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Greek And Latin Word Parts (pg 8 Werner) Flashcards

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A-, Ab-,

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Without

Ex) asymmetrical

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Acro-

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Extremity

Ex)

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Adeno-

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Glandular

Ex) adenocarcinoma (cancer of glands)

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-algia

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Pain

Ex) an analgesic is a pain killer

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Angio-

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Blood or lymph vessels

Ex) angiogenesis is the production of blood vessels

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Arthr-

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Joint

Ex) Arthritis

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Brady-

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Slow

Ex) bradycardia means slow heartbeat

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Carcin-

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Crab (cancer)

Ex) a carcinogen is a cancer-triggering agent

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Cardio-

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Heart

Ex) cardiomyopathy refers to damaged heart muscle

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cervi- , crevico,

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Neck

Ex) cervical cancer originates in the cells found in the neck of the uterus (cervix being the neck of the uterus)

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-cele

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Swellling, hernia

Ex) idk man

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Cep-, ceph

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Head, brain

Ex) encephalitis refers to inflammation of the brain

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Chole-

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Bile

Ex) cholecyst is another term for gallbladder

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Com-, con-

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With, together

Ex) congeal, communities

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Contra-

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Against

Ex) contraindicate

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Cyst-

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Hollow organ

Ex) cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder

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Demo-

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People

Ex) demographics

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Derm-

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Skin

Ex) dermatologist is a doctor for the skin

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Dia-

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Through

Ex) idk

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Dys-

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Difficulty

Ex) dysphagia is difficulty swallowing or eating

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Ecto-, -ectomy

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Outside, removal

Ex) an appendectomy is the removal of appendix

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-emia

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Blood

Ex)anemia is low iron in blood

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Endo-

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Inside

Ex)

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Epi-

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Upon

Ex) an epidemic is a disease he spreads among lots of people. This word literally means upon the poeple

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Erythr-

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Red

Ex) erythropoitin id a hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells

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Ex-

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Out of

Ex)

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-gen

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Beginning, producing

Ex) an allergen I an allergy producing substance

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Glyco-

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Relating to sugar

Ex) hypoglycemia is too much sugar

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-graphy

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Recording, writing

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Hemi-

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Half

Ex) hemiplegic cerebral palsy affects half of the body

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Hemo-

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Blood

Ex) hemorrhage mean flowing blood

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Hapat-

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Liver

Ex) hepatitis mean inflammation of the liver

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Hydro-

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Water

Ex)

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Hyper-

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Above, too much

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Hypo-

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Below, too little

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-itis

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Inflammation

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37
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Kine-

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Movement

Ex) kinesiology is the study of movement

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-Lepsis

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Seizure

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Leuko-

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White

Ex) Leukemia is is cancer involving overproduction of white blood cells

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Lipo-

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Fat

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Litho-

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Rock

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-ology

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Study

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-lysis, Lyso-

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Destruction

Paralysis is the loss of normal function

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Mega-

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Large

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Meno-

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Month

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Micro-

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Small

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Myco-

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Fungus

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Mye-

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Marrow or spinal cord

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Myo-

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Muscle

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Necro-

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Death

Ex) necrosis is the condition of tissue death

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Neo-

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New

Ex) a neoplasm is a new formation of cells

52
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Nephro-

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Kidney

Nephritis is inflammation of the kidney

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Neuro-

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Nerve

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-oid

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Resembles

Ex) the sigmoid colon looks like an s.

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-oma

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Tumor

Ex) a lipoma is a benign fatty tumor

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Onco-

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Tumor

Ex) an oncologist is a doctor who specializes in cancer

57
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Onyx-

A

Nail

Ex)

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Orchi-

A

Testes

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-osis

A

Pathological condition

Ex) hyper kyphosis is the condition of having an accentuated kyphotic curve

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Osteo-

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Bone

Ex) osteoporosis is the condition of developing porous bones

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Para-

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Alongside, near

Ex) the paraspinal run parallel to the spine

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-Penia

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Lack of, shortage

Ex) leukopenia refers to abnormally low white blood cells

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Peri-

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Around

Ex) the pericardium wraps around the heart

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Phagia-

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Eating

Ex)

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Phleb-

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Vein

Ex) thrombophlebitis is inflammation of a vine because of a clot

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Phyto-

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Plants

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-plasia

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Growth

Ex) hyperplasia man too much growth

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Plasm-, plasma-

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Formed

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Patho-

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Diseased state

Ex) a pathogen is a disease causing organism

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Physio-

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Nature

Ex) physiology is the study of normal life functions

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Pseudo-

A

False

Ex)

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Psych-

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The mind, mental

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Radix-

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Root

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Ren-

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Kidney

Ex) the adrenal glands are on top of the kidneys

75
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-rrhagia, -rrhea

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Flowing

Ex ) hemorrhage is uncontrolled bleeding

76
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Rhino-

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Nose

Ex) rhinoplasty is a nose job

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Sarco-

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Flesh

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Sclero-

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Harness, scarring

Ex)

79
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Spondy-

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Spine

80
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-stasis

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Stagnation, standing still

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Stoma-

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An opening, mouth

Ex) stomatitis is development os inflamed creases at he corners of the mouth

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Sym- syn-

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With

Ex) the two pubic bones come together at the symphysis pubis

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Thrombo-

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Clot

Ex) deep vein thrombosis is a risk factor for a puli ray embolism

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Therm-

A

Temperature

Ex) hypothermia is a state of getting too cold

85
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-trophy, -trophic

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Nutrition, growth

Ex) muscular dystrophy is a condition where the muscles degenerate

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Vaso-

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Blood vessel

Ex)

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Arthro-

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Joint

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Myo

A

Muscle

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Oss

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Bone

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Chondre

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Cartilage

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Neuro

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Nerve

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-pathy

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Suffering, feeling, disease

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Mono-

A

One

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Di/bi

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Two

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Tri-

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Three

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Quad-

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Four

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Macr-

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Large, long, great

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Micr-

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Small

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Min

A

least, smallest

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Endo-

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Within

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Exo-

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Outside, external, outer

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Peri-

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Around, surrounding

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Epi-

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Above, over, in addition to, toward

105
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Frontal

A

Forehead

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Orbital

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Eye

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Otic

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Ear

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Nasal

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Nose

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Oral

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Mouth

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Mental

A

Chin

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