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medical transcription course

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abodmin   abdomen  
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abort   to miscarry  
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absorpt   to suck in  
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acant   a thorn  
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acetabul   vinegar cup  
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acid   acid  
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acoust   hearing  
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acr; acr/o   extremity, point  
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act   acting  
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actin   ray  
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aden; adeno   gland  
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adhes   stuck to  
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adip   fat  
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agglutinat   clumping  
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agon   agony  
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agor/a   marketplace  
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albin   white  
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albumin   protein  
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alimentat   nourishment  
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all   other  
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alveol   small, hollow air sac  
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ambyl   dull  
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ambul   to walk  
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amni/o   lamb  
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ampere   ampere  
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amputat   to cut through  
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amyl   starch  
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anastom   opening  
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andr; andr/o   man  
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ang; ang/i; angi/o   vessel  
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angin   to choke, quinsy  
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ankyl   stiffening, crooked  
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an/o   anus  
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anter/i   toward the front  
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anthrac   coal  
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aort; aort/o   aorta  
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append   appendix  
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arachn   spider  
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arche   beginning  
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arter; arter/i; arteri/o   artery  
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arthr; arthr/o   joint  
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artific/i   not natural  
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aspirat   to draw in  
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atel; atel/o   imperfect  
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ather; ather/o   fatty substance; porridge  
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atri; atri/o   atrium  
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aud/i; audi/o   to hear  
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auditor   hearing  
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aur; aur/i   ear  
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auscultat   listen to  
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aut   self  
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axill   armpit  
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bacter/i   bacteria  
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balan   glans penis  
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bartholin   Bartholin's glands  
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bas/o   base  
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bil; bil/i   bile, gall  
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bi/o   life  
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blast/o   germ cell  
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blephar; blephar/o   eyelid  
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bol   to cast, throw  
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brach/i   arm  
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bronch; bronch/i; bronch/o   bronchi  
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bronchiol   bronchiole  
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bucc   cheek  
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burs   a pouch  
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calc   lime, calcium  
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calc/i   calcium  
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calcan/e   heel bone  
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cancer   crab  
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capn   smoke  
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capsul   a little box  
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carcin; canrcin/o   cancer  
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card; card/i; cardi/o   heart  
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carp; carp/o   wrist  
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cartil   gristle  
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castr   to prune  
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caud   tail  
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cause   hear  
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cavit   cavity  
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celi   abdomen, belly  
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cellul   little cell  
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centr; centr/i   centre  
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cephal   head  
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cept   receive  
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cerebell; cerebell/o   little brain  
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cerebr/o   cerebum  
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cervic   cervix, neck  
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cheil   lip  
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chem/o   chemical  
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chlor/o   green  
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chol; chole; chol/e   gall, bile  
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choledoch/o   common bile duct  
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chondr; chondr/o   cartilage  
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chord   cord  
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chori/o   chorion  
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choroid; choroid/o   choroid  
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chromat; chrom/o   colour  
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chym   juice  
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cine; cinemat/o   motion  
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ciruclat   circular  
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cirrh; cirrh/o   orange/yellow  
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cis   to cut  
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claudicat   to limp  
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clavicul   little key  
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cleid/o   clavicle  
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coagul; coagulat   to clot  
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coccyg/e; coccyg/o   tailbone  
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cochle/o   land snail  
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coit   a coming together  
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col; col/o; colon; colon/o   colon  
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coll/a   glue  
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collis   neck  
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colp/o   vagina  
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concuss   shaken violently  
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condyle   knuckle  
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con/i   dust  
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conjunctiv   to join together  
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connect   to bind together  
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constipat   to press together  
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continence   to hold  
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cor   pupil  
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coriat   corium  
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corne   cornea  
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corpor; corpor/e   body  
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cortic; cortis   cortex  
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cost; cost/o   rib  
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cox   hip  
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cran/i; crani/o   skull  
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creat   flesh  
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creatin   flesh, creatine  
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crine; crin/o   to secrete  
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crur   leg  
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cry/o   cold  
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crypt   hidden  
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cubit   elbow, to lie  
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culd/o   cul-de-sac  
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curie   curie  
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cutane   skin  
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cyan   dark blue  
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cycl; cycl/o   ciliary body  
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cyst; cyst/o   bladder, sac  
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cyt; cyth; cyt/o   cell  
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dacry   tear  
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dactyl; dactyl/o   finger or toe  
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defecat   to remove dregs  
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dem   people  
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dendr/o   tree  
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dent; dent/i   tooth  
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derm; derm/a; dermat; dermat/o; derm/o   skin  
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dextr/o   to the right  
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diast   to expand  
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didym   testis  
