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88 Terms

1

aden

gland

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2

adip

fat

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3

aer

air or gas

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4

angi

vessel or channel (blood or lymph)

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5

append, appendic

appendix

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6

arteri

artery

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7

arthr

joint

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8

bacteri

bacteria

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9

blast

primitive, germ cell

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10

blephar

eyelid

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11

bronchi

bronchial tube, bronchi

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12

bucc

cheek

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13

carcin

cancer

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14

cadrdi

heart

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15

carp

carpus, wrist bones

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16

cephal

head

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17

cerebr

brain, cerebrum

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18

cervic

neck, neck of an organ

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19

cheil

lip

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20

chir

hand

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21

cholangi

bile vessel

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22

chole

bile, gall

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23

cirrh

yellow

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24

cis

cut

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25

col

colon

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26

cost

ribs

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27

crani

head, cranium, skull

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28

cutane

skin

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29

cyan

blue

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30

cyst

bladder, cyst, sac

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31

cyt

cell

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32

dacry

tear

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33

dactyl

fingers or toes

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34

derm, dermat

skin

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35

diaphor

sweat

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36

dipl

double

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37

dips

thirst

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38

doch

duct

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39

edemat

swelling

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40

encephal

brain

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41

episi

vulva

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42

erythem

flushed, redness

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43

erythr

red

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44

esthesi

feeling

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45

eti

cause

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46

gastr

stomach

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47

glauc

gray

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48

gloss

tongue

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49

gnos

knowledge

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50

herni

hernia

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51

hemangi

blood vessels

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52

hepat

liver

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53

hidr

sweat, water

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54

hydr

sweat, water

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55

idi

individual, self, distinct

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56

intestin

intestine

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57

isch

hold back, suppress, deficiency, blockage

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58

later

side

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59

lept

thin, slender, delicate

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60

leuk

white, colorless, related to leukocyte

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61

lip

fat

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62

lith

stone

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63

med

middle

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64

men

menstruation, menses

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65

morph

shape, form

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66

muscul

muscule

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67

my

muscle

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68

nas

nose

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69

nat

birth

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70

nephr

kidney

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71

neur

nerve

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72

norm

rule, order, normal

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73

olig

scanty

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74

onc

mass, tumor

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75

oste

bone

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76

phag

eat, swallow

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77

proxim

near

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78

py

pus

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79

pyr

fever

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80

ren

kidney

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81

rhin

nose

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82

schiz

split

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83

scler

hard, relationship to scleara

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84

somat

body

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85

splen

spleen

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86

steat

fat

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87

trache

trachea or windpipe

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88

xer

dry

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