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120 Cards in this Set
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bronch
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windpipe: bronchus
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hydr
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water
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carcin
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cancer
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cardi
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heart
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cardi
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heart: pericardium
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carp
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wrist: carpals
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cleav
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to divide: cleavage
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col
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colon
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cortic
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cortex (outer layer of body organ)
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cut
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skin:subcutaneous
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cutane
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skin
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cyst
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bladder
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cyt
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cell
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dendr
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tree:dendrite
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dent
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tooth
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derm
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skin: dermis
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diastol
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dilation: diastole
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dors
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back: dorsal
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dur
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hard
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embol
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stopper
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encephal
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brain
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enter
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intestines
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erythr
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red
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gangli
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a swelling; ganglion
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gastr
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stomach; gastric gland
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germ
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to bud or sprout
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hema
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blood; hematoma
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hepat
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liver; hepatic duct
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homeo
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same; homeostasis
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humor
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fluid; humoral
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hyster
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uterus
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kal
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potassium
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lact
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milk
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leuko
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white; leukocyte
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lip
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fat; lipids
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malan
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black; melanin
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mening
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membrane; meninges
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miet
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to pass urine; mieturition
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morph
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shape or form
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myo
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muscle; myofibril
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neer
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death
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nephr
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kidney; nephron
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neu
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nerve
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noct
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night
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nutri
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nourish; nutrient
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olfact
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to smell; olfactory
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oo
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egg or ovum
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oss
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bone; osseous tissue
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oste
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bone
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pector
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chest
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phag
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to eat; phagocytosis
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phleb
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vein
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pino
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to drink; pinocytosis
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pleu
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rib; pleural membrane
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pod
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foot
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proct
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retum
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psych
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mind
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puber
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adult; puberty
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pylor
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gatekeeper; pyloric ssphineter
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pyr
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fever
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ren
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kidney
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sacchar
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sugar; monosaccharide
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sarco
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flesh; sarcoplasm
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scler
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hard; sclera
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somat
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body
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squam
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scale; squamous epithelium
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stasis
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standing still; homeostasis
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strat
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layer; stratified
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syn
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together; synthesis
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systol
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contraction; systole
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tachy
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rapid; tachycardia
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thromb
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clot; thrombocyte
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thyr
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thyroid gland
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ur
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urine
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ven
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vein
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ventr
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belly or stomach; ventricle
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vill
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hair; villi
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xer
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dry
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abdomin
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abdomen; abdominal - pertaining to the abdomen
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aden
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gland; adenitia - inflammation of a gland
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angi
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vessel; angioplasty - surgical repair of a vessel using a balloon
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arterio
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artery; arterioscleosis - hardening of the artery walls
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arthr (o)
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joint; arthrotomy - cut into a joint
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brachi
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arm; brachial - pertaining to the arm
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bronchi, bronch (o)
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bronchus; bronchopneumonia- inflammation of lungs
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cerebr (o)
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heart; cardiology - study of the heart
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phal (o)
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head; cephalgia - headache
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chole, chol (o)
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bile; cholecystins - inflammation of the gall bladder
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colo
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colon; colonoscopy - examination of the large intestine or colon with a scope
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cost (s)
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rib; costochondral - pertaining to a rib
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crani (0)
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skull; craniotomy - cutting into the skull
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cyan (o)
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blue; cyanosis - blue, gray, or purple tinge to the skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood
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derm, derma
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skin; dermatitis - inflammation of the skin
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deuden (o)
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duodenum; duodenal - pertaining to the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine
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geron
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aged; geronology - study of he aged
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gluco
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sweet; gloucometer - device used to measure blood glucose
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glyco, glyc
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sweet; glycosuria - glose (sugar) in the urine
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gyneco, gyno
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woman; gynecology - study of diseases of the female reproductive organs
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hepato
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liver; hepatomegaly -enlargement of the liver
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ile (o), illi(o)
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ileum; ileorthaphy - surgical repair of the ileum
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laryng (o)
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larynx; laryngectomy - excision of the larynx
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lymph (o)
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lymph; lymphocyte - type of white blood cell
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mamm (o)
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breast; mammogram - x-ray of the breast
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melan(o)
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black; melanoma - mole or tgumor, may be cancerous
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mast (o)
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breast; mastectomy - excision of the breast
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necro
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death; necrotic - dead tissue
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onc (o)
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tumor; oncology - study of tumors
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ophthalm (o)
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eye; ophthalmologist - eye doctor
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ot (o)
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ear; otology - science of the ear
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pharyng (o)
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pharynx; pharyngitis - inflammation of he throat, sore throat
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phleb (o)
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vein;phlebitis - inflammation of a vein
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pneo (a)
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breathing; tacypnea - rapid breathing
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pneum
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air, gas, respiration; pneumonia -inflammation of the lung
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pulm (o)
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lung; pulmonary - relating to the lungs
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splen (o)
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spleen; splenomegaly - enlarged spleen
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therm (o)
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hot, heat; thermoplegia - heatstroke
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thorac (o)
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chest; thoracolomy - incision into the chest wall
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toxic (o) tox(o)
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poison; toxicology - study of poisons
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trache (o)
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trachea, windpipe; tracheostomy - incision to make an artificial airway
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urethr (o)
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urethra; urethritis - inflammation of urethra
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