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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| acous/o | hearing
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| acr/o | extremities
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| aden/o | gland
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| adip/o | fat
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| adren/o | adrenal glands
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| adrenal/o | adrenal glands
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| aer/o | air
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| aggutin/o | clumping
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| albin/o | white
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| alges/o | sense of pain
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| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac
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| ambly/o | dull, dim
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| amnes/o | forgetfulness
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| amni/o | amnion
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| an/o | anus
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| andr/o | male
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| angi/o | vessel
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| ankyl/o | stiff joint
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| anter/o | front
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| anthrac/o | coal
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| anxi/o | fear, worry
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| aort/o | aorta
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| append/o | appendix
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| appendic/o | appendix
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| aque/o | water
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arthr/o | joint
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| articul/o | joint
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| aspir/o | to breath in
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| astr/o | star
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| atel/o | incomplete
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| ather/o | fatty substance
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| atri/o | atrium
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| audi/o | hearing
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| aur/o | ear
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| auricul/o | ear
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| axill/o | axilla, underarm
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| azot/o | nitrogenous waste
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| bacteri/o | bacteria
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| balan/o | glans penis
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| bar/o | weight
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| bas/o | base
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| bi/o | life
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| blast/o | immature, embryonic
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| brachi/o | arm
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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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| bucc/o | cheek
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| burs/o | bursa, sac
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| calc/o | calcium
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| capsul/o | to box
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| cardi/o | heart
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| carp/o | carpus, wrist
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| caud/o | tail
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| cec/o | cecum
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| cephal/o | head
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| cerebell/o | cerebellum
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum
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| cerumin/o | cerumen
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| cervic/o | neck, cervix
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| chem/o | chemical, drug
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| chol/e | bile, gall
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| cholangi/o | bile duct
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| choledoch/o | common bile duct
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| chori/o | chorion
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| chrom/o | color
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| chromate/o | color
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| cirrh/o | yellow
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| cis/o | to cut
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| clavicul/o | clavicle
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| clon/o | rapid contracting and relaxing
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| coagul/o | clotting
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| coccyg/o | coccyx
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| cochle/o | cochlea
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| col/o | colon
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| colon/o | colon
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| colp/o | vagina
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| compuls/o | drive, compel
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| coni/o | dust
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| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva
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| corne/o | cornea
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| coron/o | heart
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| corpor/o | body
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| cortic/o | outer portion, cortex
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| cost/o | rib
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| crani/o | skull
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| crin/o | to secrete
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| crur/o | leg
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| cry/o | cold
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| crypt/o | hidden
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| culd/o | cul-de-sac
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| cutane/o | skin
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| cyan/o | blue
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| cycl/o | ciliary body, ciliary muscle
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| cyst/o | bladder, pouch, sac
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| cyt/o | cell
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| dacry/o | tear duct, tears
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| deluss/o | false belief
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| dent/o | tooth
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| depress/o | to press down
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| derm/o | skin
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| dermat/o | skin
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| diaphor/o | profuse sweating
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| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm
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| dilat/o | to widen
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| dipl/o | double
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| dist/o | away from
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| diverticul/o | pouch
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| dors/o | back of body
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| duct/o | to bring
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| duoden/o | duodenum
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| dur/o | dura mater
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| electr/o | electricity
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| embol/o | plug
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| embry/o | embryo
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| emmetr/o | correct, proper
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| encephal/o | brain
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| enter/o | small intestine
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| eosin/o | rosy red
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| epididym/o | epididymis
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| epiglott/o | epiglottis
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| episi/o | vulva
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| epitheli/o | epithelium
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| erg/o | work
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| erythr/o | red
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| esthes/o | sensation, feeling
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| estr/o | female
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| extens/o | to stretch out
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| factiti/o | artificial, contrived
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| fasci/o | fibrous band
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| femor/o | femur
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| fet/o | fetus
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| fibr/o | fibers
