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gastr   stomach  
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cardi   heart  
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otomy   surgical incision  
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aden   gland  
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angi   vessel, usually blood  
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oma   tumor  
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nephr   kidney  
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hepat   liver  
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arthr   joint  
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blephar   eye lid  
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ologist   specialist  
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rhin   nose  
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gingiv   gums  
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malacia   abnormal softening  
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ology   study of  
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spasm   involuntary contraction  
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algia   pain  
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crani   skull  
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end   in or within  
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hemi   half  
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oid   like  
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hyper   above, higher than normal  
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cyst   sack containing fluid  
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chole   bile  
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hypo   under  
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scop   observe  
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hyster   uterus  
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ostomy   to create an opening  
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para   beside or beyond  
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lysis   loosening or destruction  
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cervic   neck  
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chondr   cartilage  
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cyan   blue  
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hem(at)   blood  
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ost   bone  
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psycho   mind  
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lip   fat  
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my   muscle  
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lith   stone  
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opthalm-opt   eye  
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proct   anus  
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cost   rib  
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gram   record  
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acro   extremities  
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rhexis   break or burst  
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carcin   cancer  
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penia   decreasing  
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gen   original or production  
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burso   sack  
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retro   backwards  
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trip   friction, or rub  
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strept   twist  
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desis   binding  
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mani   madness  
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glosso   tongue  
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trophy   development  
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supra   above  
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ptosis   falling  
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dyn   pain  
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mast   breasts  
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rrhaphy   to suture  
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dent   teeth  
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cephal   head  
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auto   self  
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epi   upon  
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hydro   water  
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lobo   section  
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emesis   vomiting  
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contra   against, counter  
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iasis   condition  
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trans   through or across  
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brady   slow  
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megal   enlargement  
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itis   inflamation  
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dermat   skin  
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plast   surgical repair  
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cerebr   brain  
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path   disease  
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ectomy   surgical removal  
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enter   small intestine  
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osis   any condition  
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ectasis   expansion  
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cyt   cell  
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odont   tooth  
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leuk   white  
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esthesia   sensation  
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cantho   angle at the end of the eyelid  
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steno   narrowing  
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cheil   lips  
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cele   hernia  
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benign   mild, not cancerous  
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semen   seed  
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celio   abdomen  
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erythro   red  
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vaso   vessel  
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melan   black  
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cauda   tail  
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lingua   tongue  
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myring   ear drum  
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spondyl   spinal column  
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ovar   egg  
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centesis   puncture to withdraw fluid  
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oto   ear  
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bili   bile  
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squam   scaling  
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mening   membrane  
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cec   blind passage  
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macul   spot  
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pexy   surgical fastening  
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onco   tumor  
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or   mouth  
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sub-   under  
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spiro-   coil  
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lacrim-   tears  
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viscero-   organ  
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lact-   milk  
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onych-   nail or claw  
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thorac-   chest  
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pyle or pyloro-   opening, gate  
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vesic-   bladder  
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sphenic-   wedge  
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myel-   marrow or spinal cord  
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anti-   against  
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myco-   fungus  
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hallux   great or big toe  
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physio-   nature  
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bucco-   cheek  
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palebra-   eyelid  
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plasia-   development  
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rug-   crease, fold, wrinkle  
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aur-   ear  
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acoust(l)-   hearing  
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colp-   vagina, hollow  
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phon-   voice or sound  
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leio-   soft  
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cor-   heart  
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ren-   kidney  
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orchi-   testes  
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encephal-   brain  
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thalam-   inner chamber  
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plexus-   braid  
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cilia-   eyelashes  
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dendr-   tree or branching  
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phleb-   vein  
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pilo-   hair  
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histo-   tissue  
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stoma-   mouth  
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tympan-   ear drum  
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umblic-   navel  
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salpingo   tube  
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helio   sun  
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astro-   star-shaped  
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asthenia-   weakness  
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fascia-   sheet, band  
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iso-   equal  
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tarso-   heel  
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tope-   place  
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pod-   foot  
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malign-   bad, cancerous  
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adnexa-   ties, connections  
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ocul-   eye  
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lapar-   abdominal wall  
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dacry-   tears  
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ment-   mind  
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part-   labor or bring forth  
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scler(a)-   hard  
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somato-   body  
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trachel-   neck  
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sinus-   hollow space  
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hypno-   sleep  
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sept-   wall, fence, separation  
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scirr(h)-   hard  
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antr-   cavity  
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crine-   to secrete  
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dura-   hard  
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pneum-   lung  
