Medical Terminology Root Words A-Z – Flashcards
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abdomin/o
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abdomen abdominal
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acr/o
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extremities
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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adip/o
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fat
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aer/o
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air
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alb*
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white
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albumin/o
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albumin
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amni/o
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amnion
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amyl/o
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starch
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angi/o
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vessel
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ankyl/o
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crooked/fused
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anter/o
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anterior/before/in front
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aort/o
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aorta
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append(ic)/o
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appendix
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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atel/o
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imperfect
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ather/o
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yellow, fatty plaque
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aur/i
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ear
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bil/i
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bile
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blast/o
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embryonic form
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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brachi/o
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arm
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brachy
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short eg. brachyesophagus
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bronch(i)/o
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windpipe
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bucc/o
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cheek
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burs/o
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bursa
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calc/i
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calcium
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calcane/o
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heel
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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carp/o
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carpus/wrist
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caud/o
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tail
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cec/o
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cecum
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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brain
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cervic/o
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neck
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chlor/o
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green
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chol/e
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bile
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chori/o
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fetal covering
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
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coccyg/o
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coccyx
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col/o
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colon
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colp/o
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hollow/vagina
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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cranium/skull
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hide/conceal
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cutane/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyst/o
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cyst/bladder
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cyt/o (-cyte)
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cell
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dactyl/o
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finger/toe
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dent/i dent/o
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teeth
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derm/a dermat/o
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skin
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dextr/o
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right
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dips/o
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thirst
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disc/o
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disc/disk
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dist/o
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far/distant from origin
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dors/o
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directed toward/on the back
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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ech/o
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sound
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestine ลำไส้
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erythr/o
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red
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esophag/o
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esophagus หลอดอาหาร
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esthesi/o
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feeling
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femor/o
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femur
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fet/o
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fetus
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fibr/o
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fiber
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fibul/o
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fibula
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front/o
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forehead/front
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galact/o
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milk
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gastr/o
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stomach
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genit/o
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genitals องคชาติ
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ger/o
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old
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus A glomerulus is a capillary tuft that is involved in the first step of filtering blood to form urine. A glomerulus is surrounded by Bowman's capsule,
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
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sugar/sweet
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gnath/o
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jaw
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granul/o
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grain/particle
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gynec/o
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female
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hem/a hem/o hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hist/o
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tissue
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hom/o
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common/same
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humer/o
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humerus
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hydr/o
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water
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hyster/o
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uterus/womb
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ile/o
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ileum (small intestine)
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ili/o
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ilium (hip bone)
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immun/o
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immune
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infer/o
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lowermost/below
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intestin/o
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intestine
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irid/o
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colored circle/iris
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ischi/o
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ischium
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jejun/o
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jejunum
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labi/o
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lip
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lacrim/o
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tear/crying
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lact/o
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milk
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lapar/o
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flank/abdominal wall
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laryng/o
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larynx (voicebox)
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later/o
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side
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leuc/o leuk/o
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white
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lingu/o
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tongue
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lip/o
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fat
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lith/o
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stone
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lob/o
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lobe
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lumb/o
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lower back
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lymph/o
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lymph/lymphatics
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mamm/o mast/o
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breast
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medi/o
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middle
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melan/o
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black
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men/o
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month
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mening/o
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membrane
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metr/i
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uterine tissue
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mon/o
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one/only
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muc/o
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mucus
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muscul/o
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muscle
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my/o
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muscle
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myc/o
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fungus
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myel/o
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marrow/spinal cord
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narc/o
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sleep/numbness
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nas/o
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nose
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ne/o
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new
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necr/o
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dead/corpse
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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nerve
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odont/o
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teeth
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odyn/o
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pain/distress
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onc/o
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bulk/tumor
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oophor/o
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ovary
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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or/o
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mouth
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orchi/o
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testicle
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o
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ear
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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patell/o
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patella (kneecap)
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path/o
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disease
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pelv/i
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pelvis กระดูกเชิงกราน
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periton/o
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peritoneum เยื่อบุช่องท้อง
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pharmac/o
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drugs/medicine
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pharyng/o
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pharynx คอหอย
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phleb/o
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vein
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phon/o
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sound/voice
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phot/o
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light
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phren/o
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mind/diaphragm
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pleur/o
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pleura
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poster/o
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posterior/toward the back
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pneum/o
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air/breathing/lung
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proct/o
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rectum/anus
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prostat/o
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prostate
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proxim/o
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nearest to the point of origin
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pseud/o
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FALSE
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psych/o
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mind
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pub/o
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pubis
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pulm/o pulmon/o
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lung
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py/o
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pus
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pyel/o
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trough/renal pelvis
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radi/o
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radius/radiant energy
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rect/o
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rectum
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ren/o
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kidneys
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rhin/o
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nose
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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salping/o
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tube
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scrot/o
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scrotum
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semin/o
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semen
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ser/o
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serum
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somat/o
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body
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son/o
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sound
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spermat/o
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seed
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sphen/o
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wedge/sphenoid
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splen/o
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spleen
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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stern/o
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sternum กระดูกสันอก
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tars/o
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ankle bone(tarsal)
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tempor/o
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temple
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ten/o
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tendon/tight band
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therm/o
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heat
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thorac/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot/thrombus
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tibi/o
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tibia
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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tox/o
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poison
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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uln/o
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ulna
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ur/o
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urine
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ureter/o
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ureter ท่อไต
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urethr/o
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urethra ท่อปัสสาวะ
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uter/o
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uterus
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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vas/o
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vessel/ductus deferens
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ven/o
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vein
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ventr/o
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ventral/belly side
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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vulv/o
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vulva แคมช่องคลอด