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| fibrin/o | fibers, fibrous
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| fibul/o | fibula
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| fluor/o | fluorescence, luminous
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| fus/o | pouring
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| genit/o | genitals
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| gingiv/o | gums
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| glauc/o | gray
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| gli/o | glue
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| glomerul/o | glomerulus
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| gluc/o | glucose
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| glute/o | buttock
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| glyc/o | sugar
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| glycos/o | sugar, glucose
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| gonad/o | sex glands
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| granul/o | granules
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| gynec/o | female, women
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| habilitat/o | ability
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| hal/o | to breathe
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| hallucin/o | imagined perception
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| hem/o | blood
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| hemat/o | blood
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| hepat/o | liver
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| hist/o | tissue
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| home/o | sameness
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| humer/o | humerus
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| hydr/o | water
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| hymen/o | hymen
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| iatr/o | physician, medicine, treatment
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| ichthy/o | scaly, dry
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| idi/o | distinctive
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| ile/o | ileum
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| ili/o | ilium
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| immun/o | immunity, protection
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| infer/o | below
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| inguin/o | groin region
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| iod/o | iodine
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| ir/o | iris
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| irid/o | iris
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| isch/o | to hold back
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| ischi/o | ischium
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| jejun/o | jejunum
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| kal/i | potassium
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| kerat/o | cornea, hard, horny
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| ket/o | ketones
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| keton/o | ketones
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| kinesi/o | movement
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| klept/o | to steal
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| kyph/o | hump
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| labi/o | lip
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| labyrinth/o | labyrinth(inner ear)
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| lacrim/o | tears
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| lact/o | milk
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| lamin/o | lamina, part of vertebra
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| laps/o | to slide back
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| laryng/o | larynx, voice box
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| later/o | side
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| leuk/o | white
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| lingu/o | tongue
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| lip/o | fat
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| lith/o | stone
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| lob/o | lobe
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| lord/o | bent backwards
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| lumb/o | loin, low back
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| lymph/o | lymph
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| lymphaden/o | lymph node
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| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel
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| macul/o | macula lutea
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| mamm/o | breast
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| mandibul/o | mandible
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| mast/o | breast
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| maxilla/o | maxilla
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| meat/o | meatus
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| medi/o | middle
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| medull/o | inner portion, medulla, oblongata
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| melan/o | black
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| men/o | menses, menstruation
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| mening/o | meninges
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| meningi/o | meninges
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| ment/o | mind
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| metacarp/o | metacarpals
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| metatars/o | metatarsals
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| metr/o | uterus
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| mi/o | lessening
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| mineral/o | minerals, electrolytes
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| miss/o | to send back
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| morbid/o | ill
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| morph/o | shape
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| mort/o | death
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| muc/o | mucus
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| muscul/o | muscles
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| mutat/o | to change
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| my/o | muscle
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| myc/o | fungus
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| mydr/i | widening
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| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord
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| myocardi/o | heart muscle
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| myos/o | muscle
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| myring/o | tympanic membrane(eardrum)
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| nas/o | nose
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| nat/o | birth
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| natr/o | sodium
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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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| neutr/o | neutral
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| noct/i | night
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| nucle/o | nucleus
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| nyctal/o | night
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| o/o | egg
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| obsess/o | besieged by thoughts
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| ocul/o | eye
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| odont/o | tooth
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| olig/o | scanty
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| onc/o | tumor
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| onych/o | nail
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| opt/o | eye, vision
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| optic/o | eye, vision
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| or/o | mouth
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| orch/o | testes
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| orchi/o | testes
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| orchid/o | testes
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| orth/o | straight, correct, upright
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| oste/o | bone
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| ot/o | ear
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| ovari/o | ovary
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| ox/i | oxygen
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| palat/o | palate
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| papill/o | optic disc
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| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland
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| patell/o | patella
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| path/o | disease
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| pect/o | chest
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| ped/o | child, foot
