MED TERM COMBINING FORM WORDS
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| ABDOMIN/O | ABDOMEN, ABDOMINAL CAVITY
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| ABORT/O | MISSCARRIAGE
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| ACID/O | A SOLUTION OR SUBSTANCE WITH A PH LSS THAN 7
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| ACR/O | EXTREMITY
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| ADEN/O | GLAND
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| ADREN/O | ADRENAL GLAND
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| ALBIN/O | WHITE
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| ALBUMIN/O | ALBUMIN
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| ALVEOL/O | AIR SAC, ALVEOLUS
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| AMIN/O, AMINON/O | AMNION, AMNIOTIC FLUID
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| AN/O | ANUS
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| ANDR/O | MALE
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| ANGI/O | BLOOD VESSEL
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| ANKYL/O | CROOKED
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| ANTER/O | FRONT
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| AORT/O | AORTA
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| APPEND/O, APPENDIC/O | APPENDIX
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| ARTER/O, ARTERI/O | ARTERY
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| ARTICUL/O, ARTHR/O | JOINT
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| ATEL/O | INCOMPLETE
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| ATHER/O | FATTY
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| ATRI/O | ATRIUM
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| AUT/O | SELF
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| AZOT/O | UREA,NITROGEN
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| BACTERI/O | BACTERIA
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| BALAN/O | GLANS PENIS
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| BI/O | LIFE
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| BIL/I | BILE
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| BLAST/O | GERM,BUT,DEVELOPING CELL
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| BLEPHAR/O | EYELID
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| BRACHI/O | ARM
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| BRONCH/O | AIRWAY,BRONCHUS
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| BURS/O | PURSE OR SAC;BURSA
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| CALC/I, CALS/O | CALCIUM
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| CARCIN/O | CANCER
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| CARD/O | HEART
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| CARDI/O | HEART
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| CARP/O | WRIST
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| CAUD/O | TAIL
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| CEC/O | BLIND INTESTINE, CECUM
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| CELLUL/O | SMALL CELL
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| CEPHAL/O | HEAD
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| CEREBELL/O | CEREBELLUM (LITTLE BRAIN)
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| CEREBR/O | CEREBRUM (BRAIN)
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| CERV/O | CERVIX
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| CERVIC/O | CERVIX, NECK
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| CHEIL/O | LIP
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| CHOL/E | BILE,GALL
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| CHOLEDOCH/O | COMMON BILE DUCT
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| CHONDR/O | GRISTLE, CARTILAGE
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| CHORI/O | MEMBRANE, CHORIN
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| CHYM/O | JUICE
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| CIRRH/O | ORANGE
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| COCCIDIOID/O | COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS ORGANISM
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| COL/O | COLON
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| COLP/O | VAGINA
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| CONI/O | DUST
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| CONDYL/O | KNUCKLE OF A JOINT
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| CONJUNCTIV/O | TO BIND TOGETHER CONJUNCTIVA
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| CORON/O | CROWN OR CIRCLE, HEART
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| COST/O | RIB
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| CRAN/O, CRANI/O | SKULL, CRANIUM
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| CRIN/O | TO SECRETE
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| CRYPT/O | HIDDEN
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| CUTANE/O | SKIN
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| CYAN/O | BLUE
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| CYES/I,CYES/O | PREGNANCY
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| CYST/O | BLADDER; SAC
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| CYT/O | CELL
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| DACRY/O | TEAR
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| DENT/O | TEETH
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| DERM/O, DERMAT/O | SKIN
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| DILAT/O | TO WIDEN
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| DIPL/O | DOUBLE
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| DIPS/O | THIRST
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| DIST/O | DISTANCE
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| DIVERTICUL/O | DIVERTICULUM
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| DORS/O | BACK
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| DUODEN/O | TWELVE, DUODENUM
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| DUR/O | HARD
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| ECH/O | SOUND, TO BOUNCE
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| ELECTR/O | ELECTRICITY
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| EMBOL/O | A PLUG
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| EMBRY/O | EMBRYO
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| ENCEPHAL/O | BRAIN
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| ENTER/O | SMALL INTESTINE
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| EPIDIDYM/O | EPIDIDYMIS
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| EPISI/O | VULVA
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| ERYTH/O | RED
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| ESOPHAG/O | GULLET, ESOPHAGUS
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| ESTHESI/O | SENSATION
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| EXTERN/O | EXTERIOR
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| FASCI/O | FASCIA
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| FEC/O | FECES
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| FEMOR/O | THIGH, FEMUR
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| FET/O | FETUS
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| FIBR/O | FIBER
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| FIBUL/O | FIBULA
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| FLUX/O | FLOW
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| FOLLICUL/O | FOLLICLE
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| FUNG/O | FUNGUS
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| GANGLI/O | SWELLING, KNOT
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| GASTR/O | STOMACH
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| GINGIV/O | GUMS
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| GLI/O | GLUE
