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- alveolus
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amni/o
- amnion
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append/o
appendic/o
appendix
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bronchiol/o
small bronchial tube
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carcin/o
cancer, cancerous
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cerebell/o
- cerebellum
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cerebr/o
- cerebrum
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choledoch/o
common bile duct
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dur/o
- dura mater
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endocrin/o
endocrine glands
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endometr/o
endometri/o
- endometrium
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enter/o
- intestines
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femor/o
femur, thigh bone
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fibr/o
- fibula
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hypophys/o
pituitary gland
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- ileum
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ili/o
- ilium
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lumb/o
loin, waist region
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lys/o
breakdown, destination, seperation
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medull/o
- medulla oblongata
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mening/o
- meninges
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metr/o
metri/o
uterus, measure
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myel/o
- bone marrow (with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma)
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orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
testicle, testes
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parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
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peritone/o
- peritoneum
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phalang/o
- phalanges
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pituitar/o
pituitary gland
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plas/o
development, formation, growth
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pleur/o
- pleura
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prosth/o
artificial replacement
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pyel/o
- renal pelvis
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radi/o
- x-ray, radius
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retin/o
retina of the eye
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rhabdomy/o
- striated
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scrot/o
scrotal sac, scrotum
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sept/o
septic/o
infection
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spin/o
backbone, spine, vertebra
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thyr/o
thyroid/o
thyroaden/o
thyroid gland
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tibi/o
- tibia/shin bone
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trache/o
trachea, wind pipe
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troph/o
development, nourishment
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uln/o
- ulna
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urine, urinary tract
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vas deferens, vessel
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vertebr/o
backbone, vertebra
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