A Flashcards
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a-
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No, not, without, away from, negative
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-a
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Noun ending
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ab-
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Away from, negative, absent
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abdomin/o
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Abdomen
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-able
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Capable of, able to
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abort/o
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Premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus
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abrad/o, abras/o
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Rub or scape off
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abrupt/o
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Broken away from
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abs-
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Away from
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abscess/o
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Collection of pus, going away
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absorpt/o
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Suck up, suck in
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-ac
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Pertaining to
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acanth/o
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Spiny, thorny
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acetabul/o
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Acetabulum (hip socket)
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-acious
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Characterized by
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acne/o
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Point or peak
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acous/o, acoust/o
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Hearing, sound
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acquir/o
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Get, obtain
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acr/o
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Extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point
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acromi/o
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Acromion, point of shoulder blade
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actin/o
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Light
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acu/o
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Sharp, severe, sudden
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acuit/o, acut/o
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Sharp, sharpness
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acust/o, -acusia, -acusis
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Hearing, sense of hearing
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ad-
Toward, to, in the direction of
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aden/o
Gland
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adenoid/o
Adenoids
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adhes/o
Stick to, cling to
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adip/o
Fat
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adnex/o
Bound to
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adren/o, adrenal/o
Adrenal glands
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aer/o
Air, gas
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aesthet/o
Sensation, sense of perception
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af-
Toward, to
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affect/o
Exert influence on
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aggultin/o
Clumping, stick together
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aggress/o
Attack, step forward
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-ago
Abnormal condition, disease
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agor/a
Marketplace
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-agra
Excessive pain, seizure, attack of severe pain
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-aise
Comfort, ease
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-al
Pertaining to
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alb/i, alb/o, albin/o
White
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albumin/o
Albumin, protein
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alg/e, algi/o, alg/o, algesi/o
Relationship to pain
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-algesia, -algesic
Painful, pain sense
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-algia
Pain, suffering, painful condition
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align/o
Bring into line or correct position
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aliment/o
To nourish
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all/o, all-
Other, different from normal, reversal
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alopec/o
Baldness, mangy
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alveol/o
Alveolus, air sac, small sac
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ambi-
Both sides, around or about, double
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ambly/o
Dull, dim
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ambul/o, ambulat/o
Walk
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ametr/o
Out of proportion
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-amine
Nitrogen compound
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amin/o
Aminion, fetal membrane
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amph-
Around, on both sides, doubly
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amput/o, amputat/o
Cut away, cut off a part of the body
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amyl/o
Starch
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an-
No, not, without
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an-, ana-
Up, apart, backward excessive
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an/o
Anus, ring
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-an
characteristic of, pertaining to
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-ancy
State of
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andr/o
Male, masculine
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aneurysm/o
Aneurysm
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angi/o
Blood or lymph vessel
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angin/o
Angina, choking, strangling
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anis/o
Unequal
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ankyl/o
Crooked, bent, stiff
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anomal/o
Irregularity
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ante-
Before, in front of, forward
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anter/o
Before, front
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anthrac/o
Coal, coal dust
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anti-
Against
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anxi/o, anxiet/o
Anxiety, anxious, uneasy
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aort/o
Aorta
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ap-
Toward, to
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-apheresis
Removal
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aphth/o
Ulcer
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apic/o
Apex
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ap-, apo-
Separation, away from, opposed, detached
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aplast/o
Defective development, lack of develepment
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aponeur/o
Aponeurosis (type of tendon)
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apoplect/o
A stroke
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append/o, appendic/o
Appendix
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aqu/i, aqu/o, aque/o
Water
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-ar
Pertaining to
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arachn/o
Spiderweb, spider
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arc/o
Bow, arc, or arch
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-arche
Beginning
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areat/o
Occurring in patches or circumscribed areas
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areol/o
Little open space
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-aria
Connected with
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arrect/o
Upright, lifted up, raised
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arter/o, arteri/o
Artery
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arthr/o, articul/o
Joint
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-ary
Pertaining to
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as-
Toward, to
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asbest/o
Asbestos
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-ase
Enzyme
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aspir/o, aspirat/o
To breathe in
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asthen-, -asthenia
Weakness, lack of strength
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asthmat/o
Gasping, choking
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astr/o
Star, star-shaped
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at-
Toward, to
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atel/o
Incomplete, imperfect
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ather/o
Plaque, fatty substance
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athet/o
Uncontrolled
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-ation
State or action
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atop/o
Strange, out of place
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atres/i
Without an opening
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atri/o
Atrium
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attenuat/o
Diluted, weakened
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aud-, audi/o, audit/o
Ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
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aur/i, aur/o
Ear, hearing
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auscult/a, auscult/o
Listen
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aut/o
Self
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-ax
Noun ending
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ax/o
Axis, main stem
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axill/o
Armpit