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| GLOBIN/O | PROTEIN
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| GLOMERUL/O | LITTLE BALL, GLOMERULUS
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| GLOSS/O | TOUNGUE
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| GLOTT/O | OPENING INTO THE WINDPIPE
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| GLUC/O | GLUCOSE, SUGAR, SWEET
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| GLUTE/O | BUTTOCK
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| GLYC/O, GLYCOS/O | SWEET,SUGAR
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| GNOS/O | KNOWLEDGE
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| GONAD/O | SEX GLAND
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| GRAVID/O, GRAVIDAR/O | PREGNANCY
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| GYN/O, GYNEC/O | WOMAN
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| HALIT/O | BREATH
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| HEM/O, HEMAT/O | BLOOD
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| HEPAT/O | LIVER
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| HIDR/O | SWEAT
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| HIRSUT/O | HAIRY
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| HOM/O, HOME/O | SAME
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| HORMON/O | TO SET IN MOTION
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| HYDR/O | WATER
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| HYSTER/O | UTERUS
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| IATR/O | PHYSICIAN
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| IDI/O | INDIVIDUAL
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| ILE/O | ILEUM, TO ROLL
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| ILI/O | FLANK, HIP, GROIN, ILIUM OF THE PELVIS
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| IMMUN/O | EXEMPT,IMMUNITY
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| INFER/O | BELOW
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| INGUIN/O | GROIN
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| IR/O | IRIS
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| ISCHEM/O | HOLD BACK, BLOCKAGE
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| ISCHI/O | HAUNCH, HIP JOINT, ISCHIUM
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| JEJUN/O | EMPTY, JEJUNUM
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| KERAT/O | HORNY TISSUE
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| KET/O, KETON/O | KETONE
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| KINESI/O | MOTION
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| KYPH/O | HUMP
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| Lact/o | MILK
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| LAMIN/O | THIN,LAMINA
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| LAPAR/O | ABDOMEN
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| LARYNG/O | LARYNX, VOICE BOX
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| LATER/0 | SIDE
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| LEI/O | SMOOTH
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| LEUK/O | WHITE
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| LINGU/O | TOUNGUE
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| LIP/O | FAT
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| LITH/O | STONE
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| LOB/O | A ROUNDED PART, LOBE
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| LORD/O | BENT FORWARD
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| LUMB/O | LOIN, LOWER BACK
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| LYMPH/O | CLEAR WATER OR FLUID
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| MAMM/O | BREAST
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| MAN/O | GAS
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| MAST/O | BREAST
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| MAXIM/O | BIGGEST, HIGHEST
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| MEAT/O | OPENING, PASSAGE
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| MED/O | MIDDLE
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| MEDI/O | MIDDLE
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| MELAN/O | DARK,BLACK
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| MEN/O, MENSTRU/O | MONTH, MENSTRUATION
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| MENING/O | MEMBRANE
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| MENISCI/O | MENISCUS
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| MENT/O | MIND
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| METR/O | UTERUS
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| MUC/O | MUCUS
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| MUSCUL/O,MY/O, MYOS/O | MUSCLE
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| MYC/O | FUNGUS
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| MYEL/O | BONE MARROW; SPINAL CORD, MEDULLA, MYELIN
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| NARC/O | NUMBNESS
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| NAS/O | NOSE
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| NAT/O | BIRTH
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| NECR/O | DEATH
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| NEPHR/O | KIDNEY
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| NEUR/O | NERVE
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| NOCT/O | NIGHT
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| NOSOCOM/O | HOSPITAL
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| NUCLE/O | KERNEL, NUCLEUS
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| OBSTETR/O | MIDWIFE, PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT
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| OCUL/O,OPT/O | EYE
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| OLIG/O | FEW IN NUMBER
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| ONYCH/O | NAIL
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| OOPHOR/O | OVARY
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| OPHTHALM/O | EYE,VISION
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| or/o | mouth
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| orch/o, orchi/o,orchid/o | testis or testicle
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| orex/o | appetite
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| organ/o | tool
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| orth/o | straight
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| ost/o, oste/o | bone
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| ot/o | ear
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| ovar/o | ovary
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| palat/o | roof of mouth, palate
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| pancreat/o | sweetbread, pancreas
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| pariet/o | wall
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| parot/o | parotid gland
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| patell/o | patella
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| path/o | disease
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| pect/o, pector/o | chest
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| pedicul/o | body louse
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| pelv/i, pelv/o | bowl,basin,pelvis
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| pen/o | penis
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| peps/o, pept/o | digestion
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| peritone/o | to stretch over; peritoneum
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| petr/o | stone
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| phag/o | eat, swallow
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| phalang/o | phalanges
