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Medical Term Roots

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gastr/o   show
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hepat/o   show
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show gland  
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cardi/o   show
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adip/o   show
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lip/o   show
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steat/o   show
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show armpit  
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bi/o   show
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show head  
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cervic/o   show
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cyt/o   show
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hist/o   show
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histi/o   show
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path/o   show
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show internal organs  
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cili/o   show
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show hair  
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derm/o   show
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dermat/o   show
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cutane/o   show
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show nail  
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ungu/o   show
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arthr/o   show
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show joint  
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show cartilage  
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crani/o   show
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cost/o   show
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myel/o   show
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oste/o   show
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show pelvis  
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show pelvis  
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show spine;spinal column;backbone  
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show vertebra  
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spondyl/o   show
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show muscle  
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show muscle  
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show tendon  
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show tendon  
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blephar/o   show
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cerebr/o   show
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show brain  
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show nerve  
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ophthalm/o   show
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ocul/o   show
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ot/o   show
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show gland  
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show adrenal gland  
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show parathyroid gland  
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show pituitary gland  
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thyroid/o   show
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angi/o   show
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vascul/o   show
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vas/o   show
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show artery  
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show heart  
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show blood  
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hemat/o   show
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show vein  
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show vein  
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show adenoids  
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show lymph  
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show lymph glands;lymph nodes  
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lymphangi/o   show
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show spleen  
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tonsill/o   show
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show air sac; alveolus  
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show bronchus  
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bronchi/o   show
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bronchiol/o   show
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show voice box;larynx  
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show nose  
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rhin/o   show
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pharyng/o   show
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show diaphragm  
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pneum/o   show
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pneumon/o   show
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pulmon/o   show
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thorac/o   show
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show wind pipe;trachea  
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abdomin/o   show
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show lips  
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show colon;large intestine  
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enter/o   show
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esophag/o   show
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gastr/o   show
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gloss/o   show
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lingu/o   show
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show liver  
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or/o   show
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show mouth  
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show throat;pharynx  
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rect/o   show
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show bladder  
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show kidneys  
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nephr/o   show
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show ureters  
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urethr/o   show
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show epididymis  
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orchid/o   show
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test/o   show
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testicul/o   show
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show penis  
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show prostate gland  
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vas/o   show
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show vagina  
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vagin/o   show
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show female  
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mast/o   show
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show breast  
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oophor/o   show
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ovari/o   show
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salping/o   show
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show uterus  
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hyster/o   show
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metr/o   show
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show vulva;external genitalia  
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acr/o   show
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show cancer  
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don/o   show
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show sugar  
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pharmac/o   show
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physi/o   show
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practition/o   show
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sect/o   show
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show cell  
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show to cut  
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show deep sleep  
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digest/o   show
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duct/o   show
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later/o   show
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show birth  
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sept/o   show
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son/o   show
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show front  
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show tail  
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dors/o   show
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infer/o   show
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inguin/o   show
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phren/o   show
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show posterior  
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show near  
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super/o   show
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ventr/o   show
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show stomach  
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show hip  
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show cold  
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show white  
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show nipple like  
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show hardening  
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xer/o   show
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show white  
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adip/o   show
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cyan/o   show
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show profuse sweating  
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electr/o   show
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epitheli/o   show
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show red  
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erythr/o   show
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hidr/o   show
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show hard;hornlike  
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show hard;hornlike  
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melan/o   show
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show fungus  
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necr/o   show
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py/o   show
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show scrape  
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show wrinkle  
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show sebum  
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carcin/o   show
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show humpback  
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lord/o   show
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show child  
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scoli/o   show
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show temporal bone  
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show bone  
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show skull  
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show face  
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show mandible;lower jaw  
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maxill/o   show
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show sternum;breastbone  
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show sword  
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show coccyx;tailbone  
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lumb/o   show
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show sacrum  
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thorac/o   show
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clavicul/o   show
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show scapula  
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show arm  
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carp/o   show
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olecran/o   show
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show phalanx;one of the bones making up the fingers or toes  
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show radius  
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show ulnar; one of the bones of the lower arm  
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acetabul/o   show
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calcane/o   show
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show femur;thigh bone  
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fibul/o   show
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patell/a   show
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show patella;kneecap  
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tibi/o   show
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show bursa;sac filled with synovial fluid located around joints  
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show bend  
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pronati/o   show
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show facing farward  
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show stretch  
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ton/o   show
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fasci/o   show
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kinesi/o   show
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lei/o   show
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show muscle  
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rhabd/o   show
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show tendon sheath (covering of a tendon)  
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ech/o   show
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gli/o   show
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show myelin sheath  
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show to cut  
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show cerebellum  
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hydr/o   show
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cortic/o   show
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show dura matter(one of the membranes surrounding the brain)  
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show magnet  
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resonance   show
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imaging   show
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mening/o   show
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poli/o   show
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show nerve roots  
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show draining of fluid  
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show thalamus  
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show ventricles  
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