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| abdomin | abdomen
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| aden | Gland
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| Adren / adrenal | Adrenal gland
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| Aer | Air; oxygen; gas
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| Alveol | alveolus
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| angi | (Blood) vessel; (lymph) vessel
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| ankyl | Crooked; stiff; bent
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| appendic | appendix
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| arteri, arter | artery
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| arteriol | arteriole (small artery)
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| atrhr | joint
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| ather | Yellowish; fatty plaque
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| Aur | ear
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| aut | self
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| bil | Bile
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| Bio | life
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| Blephar | Eyelid
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| Bronch | airway; bronchus
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| burs | bursa
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| carcin | cancer
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| Cardi | Heart
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| caud | Tail; toward lower part of the body
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| caus | burning sensation; capable of burning
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| cephal | Head
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| Cerebell | Cerebellum
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| Cerebr | Cerebrum; brain
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| cervic | neck; cervix
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| cheil | lip
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| Chiro | Hand
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| cholangi | bile duct
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| chole | gall; bile
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| chondr | Cartilage
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| coccyg | Coccyx; tailbone
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| col | colon; large intestine
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| conjunctiv | conjunctiva
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| corne | cornea
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| coron | heart; crown of head
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| cost | rib
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| crani | cranium; skull
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| cusp | point; cusp
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| cutane | skin
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| cyan | blue
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| cyst | bladder; sac
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| cyt, cyte | Cell
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| dacry | tears; tear duct
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| dactyl | fingers or toes
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| dent | tooth
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| derm | skin
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| dermat | skin
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| dipl | two; double
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| diverticul | diverticulum
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| dors | back (of the body)
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| duoden | duodenum
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| ectop | located away from usual place
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| edema | swelling
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| electr | electricity; electrical activity
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| encephal | brain
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| endocrin | endocrine
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| enter | Intestines (usually small intestine)
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| epiglott | epiglottis
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| epitheli | epithelium
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| erythr | red
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| esophag | esophagus
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| esthesi | sensation; feeling; sensitivity
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| eti | cause (of disease)
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| exocrin | secrete out of
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| faci | face
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| fasci | fascia; fibrous band
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| flexion | bending
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| fract | break; broken
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| galact | milk
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| gastr | stomach
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| genital | pertaining to birth
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| ger | old age; aged
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| geront | old age; aged
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| gingiv | gums
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| glauc | gray
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| gloss | tongue
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| gluc | Sweetness; sugar
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| glyc | sugar; glucose
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| glycos | sugar; glucose
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| gnos | knowledge; a knowing
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| gonad | gonad; sex glands
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| gyn | woman
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| gynec | woman
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| gyr | turning; folding
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| hem | blood
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| hemat | blood
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| hepat | liver
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| hidr | swea
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| hist | tissue
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| hom | same
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| home | sameness; unchanging
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| hydr | water
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| hyster | uterus
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| ile | ileum
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| ili | ilium
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| immun | Immune
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| irid | iris
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| kerat | horny tissue; hard
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| kin | movement
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| kinesi | movement; motion
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| labi | lips
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| lacrim | tear duct;tear
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| lact | milk
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| lapar | abdomen
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| laryng | larynx
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| later | side
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| lei | smooth
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| leuk | white
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| lingu | tongue
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| lip | fat
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| lith | stone; calculus
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| lob | lobe
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| lumb | lumbar; loin region
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| Lymph | lymph
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| macr | abnormal largeness
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| mamm | breast
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| mast | breast
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| Meat | opening of passageway
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| mediastin | mediastinum
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| melan | black
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| men | menstruation
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| mening | meninges
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| ment | mind
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| mes, meso | middle
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| metr | uterus
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| mon | one
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| morbid | disease; sickness
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| muc | mucus
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| my, myos | muscle
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| myc | fungus
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| myel | bone marrow; spinal cord
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| myelon | bone marrow
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| myring | eardrum
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| narc | stupor; numbness
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| nas | nose
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| nat | birth
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| necr | death (cells; body)
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| nephr | kidney