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| pharyng/o | throat, pharynx
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| phasi/o | to speak
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| phleb/o | vein
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| phragm/o, phragmat/o | partition
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| phren/o | mind
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| phys/o | growth
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| physi/o | nature
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| plasm/o | form
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| pleur/o | pleura, rib
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| pneum/o, pneumat/o | air, lung
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| polikil/o | irregular
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| poli/o | gray
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| polyp/o | polyp
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| por/o | hole
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| poster/o | back
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| presby/o | old age
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| proct/o | rectum, anus
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| prostat/o | prostate gland
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| prot/o | protein
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| proxim/o | near
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| pseud/o | false
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| psyc/o | mind
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| pub/o | pubis
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| PY/O | PUS
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| pyel/o | pelvis (renal)
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| pylor/o | pylorus
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| rad/i, radi/o | spoke of a wheel, radius
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| radic/o, radicul/o | nerve root
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| rect/o | rectum
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| retin/o | retina
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| rhin/o | nose
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| rhiz/o | nerve root
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| rhytid/o | wrinkles
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| sacr/o | sacred, sacrum
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| salping/o | trumpet, tube, eustachian tube; fallopian tube
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| sarc/o | flesh,meat
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| schiz/o | to divide; split
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| scler/o | thick, hard; sclera
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| scoli/o | curved
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| scop/o | viewing instrument
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| seb/o | sebum, oil
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| semin/o | seed
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| sept/o | wall, partion, putrefying
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| sial/o | saliva
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| sigm/o | the letter s, sigmoid colon
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| sinus/o | cavity
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| skelet/o | skeleton
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| somat/o | body
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| son/o | sound
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| spadias/o | rip, tear
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| sperm/o, spermat/o | seed
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| sphygm/o | heartbeat
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| sphyx/o | pulse
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| spir/o | breathe
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| splen/o | spleen
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| spondyl/o | vertebra
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| staphylococc/o | Staphylococcus
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| steat/o | fat
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| sten/o | narrow
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| stern/o | chest,sternum
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| stigmat/o | point
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| streptococc/o | streptococcus
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| super/o | above
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| syn/o | connect
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| synovi/o | synovial
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| tampon/o | plug
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| tars/o | tarsal bone
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| taxi/o | reaction to a stimulus
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| ten/o | tendon
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| tendon/o | tendon
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| tens/o | pressure
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| test/o | testis
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| testicul/o | small testis
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| thorac/o | chest
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| thromb/o | clot
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| thym/o | thymus gland
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| thyr/o | shield thyroid
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| thyroid/o | resembling a shield, thyroid
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| toc/o | birth, labor
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| tom/o | to cut
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| trache/o | windpipe,trachea
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| trich/o | hair
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| troph/o | development
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| tubercul/o | little swelling
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| umbilic/o | umbilicus
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| ur/o | urine
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| ureter/o | ureter
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| urethr/o | urethra
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| urin/o | unrine
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| uvul/o | grape,uvula
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| vag/o | vagus
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| vagin/o | vagina
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| valvu/o | little valve
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| varic/o | dilated vein
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| vas/o | blood vessle
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| vascul/o | little blood vessel
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| ven/o | vein
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| ventr/o | belly
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| ventricul/o | ventricle
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| vertebr/o | joint, vertebra
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| vesic/o | bladder
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| vesicul/o | small bag
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| volv/o | to roll
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| vulv/o | vulva
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| xer/o | dry
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| zo/o | animal, living
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