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| cardi/o | heart
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| hepat/o | liver
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| rhin/o | nose
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| cephal/o | head
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| arthr/o | joint
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| my/o | muscle
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| oste/o | bone
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| electr/o | electricity
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| men/o | menstration, menses
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| cutane/o | skin
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| sinus | sinuses
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| angi/o | vessel
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| ventricul | ventricles
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| laryng | voice box
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| muscul/o | muscle
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| neur/o | nerve
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| scapul/o | shoulder blade
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| anter/o | front (side of body)
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| brachi/o | arm
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| caud/o | tail
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| cervic/o | neck
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| crani/o | skull
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| cubit/o | elbow
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| dist/o | farthest (away from beginning of structure)
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| dors/o | back (side of body)
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| femor/o | femur, thigh bone
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| genit/o | genitals
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| glute/o | buttocks
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| infer/o | below, lower
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| inguin/o | groin
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| later/o | side
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| lumb/o | low back
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| medi/o | middle
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| nas/o | nose
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| orbit/o | eye socket
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| or/o | mouth
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| ot/o | ear
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| patell/o | patella, kneecap
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| proxim/o | nearest (to beginning of structure)
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| pelv/o | pelvis
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| poster/o | back (side of body)
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| thorac/o | chest
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| scapul/o | scapula, shoulder blade
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| spin/o | spine
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| stern/o | sternum, breast bone
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| super/o | above, upper
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| ventr/o | belly (side of body)
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| vertebr/o | vertebra, back bone
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| deep | further below from the surface
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| prone | lie face down
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| superficial | nearer the surface
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| supine | lie face up
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| axillary | underarm area
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| lower extremity | the entire leg
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| plantar | sole of foot
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| palmer | palm of hand
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| popliteal | creased area behind knee
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| trunk | torso (excluding head and extremities)
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| umbilical | region around navel
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| upper extremity | the entire arm
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| aden/o | gland
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| adip/o | fat
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| cyan/o | blue
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| dermat/o | skin
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| derm/o | skin
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| hidr/o | sweat, water
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| kerat/o | keratin, hard, hornlike
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| lip/o | fat
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| melan/o | melanin, black
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| onych/o | nail
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| py/o | pus
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| seb/o | sebum, oil
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| trich/o | hair
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| ungu/o | nail
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| bi/o | life
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| chem/o | chemical
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| cry/o | cold
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| erythr/o | red
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| ichthy/o | scaly
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| leuk/o | white
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| myc/o | fungus
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| necr/o | death
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| scler/o | hard
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| vesic/o | bladder, sac
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| xanth/o | yellow
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| xer/o | dry
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| burs/o | bursa
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| carp/o | carpals (wrist)
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| clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone)
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| coccyg/o | coccyx (tailbone)
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| cost/o | rib
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| fibul/o | fibula (thinner lower leg bone)
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| humer/o | humorous (upper arm bone)
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| ili/o | ilium (part of pelvis)
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| ischi/o | ischium (part of pelvis)
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| mandibul/o | mandible (lower jaw)
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| maxill/o | maxilla (upper jaw)
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| metacarp/o | metacarpus (hand bones)
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| metatars/o | metatarsus (foot bones)
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| myel/o | bone marrow
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| phalang/o | phalanges (fingers and toes)
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| pub/o | pubis (part of pelvis)
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| radi/o | radius (part of forearm)
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| sacr/o | sacrum
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| spondyl/o | vertebra
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| tars/o | tarsals (ankles)
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| ten/o | tendon
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| tendin/o | tendon
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| tibi/o | tibia (shin, larger lower leg bone)
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| uln/o | ulna (part of forearm)
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| angi/o | vessel
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| aort/o | aorta
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arteriol/o | arteriole
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| ather/o | fatty substance, plaque
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| atri/o | atrium
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| coron/o | heart
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| embol/o | plug
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| isch/o | to keep back
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| phleb/o | vein
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| steth/o | chest
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| thromb/o | clot
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| valv/o | valve
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| valvul/o | valve
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| vari/o | dilated vein
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| vascul/o | blood vessel
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| vas/o | blood vessel
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| ventricul/o | ventricle
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| venul/o | venule
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| son/o | sound
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| sphygm/o | pulse
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| bas/o | base
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| coagul/o | clotting
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| eosin/o | rosy red
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| erythr/o | red
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| hem/o | blood
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| hema/o | blood
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| lymph/o | lymph
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| neutr/o | neutral
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| cyt/o | cell
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| glyc/o | sugar
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| path/o | disease
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| septic/o | infection
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| adenoid/o | adenoids
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| immun/o | protection
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| lymphaden/o | lymph node
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| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel
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| phag/o | eating
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| splen/o | spleen
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| thym/o | thymus
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| tonsill/o | tonsils
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| cortic/o | cortex
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| system/o | system
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| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac
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| bronch/o | bronchus
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| bronchi/o | bronchus
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| bronchiol/o | bronchiole
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| coni/o | dust
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| lob/o | lobe
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| mediastin/o | mediastinum
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| ox/i | oxygen
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| pleur/o | pleura
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| pneum/o | lung, air
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| pneumon/o | lung
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| spir/o | breathing
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| trache/o | trachea, windpipe
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| arteri/o | artery
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| atel/o | incomplete
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| fibr/o | fibrous
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| orth/o | straight
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| balan/o | glans penis
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| cyst/o | bladder
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| epididym/o | epididymis
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| glomerul/o | glomerulus
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| lith/o | stone
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| orchid/o | testes
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| orchi/o | testes
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| orch/o | testes
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| prostat/o | prostate gland
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| ren/o | kidney
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| semin/i | semen
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| spermat/o | sperm
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| sperm/o | sperm
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| testicul/o | testicle
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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 | urine
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| vas/o | vas deferens
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| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle
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| albumin/o | albumin
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| azot/o | nitrogen waste
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| bacteri/o | bacteria
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| corpor/o | body
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| crytp/o | hidden
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| glycos/o | sugar, glucose
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| hemat/o | blood
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| noct/i | night
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| olig/o | scanty
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| rect/o | rectum
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| ven/o | vein
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| amni/o | amnion
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| cervic/o | neck, cervix
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| chori/o | chorion
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| colp/o | vagina
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| embry/o | embryo
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| episi/o | vulva
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| fet/o | fetus
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| gynec/o | woman, female
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| mamm/o | breast
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| mast/o | breast
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| metr/o | uterus
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| nat/o | birth
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| o/o | egg
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| ovari/o | ovary
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| salping/o | fallopian tubes, uterine tubes
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| uter/o | uterus
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| vagin/o | vagina
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| cyst/o | bladder
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| cerebell/o | cerebellum
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum
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| encephali/o | brain
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| medull/o | medulla oblongata
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| mening/o | meninges
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| pont/o | pons
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| thalam/o | thalamus
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| lumb/o | low back
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