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digit   finger or toe  
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dilat   to widen  
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disk   a disk  
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dist   away from the point of origin  
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diverticul   diverticula  
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dors; dors/i   backward  
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duct   to lead  
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duoden   duodenum  
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dur; dur/o   dura, hard  
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dwarf   small  
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dynam   power  
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ech/o   echo  
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ectop   displaced  
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eg/o   I, self  
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ejaculat   to throw out  
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electr/o   electricity  
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eme   to vomit  
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embol   to cast, to throw  
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emulsificat   disintergrate  
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encephal; encephal/o   brain  
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enchyma   to pour  
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enter   intestine  
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enucleat   to remove the kernel of  
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eosin/o   rose-coloured  
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episi/o   vulva; pudenda  
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equ/i   equal  
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erget; erg/o   work  
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eructat   a breaking out  
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erysi; erythr/o   red  
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esophag/e; esophag/o   esophagus  
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esthesi/o   feeling  
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estr/o   mad desire  
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eti/o   cause  
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eunia   a bed  
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excret   sifted out  
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f(erat)   to bear  
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fasc; fasci/o   a band (fascia)  
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femor   femur  
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fenestrat   window  
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fibr   fibrous tissue, fiber  
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fibrillat   fibrils ( small fibers)  
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fibrin/o; fibr/o   fiber  
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fibul   fibula  
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filtrat   to strain through  
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fixat   fastened  
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flex   to bend  
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fluor/o   fluorescence  
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foc   focus  
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follicul   little bag  
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format   a shaping  
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fungat   mushroom, fungus  
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fus   to pour  
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galact/o   milk  
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ganglion   knot  
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gastr; gastr/o   stomach  
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gen; gene; genet   formation, produce  
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genital   belonging to birth  
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gen/o   kind  
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ger   old age  
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gest   to carry  
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gester   to bear  
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gigant   giant  
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gingiv   gums  
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glandul   little acorn  
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gli; gli/o   glue  
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glob; globul   globe  
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globin   globule  
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glomerul; glomerul/o   glomerulus, little ball  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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gluc/o; glyc; glycos   sweet, sugar  
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glyc/o   glucose, sweet, sugar  
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gonad   seed  
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goni/o   angle  
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gon/o   genitals  
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granul/o   little grain, granular  
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gravida   pregnant  
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gryp   curve  
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gynec/o   female  
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halat   breathe  
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hallux   great (big) toe  
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hem; hemat; hemat/o; hem/o   blood  
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hemorrh   vein liable to bleed  
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hepat; hepat/o   liver  
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herni/o   hernia  
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hidr   sweat  
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hirsut   hairy  
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hist/o   tissue  
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hol/o   whole  
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horizont   horizon  
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humer   humerus  
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hydr   water  
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hymen   hymen  
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hypn   sleep  
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hyster; hyster/o   womb, uterus  
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icter   jaundice  
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ile; ile/o;   ileum  
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ili; ili/o   ilium  
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illus   foot  
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immun/o   safe, immunity  
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infarct   infarct (necrosis of an area)  
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infect   infection  
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infer/i   below  
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inguin   groin  
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insul; insulin/o   insulin  
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integument   covering  
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intern   within  
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ionizat;   ion (going)  
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ion/o; iont/o;   ion  
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irid; irid/o   iris  
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isch   to hold back  
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ischi   ischium  
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is/o   equal  
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jaund   yellow  
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kal   potassium  
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kary/o   cell's nucleus  
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kel   tumour  
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kerat   cornea  
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kerat/o   horn, cornea  
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keton   ketone  
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kil/o   a thousand  
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kinet   motion  
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kyph   a hump  
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labi   lip  
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labyrinth; labyrinth/o   maze  
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lacrim   tear  
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lamin   lamina, thin plate  
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lamp(s)   to shine  
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lapar/o   flank, abdomen  
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laryng; laryng/e; laryng/o   larynx  
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later   side  
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laxat   to loosen  
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lei/o   smooth  
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lemma   rind, sheath, husk  
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lent   lens  
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lept   seizure  
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letharg   drowsiness  
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leuk; leuk/o   white  
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levat   lifter  
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libr/i   balance  
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lingu   tongue  
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lip; lipid; lip/o   fat  
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lith; lith/o   stone  
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lob; lob/o   lobe  
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lobul   small lobe  
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locat   to place  
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log   study  
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log/o   word  
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lopec   fox mange  
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lord   bending  
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lucent   to shine  
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lumb;lumb/o   loin  
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lump   lump  
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lun   moon  
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lymph; lymph/o   lymph, clear fluid  
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malign   bad kind  
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mamm/o   breast  
