L: Latin, G: Greek ; R:Roman ; T:Turkish
Term
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Language
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Root Words
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Meaning
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-physis
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G
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Growth, to grow
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-ceps
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L
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Heads
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Acetabulum
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R
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Acetbul/o
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Vinegar cup
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Acromion
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G
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Acromi/o
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summit of the shoulder (omos)
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Alveolus
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L
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Alveol/o
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Small compartment, small cavity
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Anus
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L
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An/o
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Ring
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Arachnoid
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G
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Arachan/o
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Spider
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Artery
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G
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Arteri/o
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Air carrier
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Arthro
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G
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Atrium
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L
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Atri/o
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Ante chamber
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Brachio
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L
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Brahci/o
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Arm
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Brevis
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L
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Short
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Buccinator/Buccal
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L
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Bucc/o
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Cheek
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Bulla
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L
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Bubble
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Bursa
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L
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Burs/o
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Purse
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Cadaver
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L
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Fallen one
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Calcaneus
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L
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Calcane/o
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Heel
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Capillary
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L
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Capillar/o
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Hair
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Carotid
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G
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Deep Sleep
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Carpal
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L
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Carp/o
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Wrist
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Cauda equina
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L
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Caud/o
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Horse's tail
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Cecum
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L
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Cec/o
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blind end
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Cephal
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L
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Cephal/o
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Head
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Cerebellum
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L
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Cerbell/o
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Little brain
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Cerebrum
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L
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Cerbr/o
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Brain
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Cervix
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L
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Cervic/o
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Neck
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Syn
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G
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With
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Chondro
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G
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Chondr/o
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Cartilage
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Chyle
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G
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Chyl/o
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Juice
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Clavicle
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L
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Calvicul/o
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Little key
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Coccyx
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G
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Coccyg/o
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Shaped like a cuckoo's beak
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Cochlea
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G
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Cochle/o
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Snail shell
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Colon
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G
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Col/o
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Food passage
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Conchae
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L
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Shell
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Condyle
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G
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Condyl/o
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knuckle
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Coracoid
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G
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Corac/o
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Crow
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Corpora
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L
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Corpor/o
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Bodies
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Costa
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L
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Cost/o
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Rib
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Crus
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L
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Leg
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Cuneiform
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L
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Cuneiform/o
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Wedge-shaped
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Deltoid
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G
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Triangle
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Dens
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G
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Tooth
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Dia
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G
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Between, thoroughly, passing though
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Diaphragm
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G
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Partition
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Diploe
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G
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Dipl/o
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Double
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Duodenum
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L
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Duoden/o
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twelve (finger's breadth in length)
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Dura mater
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L
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Dur/o
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Hard mother
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Epi
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L
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Upon
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Epididymus
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G
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Epididym/o
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Upon the testis
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Epiglottis
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G
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Epiglott/o
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Upon the tongue
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Ethmoid
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G
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Ethmoid/o
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Sieve like
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Fascia
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L
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Fasci/o
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Band
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fascia lata
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L
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Broad band
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Fimbriae
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L
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Fringes
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Foramen
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L
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Apeture
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Fossa
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L
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Pit
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Fovea
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L
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Fove/o
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Pit, depression
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Frenulum
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L
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Frenul/o
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Little bridle
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Fundus
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L
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Fund/o
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Bottom, the part opposite to or remote from an
aperture
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Ganglion
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G
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Ganglion/o
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Knot
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Gastrocnemius
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Belly of the knee
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Genu
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L
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Knee
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Gland /glans
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L
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Acorn
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Glenoid
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G
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Glen/o
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Socket shape
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Glossal
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G
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Gloss/o
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Tongue
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Glottis
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G
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Glott/o
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Larynx
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Gluteal
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G
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Glute/o
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Buttock
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Gonad
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G
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Gonad/o
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Seed
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Hallux
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L
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Great toe
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Hamate
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L
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Hamat/o
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Hook-shaped
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Hernia
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L
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Herni/o
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Sprout or shoot
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Hiatus
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L
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Aperture
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Hyoid
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G
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upsilon-shaped
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Ilium
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L
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Ili/o
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Flank
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Incisal
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L
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Cut into
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Incus
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L
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Anvil
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Infundibulum
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L
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Funnel
