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11/19/2013
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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angi/o
 Definition
blood vessel
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append
 Definition
appendix
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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ather/o
 Definition
plaque or fatty substance
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cardi
 Definition
heart
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col
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colon
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crani
 Definition
skull
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cyan/o
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blue
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dermat
 Definition
skin
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dia-
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through
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enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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laryng
 Definition
larynx or throat
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leuk/o
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white
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lith
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stone
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melan/o
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black
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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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bone marrow or spinal cord
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nat
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birth
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neur/o
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nerve
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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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ot/o
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ear
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path
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disease
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poli/o
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gray
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py/o
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any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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tonsill
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tonsils
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vir
 Definition
virus or poison
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