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mandibul   lower jawbone  
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man/o   thin  
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mast; mast/o   breast  
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masticat   to chew  
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maxill   jawbone  
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maxilla   jaw  
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maxim   greatest  
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meat; meat/o   passage  
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med   middle  
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medi   toward the middle  
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medull; medull/o   marrow  
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melan; melan/o   black  
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men; men/o   month  
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mening   membrane (meninges)  
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mening/i; mening/o   membrane  
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menise   crescent  
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ment   mind  
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mes; mes/o   middle  
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mester   month  
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metr   to measure, womb, uterus  
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metr/i   womb, uterus  
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micturit   to urinate  
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miliar   millet (tiny)  
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minim   least  
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mi/o   less, smaller  
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mit   thread  
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mitr   mitral valve  
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mnes   memory  
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mucos; mucus   mucous  
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muscul; muscul/o   muscle  
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muta; mutat   to change  
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my; my/o; my/os   muscle  
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myc; myc/o   fungus  
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mydriat   dilation, widen  
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myel   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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myel/o   marrow  
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myring; myring/o   drum membrane  
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myx   mucus  
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narc/o   numbness  
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nas/o   nose  
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nat; nat/o   birth  
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necr; necr/o   death  
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nephr; nephr/o   kidney  
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neur; neur/i; neur/o   nerve  
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neutr/o   neither  
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nid   nest  
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noct   night  
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nom   law  
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norm   rule  
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nucl   nucleus  
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nucle   kernel, nucleus  
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nyctal   blind  
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nystagm   to nod  
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occlus   to shut up  
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ocul   eye  
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odont   tooth  
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olecran   elbow  
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onc/o   tumour  
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onych; onych/o   nail  
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o/o   ovum, egg  
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oophor   ovary  
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opt; opt/o; opthalm; opthalm/o   eye  
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or   mouth  
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orch; orchid; orchid/o   testicle  
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organ   organ  
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orth; orth/o   straight  
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oscill; oscill/o   to swing  
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oste; oste/o   bone  
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ot; ot/o   ear  
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ovar; ovul; ovulat   ovary  
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ox; ox/i   oxygen  
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oxy   sour, sharp, acid  
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pachy   thick  
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pancreat   pancreas  
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paque   dark  
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palat/o   palate  
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palliat   cloaked  
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pallid/o   globus, pallidus  
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palm   palm  
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palpitat   throbbing  
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papill   papilla  
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para   to bear  
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paralyt   to disable, paralysis  
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partum   labor  
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parturit   in labor  
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patell   kneecap. patella  
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path; path/o   disease  
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pause   cessation  
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pector   chest  
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pectortat   breast  
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ped; ped/i   foot, child  
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pedicul   a louse  
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pelv/i   pelvis  
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pen; penile   penis  
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pept   to digest  
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perine   perineum  
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periton/e   peritoneum  
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phac; phac/o   lens  
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phag; phag/o   to eat, engulf  
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phak   lentil, lens  
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phalang/e   closely knit row  
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pharyng; pharyng/o   pharynx  
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phas   speech  
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phen/o   to show  
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phe/o   dusky  
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phim   a muzzle  
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phleb, phleb/o   vein  
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phon; phone   voice  
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phon/o   sound  
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phor   carrying  
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phos; phot/o   light  
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phragm, phragmat/o   partition  
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phras   speech  
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physic; physi/o   nature  
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pil/o   hair  
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pine   pine cone  
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pineal   pineal body  
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pin/o   to drink  
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pituitar   phlegm  
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plak   plate  
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plasma   a thing formed, plasma  
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plast   a developoing  
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pleur; pleura; pleur/o   pleura  
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plicat   to fold  
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pneum/o   lung, air  
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pneumon   lung  
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poiet   formation  
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poli/o   gray  
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pollex   thumb  
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por   a passage  
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porphyr   purple  
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poster/i   behind, toward the back  
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prand/i   meal  
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presby   old  
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press   to press  
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proct; proct/o   anus, rectum  
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prolif   fruitful  
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prophylact   guarding  
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prostat   prostate  
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prosth/e   an addition  
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prot/e   first  
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proxim   near the point of origin  
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prurit   itching  
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pshych; psych/o   mind  
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pudend   external genitals  
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pulm/o; pulmon; pulmonar   lung  
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pupill   pupil  
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purpur   purple  
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py; py/o   pus  
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pyel; pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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pylor   pylorus, gate keeper  
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pyret   fever  
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pyr/o   heat, fire  
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rach; rachi   spine  
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radi   radius  