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Ingiunal
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L
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Inguin/o
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Groin
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Iris
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L
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Iris/o
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Rainbow or halo
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Ischium
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G
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Ischi/o
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Hip
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Isthmus
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G
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Isthm/o
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Narrow passage
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Jejunum
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L
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Jejun/o
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Empty
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Jugular
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L
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Yoke around throat
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Labrum
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L
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Labr/o
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Lip
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Lacteal
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L
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Lact/o
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Milk
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Lamina
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L
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Lamin/o
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Thin plate
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Latissimus dorsi
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L
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Widest of the back
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Levator
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L
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Lifts
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Lien
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L
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Lein/o
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Spleen
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Ligament
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L
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Ligament/o
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To bind
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Lingula
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L
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Lingul/o
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Tongue
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Lumbrical
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L
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earthworm
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Lymph
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L
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Lymph/o
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Clear water
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Malleus
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L
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Malleol/o
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Hammer
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Mandible
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L
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Mandibl/o
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To chew
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Manubrium
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L
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Mandri/o
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Handle
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Meatus
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L
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Meat/o
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Passage
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Mediastinum
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L
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Mediastin/o
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Middle septum
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Meninges
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L
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Mening/o
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Membranes
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Meniscus
|
L
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Menisc/o
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Crescent
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Mesentery
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L
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Middle of the intestine
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Mesoderm
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L
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Middle skin
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Meta
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L
|
Beyond
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Metacarpal
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L
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Metacarp/o
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After the wrist
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Mitral
|
L
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Bishop’s cap
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Molar
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L
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Mill
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Navicular
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L
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Navicul/o
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Little boat
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Nucha
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L
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Scuff of the neck
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Obturator
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L
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Occludes
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Odontoid
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L
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Odont/o
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Tooth like
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Olecranon
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L
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Olecran/o
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Elbow head
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Omentum
|
L
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Oment/o
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Veil (a fold of peritoneum connecting the
stomach with other abdominal organs)
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Ostium
|
L
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Osti/o
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Mouth, opening
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Ovary
|
L
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Ovari/o
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egg receptacle
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Palpebral
|
L
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Eyelid
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Pancreas
|
L
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Pancre/o
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All flesh (no fat)
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Parietal
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L
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Parietal/o
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Wall
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Parotid
|
L
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Parotid/o
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Near the ear
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Patella
|
L
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Patell/l
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Little plate
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Pectoral
|
L
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pector/o
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Breast
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Pedicle
|
L
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pedicul/o
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Little foot
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Pelvis
|
L
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pelv/i, pelv/o
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Wide basin
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Penis
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L
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Tail hanging down
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Phalanx
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L
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Phalang/o
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Battle ranks
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Phren
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G
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Phren/o
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Diaphragm
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Piriformis
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L
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Pear-like
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Pisiform
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L
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Pisiform/o
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Like a pea
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Plexus
|
L
|
plex/o
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Braid
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Pollicis
|
L
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Thumb
|
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Porta
|
L
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Gate
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psoas
|
G
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Muscle of the loin
|
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Pudendal
|
L
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Puden/o
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To be ashamed
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Pylorus
|
G
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Pylor/o
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Gate keeper
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Quadratus
|
L
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Qudro/o
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Square
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Radius
|
L
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Radi/o
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Spoke of the wheel
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Ramus
|
L
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Ram/o
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Branch
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Rectus
|
L
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Rect/o
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Straight
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Sacrum
|
L
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Sacr/o
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Sacred
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Sagittal
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L
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Arrow
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Salpinx
|
G
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Salping/o
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Tube
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Scalene
|
G
|
Triangle with unequal side
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Scaphoid
|
G
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Scaphoid/o
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Rowboat like
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Sclera
|
G
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Scler/o
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Hard
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Scrotum
|
G
|
Scrot/o
|
Bag of skin
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Sella turcica
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T
|
Saddle
|
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Septum
|
L
|
Sept/o
|
Fence
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Serratus
|
L
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Serrat/o
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Saw
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Sesamoid (Sesame+oid)
|
G
|
Sesam/o
|
Sesame seed like
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Sigmoid (Sigma+oid)
|
G
|
Sigmoid/o
|
Like an S
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Sinus
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L
|
Sin/o
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Hollow out
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Skeleton
|
G
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skelet/o
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Dried up
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Sphenoid
|
G
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Sphenoid/o
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Wedge-like
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Sphincter
|
G
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Strangle
|
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Stapes
|
L
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Stap/o
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Stirrup
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Styloid
|
G
|
Styl/o
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Pillar-like
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Sura
|
L
|
Calf
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Suture
|
L
|
Stitch
|
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Symphysis
|
G
|
Grown together
|
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tectum/tegmen
|
L
|
Roof
|
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Tendon
|
L
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Ten/o, tendin/o
|
Stretch out
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Tentorium
|
L
|
Tent
|
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Teres
|
L
|
Round
|
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Testis
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Witness
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Thyroid
|
G
|
Thyr/o,
Thyroid/o
|
Like a shield
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Tibia
|
L
|
Tibi/o
|
Flute
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Trabecula
|
L
|
Trabecul/o
|
Wooden beam
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Trochlea
|
L
|
Trochle/o
|
Pulley
|
Tubercle
|
L
|
Bump
|
|
Tympanic
|
L
|
Tympan/o
|
Drum
|
Ulna
|
L
|
Uln/o
|
Elbow
|
Uncinate
|
L
|
Hook-shaped
|
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Ureter, Urethra
|
G
|
Ureter/o,
Urether/o
|
To make water
|
Uterus
|
L
|
Uter/o
|
Leather water bottle
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Uvula
|
L
|
Uvul/o
|
Little grape
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Vagina
|
L
|
Vagin/o
|
Sheath of the sword
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Vagus
|
L
|
Vag/o
|
Wandering
|
Vas
|
L
|
Vas/o
|
Vessel
|
Ventricle
|
L
|
Ventricu/o
|
Little belly
|
Viscera
|
L
|
Vicer/o
|
Soft parts
|
Vomer
|
L
|
Plough share
|
|
Xiphoid
|
L
|
Xiph/o, xiph/i
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Sword
|
Zygoma
|
L
|
Zyg/o
|
Union, junction, pair, yoke, tied together
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