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MEDICAL TERM

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adeno   gland sweat gland, (SWEATY DINOSAUR)  
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calculi   stone (MATH)  
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cele   tumor cyst hernia (FOR SALE)  
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cyto   cell (JAIL CELL)  
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glyco   sweet sugar (DOUGHNUTS)  
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hemo, homo   similar same like (SAME HOME)  
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lingua   tongue (IN MOUTH)  
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lip   fat (FATTY FOODS)  
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lith   stone (SPEAKING WITH STONES IN MOUTH)  
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madora   falling hair (CUTTING HAIR)  
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psych   mind (MENTAL)  
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pyo   pus (POPPING A ZIT)  
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radi   rays (RADIATION)  
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thermic   heat (TEMPERATURE)  
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arthro   joint joint inflammation (ARM BEND)  
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carpo   wrist  
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chondro   cartilage soft (MOVEMENT OF JOINTS)  
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costa   rib (BUYING RIBS FOR DINNER)  
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craino   skull (BRAIN,HEAD)  
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dactyl   finger (WEB FINGERS)  
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ili   hip (PERSON IS HIP, COOL)  
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manus   hand (HELPING HAND)  
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myel   bone marrow (SOFT TISSUE IN THE INTERIOR BONES)  
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myo   muscle (STRONG)  
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ortho   straighten (STRAIGHTENING YOUR HAIR)  
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osteo   bone (BONES IN THE BODY)  
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pedi   foot (STAND ON YOUR FOOT)  
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spondyl   vertebra (YOUR SPINE)  
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cutis   skin (COVERS THE WHOLE BODY)  
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dent   teeth (DENTIST)  
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derma   skin (DERMATOLOGIST)  
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hapsia   touch (FEELING SOMETHING)  
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odont   teeth (DENTIST)  
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onco   tumor  
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onychia   nail beds (FLOWER BED)  
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pedicular   lice (HEAD,BUGS)  
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prurigo   itching (MOSQUITO BITE)  
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psora   itch (SCRATCH IT)  
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sarco   flesh (SKIN EATING, OPEN WOUND)  
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scleo   hard (BRICK)  
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squamous   scalelike (SCALY FISH)  
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tricho   hair (WIG)  
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chole   bile, gallbladder (REMOVED,HAD MINE TAKING OUT)  
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colon   large intestine (COLONY, BUTT)  
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emesis   vomiting (THROW UP)  
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entero   intestine (ENTER, INSIDE)  
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gastro   stomach (HUNGARY, WHERE FOOD GOES)  
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glosso   tongue (IN MOUTH, YOU STICK OUT AT PEOPLE)  
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hepat   liver (LIVER AND ONIONS FOR DINNER)  
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ile   ileum (DUODENUM, JEJUNUM, 3 SECTIONS IN THE SMALL INTESTINE)  
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laparo   abdomen (GAS PAINS)  
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myxo   mucus (YELLOWISH SALIVA, NASAL)  
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procto   anus, rectum (BUTT)  
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pyloro   pylorus, gatekeeper (HOLDS FOOD IN STOMACH READY TO DIGEST)  
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stoma   opening, mouth (SURGICAL OPENING)  
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viscero   body organs (EVERYTHING INSIDE THE BODY)  
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angio   vessel (BROKEN VESSELS SPOTS)  
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aortal   aorta (MAIN ARTERY IN THE HEART)  
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arterio   artery  
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cardio   heart (DECK OF HEARTS)  
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emboli   vessel obstruction (BLOOD CLOT)  
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emia   blood  
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hema, hemo   blood  
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phleb   vein (WHEN GETTING BLOOD WORK DONE, YOU LOOK FOR IT)  
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thrombo   blood clot  
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varico   varicose veins (VEINS ON LEGS POP OUT)  
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vaso   blood vessel  
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vena   vein (BLOOD GOES THROW THEM)  
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ventricu   heart cavity (HEART CAVITY)  
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broncho   airway (WINDPIPE)  
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cili   hairlike (WIG)  
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ectasis   expansion (BREATHING IN)  
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laryngo   larynx (VOICE BOX)  
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naso   nose (NASAL)  
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oro   mouth (ORAL, TALK WITH)  
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oxy   oxygen, keen (STRONG, NEED AIR TO BREATH)  
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petor   breast, chest (BOOBS)  
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pleura   rib side (RIBS)  
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pneumo   lung (NEED TO BREATH WITH)  
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ptysis   to spit (SPIT)  
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pulmo   lungs (NEED TO BREATH WITH)  
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rhin   nose (RHINOCEROS, RHINO)  
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tracheo   trachea, windpipe (WINDPIPE, AIR TRAVELS THROUGH)  
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creatinine   waste material (WASTE MATERIAL)  
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cysto   bladder (BLADDER)  
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glomerulo   nephron, part, little ball (LITTLE BALL, YARN, GLOBE)  
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nephro   kidney (KIDNEY, PAIR)  
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peritoneo   lining of abdominal organs (LINING OF ABDOMINAL ORGANS)  
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pyelo   pelvis (PELVIS,HIPS)  
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reni   kidney (KIDNEY)  
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uretero   ureter (KIDNEY STONES)  
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urethro   urethra (URETHRA)  
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uri   urine (PEE)  
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uric   pertaining to urine (URINE, PEE)  
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urina   urine (PEE, BEER)  
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uro   urine (PEE, YELLOW)  
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bulbo   bulblike, bulourethral gland (BULBLIKE, LIKE)  
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cervi   uterus, neck (NEXT MASSAGE)  
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galacto   milk (BREAST MILK)  
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genito   reproductive system (REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM  
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hyster   urterus (URTERUS, TEARS GIVEN BIRTH)  
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lactin   milk (BREAST MILK)  
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mast   breast (BREAST, BREASTBONE)  
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metr   uterus (URANUS, FAR AWAY)  
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natal   born (BABY BORN)  
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oophoro   ovary (EGGS)  
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orchido   testicle (BALLS)  
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ova, ovi, ovo   egg (EGG)  
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salping   tube, fallopian (SALPING TICKETS)  
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sperma, spermato   seed (PLANTING SEEDS)  
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vas   duct, vessel (DONALD DUCK)  
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audio   sound  
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cerebro   brain  
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encephalo   brain (HALO)  
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esthesia   sensation  
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medulla   brain middle (MIDDLE OF BRAIN)  
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meningo   membraines, spinal cord (MEN BRAINS)  
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neuro   nerves  
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occiput   back of skull (PART THAT LAYS ON PILLOW)  
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oculo   eye (BINOCULAS)  
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ophthalmo   eye (BINOCULAS)  
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oto   ear (HEAR FROM)  
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parietes   parietel, wall part (WALL OF BRAIN)  
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pons   bridges (I PUT WINDOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING OVER THEM)  
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tempora   temporal  
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