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-al, -ic

Pertaining to

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-ia, -iasis

Abnormal condition, disease

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-ion, -ism

Condition, state of

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-osis

Abnormal condition, disease

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-um, -y

Noun ending

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a-

No, not, without, negative

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acr/o

Extremities, top, extreme point

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aden/o

Gland

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Adenoid/o

Adenoids

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Adren/o

Adrenal glands

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Aer/o

Air, gas

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-algia

pain, painful condition

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ambly/o

dull, dim

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an-

no, not, without

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angi/o

Blood or lymph vessel

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Ankyl/o

crooked, bent, stiff

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anti-

against

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-arche

beginning

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arter/o, arteri/o

Artery

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Arthr/o

Joint

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Atel/o

Incomplete, imperfect

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Ather/o

Plaque, fatty substance

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Belphar/o

eyelid

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Brady-

slow

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Bronch/i, bronchi/o, bronch/o

Bronchial tube, bronchus

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Calci, calc/o

Calcium

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Carcin/o

Cancerous

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Cardi/o, card/o

Heart

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Caus/o, Caust/o

Burning, burn

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-cele

Hernia, tumor, sweling

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-centesis

Surgical puncture

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Cephal/o, -ceps

Head

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Cerebr/o

Cerebrum, brain

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Cervic/o

Neck, cervix

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Chol/e

Bile, gall

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Chondr/i/o

Cartilage

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Col/o

Colon, large intestine

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Colp/o

Vagina

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Coni/o

Dust

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Cost/o

Rib

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Crani/o

Skull

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Crin/o, -crine

Secrete

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-cusis

Hearing

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cyan/o

Blue

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Cyst/o

Urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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Cyt/o, -cyte

Cell

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Derma-, dermat/o, derm/o

Skin

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-desis

Surgical Fixation of bone or joint to bind, tie together

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dia-

Through, between, apart, compelte

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Dipl/o

Double

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Dips/o, -dipsia

Thirst

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Disc

Spinal disc

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-drome

To run, running

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dys-

Bad, difficult, or painful

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ec-

out, outside

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ectasia, -ectasis

Stretching, dilation, enlargement

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-ectomy

Surgical removal

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-edema

Swelling

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Electr/o

Electric

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-emesis

Vomiting

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-emia

Blood, blood condition

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encephal/o

Brain

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End-, endo-

in, within, inside

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Enter/o

Small intestine

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Epi-

Above, upon, on

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Erythem/o, erythemat/o

Flushed, redness

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eso-

inward

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-esthesia, esthesi/o

Sensation, feeling

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eu-

Good, normal, well, or easy

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Exo-

Outside

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Fasci/o

Fascia, fibrous band

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Gastr/o

Stomach, belly

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-genic, -genesis

Creation, reproduction

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gigant/o

giant

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glyc/o, glycos/o

glucose, sugar

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-graphy

process of producing a picture or record

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gravid/o

pregnancy

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hem/o, hemat/o

Blood

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hemi-

half

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hidr/o

sweat

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hirsut/o

Hairy, rough

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Home/o

Sameness

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Hydr/o, hydra-

Water

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Hyper-

Excessive

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Hypo-

deficiant

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ile/o

ileum, small intestine

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isch/o

to hold back

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-ist

a specialist

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-itis

inflammation

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kerat/o

horney, hard, cornea

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kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia

Movement

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Kyph/o

bent, hump

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lamin/o

lamina

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laryng/o

Throat, larynx

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leuk/o

white

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lipid/o, lip/o

fat, lipid

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lith/o, -lith

Stone, calculus

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lithiasis

presence of stones

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lord/o

curve, bent

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lymph/o

lymph

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-lysis

breakdown, destruction

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-lytic

to reduce, destroy

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-malacia

abnormal softening

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mast/o

breast

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-megaly

enlargement

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men/o

menstruation

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mening/o, meningi/o

membranes

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metr/o, metr/o, metri/o

uterus

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my/o

muscle

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myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

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myring/o

eardrum

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necr/o

death

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nephr/o

kidney

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nerv/o, neur/i/o

nerve

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noct/i

night

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nulli-

none

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nyct/o, nyctal/o

night

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olig/o

scanty, few

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-oma

tumor, neoplasm

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oophor/o

Ovary

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-opia

vision condition

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orch/o, orchid/o, orchi/o

Testicles

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oste/o, ost/o

Bone

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-ostomy

surgically creating an opening

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ot/o

ear, hearing

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-otomy

cutting, surgical incision

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ovari/o

ovaries

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-oxia

oxygen condition

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pancreat/o

pancreas

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par-, para-

beside, near

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-para

to give birth

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parathyroid/o

parathyroid glands

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path/o, -pathy

disease, emotion

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paus/o

cessation, stopping

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-penia

Deficiency, lack, too few

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peps/i, -pepsia, pept/o

Digest, digestion

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peri-

surrounding, around

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-pexy

surgical fixation

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phag/o

eat, swallow

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-phagia

eating, swalloing

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pharyng/o

throat, pharynx

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phas/o

speech

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-phasia

speak or speech

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phleb/o

vein

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phon/o

sound, voice

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-phoresis

carrying, transmission

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pineal/o

pineal gland

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pituit/o, pituitar/o

pituitary gland

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-plegia

paralysis, stroke

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pne/o

breath, breathing

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-pnea

breathing

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-poiesis

formation, to make

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poly-

many

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presby/o

old age

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primi-

first

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proct/o

anus, rectum

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protein/o

protein

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py/o

pus

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pyel/o

renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

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pyr/o, pyret/o

fever, fire

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quadr/i/o

four

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retin/o

retina, net

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rhytid/o

wrinkle

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

bleeding, excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhapy

suturing

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-rrhea

flow or discharg

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-rrhexis

Rupture

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Sapling/o

Uterine or auditory tube

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sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

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scler/o

sclera, white of eye, hard

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-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

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scoli/o

Curved, bent

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spondyl/o

Vertebrae, backbone

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-stasis, -static

controlled

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-stenosis

Abnormal narrowing

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syn-

together, with

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synovi/o, synov/o

synovial membrane/fluid

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tachy-

fast, rapid

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teno, tend/o

tendon, stretch out

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-thorax

chest, pleural cavity

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thromb/o

clot

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trache/i/o

trachea, windpipe

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trop/o, -tropia

turn, change

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troph/o, -trophy

development, nurishment

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tympan/o

tympanic membrane, eardrum

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ur/o

urine, urinary tract

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-uresis

urination

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ureter/o

ureter

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urethr/o

urethra

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-uria

urination, urine

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vas/o

vas deferens, vessel

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xer/o

dry