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phage-   to eat or swallow  
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phren-   mind  
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corne-   horny  
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plak-   plate  
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iris-   colored part of the eye  
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kerat-   horny  
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pulmon-   lung  
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ptyal-   saliva  
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alveol-   cavity or socket  
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oophor-   ovary  
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oment-   coveriung of the abdominal organs  
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sedat-   calm or quiet  
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furca-   fork-shaped  
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radic-   root  
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radi-   ray  
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fistul-   abnormal passage  
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edema-   swelling  
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dactyl-   finger or toe  
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metabol(e)-   change  
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pariet-   side walls of the skull  
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ependym-   wrapping  
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gravid-   pregnant  
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aer-   air  
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glyco-   sweet  
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tarso-   framework of the upper eyelid  
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cheir-/chir-   hand  
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calc-   heel or stone  
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cine-   move  
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digit-   finger or toe  
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dors-   back  
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gangli-   swelling  
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gemin-   twins  
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grad-   to walk or take steps  
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gran-   grain or particle  
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labi-   lips  
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micr-   small  
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peps-/pept-   digest  
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pleur-   membrane that covers the lungs  
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mamm-   breast  
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colla-   glue  
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later-   side  
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rachi-   spinal column  
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phob-   fear  
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phot-   light  
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dys-   bad or out of order  
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cut-   skin  
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en-   in  
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peri-   around or about  
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pro-   in front of or before  
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mechano-   machine  
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dynam-   power  
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osmo-   odor  
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traumat-   wound  
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trich-   hair  
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maxill-   upper jawbone  
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an-, a-   without, not  
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phak-   lens  
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pre-   in front of or before  
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strict-   drawn tight  
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turbin-   top-shaped  
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ameb-   change  
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semi-   half  
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neo-   new  
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hormone-   excite  
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therm-   heat  
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syn- or sym-   together  
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vuls-   twitch or pull  
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post-   after  
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metr-   uterus  
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tegument-   skin or covering  
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pan-   all  
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poly-   many  
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ramus-   branching  
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neuro-   nerve  
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thromb-   clot or lump  
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ab-   away from, not  
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plegia-   paralysis  
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ante-   before  
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thel-   nipple  
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ex-   out, away from  
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lien-   spleen  
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tumor-   swelling  
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vestibule-   entrance  
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puer-   child  
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sarc-   flesh  
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proli-   offspring  
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macro-   large  
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lal-   speech  
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intra-   within  
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inter-   between  
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infra-   beneath  
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cryo-   cold  
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mal-   bad  
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glom-   ball  
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tens-   stretch  
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spas-   pull or draw  
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somni-   sleep  
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pharmac-   drug  
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lumbo-   loin  
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arter-   artery  
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appendic-   appendix  
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thyro-   thyroid  
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splen-   spleen  
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ovario-   ovary  
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adreno-   adrenal gland  
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basi-   base or foundation  
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pelvis-   pelvis  
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vena-   vein  
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urethra-   canal through which urine is expelled  
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utero-   uterus  
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sacro-   sacrum  
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pharyng-   pharyngx or throat  
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bronch-   bronchi or bronchus  
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col-   colon  
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esophag-   esophagus, food tube  
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bi-   two  
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tri-   three  
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ile-   lower part of the small intestine  
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ili-   hipbone  
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lig-   ligament  
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therap-   therapy  
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ventr-   front  
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vert-   turn  
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eu-   good  
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ambi-   both  
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amphi-   both sides  
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brachy-   short  
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capit-   head  
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cau-   burn  
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clas-   break  
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duct-   tube  
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fiss-   split  
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ger-   old  
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heter-   other, different  
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infer-   under  
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hom-   same  
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olfact-   smell  
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orth-   straight  
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gyn-   female  
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pachy-   thick  
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phrag-   fence  
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poster-   back part  
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cata-   down  
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platy-   flat  
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pseud-   false  
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schiz-   split  
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proxim-   nearest  
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scol-   curved  
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apo-   away from  
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di-   twice  
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dia-   through  
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eury-   broad  
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pect-   chest  
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necr-   dead  
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mi-   less  
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morph-   form  
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dis-   apart  
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fac-   make, do  
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lept-   slender  
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lymph-   watery fluid  
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meta-   beyond  
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rrhag-   burst forth  
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sta-   stand  
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ton-   stretch  
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volv-   to roll  
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splanchn-   internal organs  
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rrhe-   flow  
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med-   middle  
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xer-   dry  
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per-   throughout  
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blast-   bud  
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duodeno-   duodenum, first part of small intestine  
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ureter   tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder  
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