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rad/i   radiating out from a centre  
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radiat   radiant  
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radic/o; radicul   spinal nerve root  
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radi/o   ray  
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rect/o   rectum  
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relaxat   to loosen  
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remiss   remit  
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ren; ren/o   kidney  
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respirat   breathing  
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reticul/o   net  
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retin; retin/o   retina  
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rhabd/o   rod  
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rheumat; rheumat/o   discharge  
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rhin/o   nose  
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rhonch   snore  
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rhytid/o   wrinkle  
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roent   roentgen  
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rotat   to turn  
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rrhyth; rrhythm   rhythm  
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rube/o   red  
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sacr   sacrum  
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salping; salping/o; salpinx   tube, fallopian tube  
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sarc; sarc/o   flesh  
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scapul   shoulder blade  
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scler   hardening  
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scler/o   hardening, sclera  
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scoli; scoli/o   curvature  
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scop   to examine  
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seb/o   oil  
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secund   second  
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semin; seminat   seed  
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senile; senil   old  
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sept   putrefaction  
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septic   putrefying  
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ser(a)   whey  
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ser/o   whey, serum  
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sert   to gain  
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sexu   sex  
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sial   saliva  
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sial/o   salivary  
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sider/o   iron  
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sigmoid; sigmoid/o   sigmoid  
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sin/o   a curve  
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sinus   a hollow curve  
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situ   place  
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som; somat; soma/o   body  
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somn   sleep  
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son; son/o   sound  
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spadias   a rent, an opening  
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spastic   convulsive  
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sperm; spermi; spermat; spermat/o   seed (sperm)  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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spin   spine, a thorn  
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spir/o   breath  
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splen/o   spleen  
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spondyl; spondyl/o   vertebra  
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staped   stirrup  
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steat   fat  
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sten   narrowing  
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ster   solid  
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stern; stern/o   sternum  
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sterol   solid (fat)  
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steth; stheth/o   chest  
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stigmat   point  
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stom; stomat   mouth  
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strabism   a squinting  
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strict   to draw, to bind  
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superfic/i   near the surface  
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super/i   upper  
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suppress   suppress  
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surrog   substituted  
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sympath   sympathy  
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synov   joint fluid  
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syst   contraction  
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system   a composite whole  
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systol   contraction  
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tel   end, distant  
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tele   distant  
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tempor   temples  
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tend/o; tendin; ten/o; tenon; tenos   tendon  
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tens   tension  
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tentori   tentorium, tent  
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terat   monster  
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testicul; test/o   testicle  
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thalass   sea  
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thel/i   nipple  
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therm; therm/o   hot, heat  
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thorac; thorac/o; thorax   chest  
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thromb; thromb/o   clot  
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thym   thymus, mind, emotion  
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thyr; thyr/o; thyrox   thyroid, shield  
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tibi   tibia  
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tinnit   a jingling  
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toc   birth  
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tom/o   to cut  
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ton   tone, tension  
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ton/o   tone  
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tonsill   tonsil, almond  
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topic; top/o   place  
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tors; tort/i   twisted  
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tox; toxic   poison  
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trach/e; trache/o   trachea  
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tract   to draw  
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trephinat   a bore  
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trich; trich/o   hair  
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trigon   trigone  
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trism   grating  
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trop   turning  
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troph   a turning  
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tubercul   a little swelling  
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tuss   cough  
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tympan   ear drum  
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tympan/o   drum  
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uln; uln/o   ulna, elbow  
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umbilic   naval  
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ungu   nail  
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ur   urine  
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ure   urinate  
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urea   urea  
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uret   urine  
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ureter; ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr; urethr/o   urethra  
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urin; urinat; urin/o; ur/o   urine  
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uve   uvea  
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vagin   vagina  
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vag/o   vagus, wandering  
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varic/o   twisted vein  
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vas; vas/o   vessel  
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vascul   small vessel  
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vector   a carrier  
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ven; ven/i;ven/o   vein  
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venere   sexual intercourse  
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ventilat   to air  
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ventr   near or on the belly side of the body  
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ventricul   ventricle  
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ventricul/o   little belly  
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vermi   worm  
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vers   turning  
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vertebr; vertebr/o   vertebra  
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vesic   bladder  
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vesicul   vesicle  
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vir   virus (poison)  
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viril   masculine  
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viscer   body organs  
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volt   volt  
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volunt   will  
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volvul   to roll  
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vuls   to pull  
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watt   watt  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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xen   foreign material  
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xer; xer/o   dry  
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xiph   sword  
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zo/o   animal  
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zoon   life  
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