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1
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appendic/o

A

appendix

2
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chol/e

A

bile, gall

3
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

4
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choledoch/o

A

bile duct

5
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col/o, colon/o

A

colon

6
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dent/o, odont/o

A

teeth

7
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duoden/o

A

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

8
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enter/o

A

intestine (usually small intestine)

9
Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

10
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

11
Q

gingiv/o

A

gum(s)

12
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gloss/o, lingu/o

A

tongue

13
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hepat/o

A

liver

14
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ile/o

A

ileum (third part of small intestine)

15
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jejun/o

A

jejunum (second part of small intestine)

16
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or/o, stomat/o

A

mouth

17
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

18
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proct/o

A

anus, rectum

19
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ptyal/o, sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland

20
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rect/o

A

rectum

21
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

22
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aer/o

A

air

23
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carcin/o

A

cancer

24
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cirrh/o, jaund/o

A

yellow

25
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corpor/o

A

body

26
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hemat/o, hem/o

A

blood

27
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lith/o

A

stone, calculus

28
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myc/o

A

fungus

29
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nas/o

A

nose

30
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orth/o

A

straight

31
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polyp/o

A

small growth

32
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son/o

A

sound

33
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therm/o

A

heat

34
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tom/o

A

to cut

35
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tox/o, toxic/o

A

poison

36
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ab-

A

from, away from

37
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dia-

A

through, across

38
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dys-

A

bad; painful; difficult

39
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endo-

A

in, within

40
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epi-

A

above, upon

41
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extra-

A

outside

42
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hyper-

A

excessive, above normal

43
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hypo-

A

under, below, deficient

44
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peri-

A

around

45
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sub-

A

under, below

46
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ultra-

A

excess, beyond

47
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

48
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-lith

A

stone, calculus

49
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-megaly

A

enlargement

50
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-oid

A

resembling

51
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-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

52
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-pepsia

A

digestion