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| abdomin | abdomen
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| acanth | thorny, spiny
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| acetabul | acetabulum (hip socket)
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| acou | hearing
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| acr | extremities; height
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| actin | ray; radaius
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| adenoid | adenoids
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| aden | gland
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| adrenal, adren | adrenal gland
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| aer | air; gas
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| albumin | albumin
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| algesi | pain
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| alveol | alveolous
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| ambly | dull; dim
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| amni, amnion | amnion
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| amyl | starch
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| andr | male
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| angi | vessel
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| anis | unequal; dissimilar
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| ankkyl | crooked; stiff; bent
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| antr | antrum
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| an | anus
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| aort | aorta
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| aponeur | aponeurosis
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| appendic | appendix
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| arche | first; beginning
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| arteri | artery
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| arteriol | arteriole (small artery)
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| arthr, articul | joint
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| atel | imperfect; incomplete
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| ather | yellowish; fatty plaque
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| atri | atrium
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| aur | ear
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| aut | self
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| axill | armpit
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| azot | urea; nitrogen
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| bacteri | bacteria
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| balan | glans penis
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| bi | life
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| bil | bile
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| blast | developing cell
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| blephar | eyelid
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| brachi | arm
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| bronch | bronchus
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| bronchiol | bronchiole
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| bucc | cheek
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| burs | bursa (cavity)
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| calc | calcium
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| cancer, carcin | cancer
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| cardi | heart
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| carp | carpals (wrist bones)
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| caud | tail; toward the lower part o the body
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| cec | cecum
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| celi | abdomen (abdominal cavity)
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| cephal | head
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| cerebell | cerebellum
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| cerebr | cerebellum; brain
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| cerumin | cerumen (earwax)
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| cervic | cervix
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| cheil | lip
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| chir | hand
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| cholangi | bile duct
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| chol | gall; bile
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| choledoch | common bile duct
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| chondr | cartilage
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| chori | chorion
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| chrom | color
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| clavic, clavicul | clavicle (collar bone)
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| col | colon
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| colp | vagina
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| coni | dust
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| conjunctiv | conjunctiva
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| core, cor | pupil
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| corne | cornea
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| coron | heart
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| cortic | cortex (outer layer of body organ)
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| cost | rib
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| crani | cranium (skull)
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| cry | cold
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| crypt | hidden
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| culd | culdesac
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| cutane | skin
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| cyan | blue
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| cyes | pregnancy
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| cyst | bladder; sac
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| cyt | cell
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| dacry | tear; tear duct
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| dactyl | fingers or toes
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| dent | tooth
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| dermat, derm | skin
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| dextr | right
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| diaphor | sweat
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| diaphragmat | diaphragm
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| dipl | two; double
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| dips | thirst
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| disk | intervertebral disk
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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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| dur | hard; dura mater
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| dynam | power or strength
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| ech | sound
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| ectop | located away from usual place
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| electr | electricity; electrical activity
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| embry | embryo; to be full
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| emmetr | a normal measures
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| encephal | brain
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| endocrin | endocrine
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| enter | intestines
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| epididym | epididymis
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| epiglott | epiglottis
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| episi | vulva
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| epitheli | epithelium
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| erythr | red
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| esophag | esophagus
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| esthesi | sensation; sensitivity; feeling
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| eti | cause (of disease)
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| faci | face
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| femor | femur (upper leg bone)
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| fet | fetus; unborn child
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| fibr | fibrous tissue; fibers
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| fibul | fibula (lower leg)
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| gangli, ganglion | ganglion
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| gastr | stomach
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| ger,geront | old age; aged
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| gingiv | gum
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| glomerul | glomerulus
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| gloss | tongue
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| glu | sweetness; sugar
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| glyc, glycos | sugar
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| gnath | jaw
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| gnos | knowledge
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| gon | seed
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| gravid | pregnancy
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| gynec, gyn | woman
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| hem, hemat | blood
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| hepat | liver
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| herni | hernia
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| heter | other
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| hidr | sweat
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| hist | tissue
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| hom | same
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| home | sameness; unchanging
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| humer | humerous (upper arm bone)
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| hydr | water
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| hymen | hymen
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| hypn | sleep
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| hyster | uterus
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| iatr | medicine; physician
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| ichthy | fish
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| ile | ileum
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| ili | ilium
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| immun | immune
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| irid, iri | iris
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| ischi | ischium
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| isch | deficiency; blockage
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| is | equal; same
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| jejun | jejunum
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| kal | potassium
