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Body system terms

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Musculoskeletal system

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Skin and subcutaneous tissue

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Blood, and the circulatory system

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Nervous system

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The eyes

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The ears

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Respiratory system

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Digestive system

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Urinary system

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Endocrine system

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Reproductive system

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Diseases & Procedures

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Diseases

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General terms / Root words

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aden-   

(a-den-)
(to do with a) gland.

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aer-   

(air-)
(to do with) air.

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angi-   

(an-ji-)
(to do with a) vessel.

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arthr-   

(ar-thr-)
(to do with a) joint.

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blephar-   

(blef-ar-)
(to do with an) eyelid.

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cardi-   

(card-ee-)
(to do with the) heart.

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cephal-   

(sef-al-)
(to do with the) head.

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cerebr-   

(se-ri-br-)
(to do with the) brain; adjective: cerebral.

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cervic-   

(sur-vik-)
(to do with the) neck; adjective: cervical.

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cheil-, chil-   

(kyl-)
(to do with a) lip.

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cheir-, chir-   

(kyr-)
(to do with a) hand.

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chol-   

(kol-)
(to do with) bile.

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chondr-   

(kondr-)
(to do with) cartilage.

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cost-   

(kost-)
(to do with a) rib.

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crani-   

(krayn--)
(to do with the) skull; adjective: cranial.

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cyst-   

(sist-)
(to do with a) bladder or sac.

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cyt-   

(site-)
(to do with a) cell.

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dactyl-   

(dak-til-)
(to do with a) finger or toe.

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derm-   

(durm-)
(to do with the) skin.

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encephal-   

(en-sef-ul-)
(to do with the) brain.

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enter-   

(en-tur-)
(to do with the) intestines.

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gastr-   

(gas-tr-)
(to do with the) stomach; adjective: gastric.

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gastrointestinal   

(gas-tro-in-tes-ti�nal)
(to do with the) stomach and intestines.

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haem-   

(heem-)
(to do with the) blood.

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haemat-   

(heem-at-)
(to do with the) blood.

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hepat-   

(hep-at-)
(to do with the) liver.

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hyster-   

(his-tur-)
(to do with the) uterus.

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ile-, eile-   

(il-i-, eye-li-)
(to do with the) distal portion of the small intestine called the ileum.

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ili-   

(il-i-)
(to do with the) fused part of the pelvic bone called the ilium.

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lith-   

(lith-)
(to do with a) stone.

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lumbar   

(lum-bar-)
(to do with the) loin.

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mening-   

(men-inj-)
(to do with a) membrane.

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my-   

(my-)
(to do with a) muscle.

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myel-   

(my-el-)
(to do with) marrow.

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natal-   

(nay-tul-)
(to do with) birth.

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nephr-   

(nefr-)
(to do with a) kidney.

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ophthalm-   

(off-thalm-)
(to do with an) eye.

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ost-, osteo-   

(ost-, ost-ee-oh-)
(to do with) bone.

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pneumo-   

(new-moh-)
(to do with a) lung.

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proct-   

(proct-)
(to do with the) anus.

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psych-   

(sy-k-)
(to do with the) soul or mind.

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py-   

(py-)
(to do with) pus.

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pyel-   

(py-el-)
(to do with the) pelvis.

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spondyl-   

(spond-il-)
(to do with a) vertebra or the spinal column.

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thorac-   

(thor-ass-)
(to do with the) chest cavity;adjective: thoracic.

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trachel-   

(trak-el-)
(to do with the) neck.

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tuber-   

(tew-bur-)
(to do with a) swelling, node.

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ur-   

(yor-)
(to do with) urine.

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venous   

(vee�nus)
(relating to) veins.

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viscer-   

(vis-er-)
(to do with an) internal organ.

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