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vertebra (backbone)
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vesico
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urinary bladder
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-cele
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hernia / protrusion
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-cyte
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cell
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ectasis
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dilation / expansion
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-ectomy
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surgical removal, excision
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-emia
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blood (condition)
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-globin
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protein
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-gram
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record
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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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-ior
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pertaining to
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-is
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identity
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-ism
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condition , process
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-ist
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a specialist
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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one who studies
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-logy
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the study of
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-oma
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tumor , mass
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-opsy
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view
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-osis
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(abnormal) condition
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-scope
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an Instrument to view
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-scopy
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process of visual examination
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-section
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cutting into an organ
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-sis
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state of being
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-stomy
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artificial opening (permanent)
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-tomy
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process of cutting, incision (temporary)
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-um
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structure
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-y
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condition or process
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