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| pedicul/o | lice
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| pelv/o | pelvis
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| pen/o | penis
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| perine/o | perineum
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| peritone/o | peritoneum
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| phac/o | lens
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| phag/o | eat, swallow
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| phalang/o | phalanges
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| pharmac/o | drug
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| pharyng/o | pharynx(throat)
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| phleb/o | vein
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| phob/o | irrational fear
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| phon/o | sound
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| phot/o | light
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| phren/o | mind
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| physic/o | body
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| pineal/o | pineal gland
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| pituitar/o | pituitary gland
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| plant/o | sole of foot
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| pleur/o | pleura
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| pneum/o | lung, air
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| pneumon/o | lung, air
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| pod/o | foot
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| poli/o | gray matter
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| polyp/o | polyp
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| pont/o | pons
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| poster/o | back
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| presby/o | old age
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| proct/o | rectum and anus
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| prostat/o | prostate gland
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| prosthet/o | addition
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| protein/o | protein
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| proxim/o | near to
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| psych/o | mind
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| pub/o | genital region, pubis
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| pupill/o | pupil
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| py/o | pus
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| pylor/o | pylorus
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| pyr/o | fire
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| radi/o | radius, ray(x-ray)
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| radic/o | root
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| radicul/o | nerve root
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| rect/o | rectum
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| recumb/o | to lie back
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| ren/o | kidney
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| retin/o | retina
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| rhin/o | nose
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| rhytid/o | wrinkle
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| roentgen/o | x-ray
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| rotat/o | to revolve
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| sacr/o | sacrum
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| salping/o | auditory tube(Eustachian tube), uterine tubes, fallopian tubes
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| sanguin/o | blood
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| sarc/o | flesh(muscular substance)
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| scapul/o | scapula
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| schiz/o | split
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| scler/o | hard, sclera
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| scoli/o | crooked, bent
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| seb/o | oil
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| sect/o | to cut
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| sept/o | a wall
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| septic/o | infection
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| sialaden/o | salivary gland
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| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon
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| sinus/o | sinus, cavity
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| soci/o | society
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| somat/o | body
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| somn/o | sleep
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| son/o | sound
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| specul/o | to look at
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| spermat/o | sperm
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| sphygm/o | pulse
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| spin/o | spine
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| spir/o | breathing
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| splen/o | spleen
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| spondyl/o | vertebrae
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| staped/o | stapes
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| stern/o | sternum
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| steth/o | chest
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| stigmat/o | point
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| super/o | above
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| synov/o | synovial membrane
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| synovi/o | synovial membrane
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| system/o | systems
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| tars/o | ankle, tarsus
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| ten/o | tendon
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| tenacul/o | to hold
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| tend/o | tendon
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| tendin/o | tendon
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| testicul/o | testes, testicle
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| thalam/o | thalamus
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| thec/o | sheath(meninges)
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| therm/o | heat
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| thorac/o | chest, thorax
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| thromb/o | clot
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| thym/o | thymus gland
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| thyr/o | thyroid gland
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| thyroid/o | thyroid gland
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| tibi/o | tibia
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| tom/o | to cut
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| ton/o | tone
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| tonsill/o | tonsils
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| topic/o | a specific area
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| tox/o | poison
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| toxic/o | poison
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| trache/o | trachea, windpipe
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| trich/o | hair
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| tuss/o | cough
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| tympan/o | tympanic membrane(eardrum)
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| uln/o | ulna
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| ungu/u | nail
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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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| uter/o | uterus
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| uve/o | choroid
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| vagin/o | valve
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| valvul/o | valve
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| varic/o | dilated vein
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| vas/o | vas deferens, vessel, duct
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| vascul/o | blood vessel
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| ven/o | vein
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| ventr/o | belly
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| ventricul/o | brain ventricle, ventricle
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| vers/o | to turn
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| vertebr/o | vertebra
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| vesic/o | bladder
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| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle
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| viscer/o | internal organ
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| vitre/o | glassy
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| xer/o | dry
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
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