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| neur | nerve
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| noct | night
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| nyct | night
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| nyctal | night
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| ocul | eye
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| onc | tumor
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| onych | nail
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| oophor | ovary
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| Ophthalm | eye
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| or | mouth
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| orth | straight
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| oste | bone
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| ot | ear
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| ox | oxygen
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| palpat | touch; feel; stroke
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| pancreat | pancreas
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| par, part | bear; give birth to; labor
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| parathyroid | Parathyroid
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| path | disease; suffering
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| pector | chest; muscle
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| ped | child; foot
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| pelv | pelvis; pelvic bone
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| pen | penis
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| perine | perineum
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| peritone | peritoneum
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| petr | stone; portion of temporal bone
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| Pham, phak | lens of the eye
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| phag | eat; swallow
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| phalang | finger or toe bone
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| pharyng | pharynx, throat
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| phas | speech
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| phleb | vein
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| phot | light
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| phren | mind
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| physi | nature
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| pleur | pleura
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| pneum | lung; air
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| pneumat | lung; air
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| pneumon | lung; air
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| pod | foot
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| poli | gray matter
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| polyp | polyp; small growth
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| poster | back (of body)
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| prim | first
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| proct | rectum
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| pseud | fake; false
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| psych | mind
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| pulmon | lung
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| py | pus
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| pyel | renal pelvis
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| pylor | pylorus
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| pyr | fever; heat
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| quadr | four
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| rect | rectum
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| ren | kidney
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| retin | retina
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| rhin | Nose
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| sacr | sacrum
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| salping | fallopian (uterine) tube
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| sanit | soundness; health
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| sarc | flesh; connective tissue
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| scler | sclera; white of eye; hard
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| scoli | Crooked; curved
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| seb | sebum; oil
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| seps | infection
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| sept | infection; partition; septum
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| sial | saliva
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| somat | body
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| somn | sleep
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| son | sound
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| sopor | sleep
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| sperm | sperm, spermatozoa, seed
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| spermat | sperm, spermatozoa, seed
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| spher | round; sphere; ball
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| sphygm | pulse
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| spin | spine; backbone to
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| spir | breathe
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| splen | spleen
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| spondyl | Vertebrae; spinal or vertebral column
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| staphyl | grapelike clusters
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| stern | (breastbone)
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| steth | chest (muscles)
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| stoma | mouth; opening
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| stomat | mouth;opening
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| strab | squint; squint-eyed
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| synovi | synovial; synovial membrane
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| system | system
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| ten, tend | tendon
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| tendin | tendon
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| tens, tensi | pressure, force, stretching
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| test | testis; testicle
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| therm | heat
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| thorac | thorax; chest
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| thromb | clot
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| thym | thymus gland; soul
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| thyr | thyroid gland
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| thyroid | thyroid gland
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| tom | cut; section
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| ton | tension; pressure
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| tone | to stretch
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| tonsill | tonsils
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| top | place; position; location
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| tox, toxic | poison; poisonous
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| trach, trache | trachea, windpipe
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| trachel | neck; necklike
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| trich | hair
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| tubercul | little knot; swelling
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| tympan | eardrum; middle ear
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| ulcer | sore; ulcer
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| ungu | nail
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| ur | urine; urinary tract
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| ureter | ureter
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| urethr | urethra
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| uria | urination; urine
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| urin | urine or urinary organs
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| uter | uterus
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| uvul | uvula; little grape
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| vagin | vagina
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| valv | valve
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| valvul | valve
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| vas | vessel; duct
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| vascul | blood vessel; little vessel
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| ven | Vein
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| versicul | seminal vesicles; blister
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| vertebr | vertebra; backbone
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| vesic | urinary bladder
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| vir | poison; virus
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| viril | masculine; manly
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| vis | seeing; sight
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| visc | sticky
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| viscer | viscera; internal organsm
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| viscos | sticky
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| vit | life
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| xanth | yellow
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| xen | strange; foreign
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| xer | dry
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| zygot | joined together
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