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09/13/2012
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Term
abdomin
 Definition
abdomen
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acro
 Definition
extremities; height
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aden
 Definition
gland
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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andr/o
 Definition
male
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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append/o
 Definition
appendage
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arteri
 Definition
artery
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arthr
 Definition
joint
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blephar
 Definition
eyelid
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancerous
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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carp
 Definition
wrist
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caud
 Definition
tail
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebr, encephal
 Definition
brain
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cheil/o
 Definition
lip
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chemo
 Definition
pertaining to a chemical
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cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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col/o
 Definition
large intestine
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costo
 Definition
rib
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cutane/o
 Definition
skin
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crani/o
 Definition
skull, cranium
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cyst
 Definition
cyst containing fluid; urinary bladder
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cyt
 Definition
cell
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cry/o
 Definition
cold
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dactyl
 Definition
finger
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dent/o
 Definition
tooth
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derm
 Definition
skin
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dextro
 Definition
right
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digit
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finger
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dors
 Definition
back
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epi
 Definition
upon
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enter
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intestines
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estr/o
 Definition
female
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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gen/o
 Definition
to produce
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gingiv/o
 Definition
gum
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gloss
 Definition
tongue
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glyco
 Definition
sugar, sweet
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gnath
 Definition
jaw
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gravid
 Definition
pregnant
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gynec/o
 Definition
women, female
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hem, hemat
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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hydro
 Definition
wet, water
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hyster
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uterus
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ileo
 Definition
ileum
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irid
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iris
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iso
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equal
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kerat/o
 Definition
cornea/eye; rough/scaly
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lamin/o
 Definition
thin flat part (vertebra)
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdominal wall
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later/o
 Definition
side of
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lith/o
 Definition
stone/calculus
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lumb
 Definition
lower back
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malacia
 Definition
softening
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mamm, mast
 Definition
breast
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medi
 Definition
middle
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meninges
 Definition
membranes that cover brain and spinal cord
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metacarp
 Definition
hand bones
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metatars
 Definition
foot bones
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myelin
 Definition
white, liquid, fatty substances surrounding some nerve fibers
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myo
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord or bone marrow
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myring/o, tympan/o
 Definition
eardrum
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nerc/o
 Definition
death
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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noct
 Definition
night
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ocul/o
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eye
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onc
 Definition
tumor
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oophor/o
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ovary
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ophthalm
 Definition
eye
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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orexia
 Definition
appetite
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para
 Definition
to bear offspring
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paresis
 Definition
partial paralisis
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partum
 Definition
birth; labor
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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ped, pod
 Definition
foot
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pely
 Definition
pelvic
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phagia
 Definition
eat, swallow
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phasia
 Definition
speech
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phalang/o
 Definition
fingers, toes
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pharyng/o
 Definition
throat, pharynx
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phleb
 Definition
vein
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phonia
 Definition
voice
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pneum/o, pulmon/o
 Definition
lungs
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poiesis
 Definition
formation/production
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posterio
 Definition
behind
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prandial
 Definition
meal
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procto
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rectum
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rhino
 Definition
nose
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sarc
 Definition
related to the flesh or connective tissue
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scirrh/o
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hard
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sclera/o
 Definition
hardening
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scoli/o
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crooked/bent
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sinistro
 Definition
left
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spasm
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twitching, cramp
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spleen/o
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spleen
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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stenosis
 Definition
narrowing, stricture
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stetho
 Definition
chest
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stomato
 Definition
mouth
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tetra
 Definition
four
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thermo
 Definition
heat
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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thromb
 Definition
clot
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trache
 Definition
trachea
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trachy
 Definition
rough
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uter
 Definition
uterus
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vas
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vessel
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ventr/o
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belly side of body
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viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs
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xero
 Definition
dry
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