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- ↑ ἀκούω
- ↑ "Latin Word Study Tool". Tufts.edu. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ κάρυον . Liddell, Henry George ; Scott, Robert ; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
- ↑ κέρας in Liddell and Scott
- ↑ κινέω in Liddell and Scott
- ↑ κοῖλος in Liddell and Scott
- ↑ κύπτω in Liddell and Scott
- ↑ "opistho-". dictionary.com
- ↑ The Language of Medicine, 11th edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
- ↑ Stedman's Online
- ↑ The Language of Medicine 11th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
- ↑ Stanfield, Peggy S.; Hui, Y. H.; Cross, Nanna (30 September 2013). Essential Medical Terminology. Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN 978-1284038781.