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| kary | nucleus
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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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| kyph | hump
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| labi | lips
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| labyrinth | labyrinth
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| lacrim | tear duct; tear
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| lact | milk
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| lamin | lamina (thin; flat plate or layer)
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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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| lord | bent foward
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| lymph | lymph
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| macr | abnormal largeness
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| mamm, mast | breast
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| mandibul | mandible (lower jawbone)
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| mastoid | mastoid
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| maxill | maxilla (upper jawbone)
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| meat | meatus (opening)
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| melan | black
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| mening | meninges
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| menisc | meniscos (crescent)
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| men | menstuation
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| ment | mind
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| metr | uterus
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| mon | one
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| morph | form; shape
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| muc | mucus
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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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| myos, my | muscle
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| myring | eardrum
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| narc | stupor
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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, nyct, nyctal | night
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| ocul | eye
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| olig | scanty; few
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| omphal | umbilicu; navel
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| onc | tumor
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| onych | nail
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| oo | egg; ovum
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| oophor | ovary
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| ophthalm | eye
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| opt | vision
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| orchid, orchi, orch | testis; testicle
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| organ | organ
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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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| ov | egg
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| ox | oxygen
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| pachy | thick
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| palat | palate
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| pancreat | pancreas
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| papill | nipple
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| parathyroid | parathyroid gland
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| par, part | bear; give birth to; labor
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| patell | patella (kneecap)
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| path | diease
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| pector | chest
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| ped | child; foot
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| pelv | pelvis; pelvic bone
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| perine | perineum
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| peritone | peritoneum
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| petr | stone
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| phac, phak | lens of the eye
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| phag | eat; swallow
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| phalang | pharynx
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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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| plasm | plasma
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| pleur | pleura
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| pneumat,pneum, pneumon | lung; air
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| pod | foot
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| poli | gray matter
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| poikil | varied; irregular
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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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| prostat | prostate gland
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| pseud | fake; false
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| psych | mind
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| pub | pubis
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| puerper | childbirth
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| pulmon | lung
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| pupill | pupil
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| pyel | renal pelvis
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| pylor | pylorus (pyloric sphincter)
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| py | pus
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| pyr | fever; heat
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| quadr | four
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| rachi | vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
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| radic, radicul, rhiz | nerve root
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| radi | radius ( lower arm bone)
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| rect | rectum
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| ren | kidney
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| retin | retina
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| rhabd | rod shaped; striated
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| rhin | nose
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| rhytid | wrinkles
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| salping | fallopian (uterine) tube
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| sarc | flesh; connective tissue
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| scapul | scapula (shoulder bone)
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| scler | sclera
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| scoli | crooked; curved
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| seb | sebum (oil)
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| sept | septum
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| sial | saliva
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| sigmoid | sigmoid
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| sinus | sinus
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| somat | body
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| somn | sleep
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| son | sound
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| spermat, sperm | spermatozoan; sperm
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| sphygm | pulse
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| spir | breathe; breathing
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| splen | spleen
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| spondyl | vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
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| staped | stapes (middle ear bone)
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| staphyl | grapelike clusters
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| stern | sternum (breastbone)
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| steth | chest
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| stomat | mouth
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| strept | twisted chains
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| synovi | synovia; synovia membrane
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| system | system
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| tars | tarsals (ankle bone)
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| tars | edge of eyelid; tarsal (instep of foot)
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| tendin, tend, ten | tendon
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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
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| thyroid, thyr | thyroid gland
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| tibi | tibia (lower leg bone)
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| tom | cut; section
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| ton | tension; pressure
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| tonsill | tonsils
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| top | place
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| toxic | poision
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| trachel | neck; neckline
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| thrache | trachea
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| trich | hair
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| tympan | earadrum; middle ear
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| uln | ulna (lower arm bone)
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| ungn | nail
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| ureter | ureter
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| urethr | urethra
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| urin,ur | urine; urinary tract
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| uter | uterus
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| uvul | uvula
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| vagin | vagina
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| valv, valvol | valve
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| vas | vessel; duct
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| ven | vein
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| ventricul | ventricle
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| vertebr | vertebra; spinal or vertebral column
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| vesic | bladder; sac
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| vesicul | seminal vesicles
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| viscer | internal organs
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| vulv | vulva
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| xanth | yellow
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| xer | dry
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