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a-, an-

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no; not; without0

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ab-

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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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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acous/o

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hearing

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acr/o

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extremities; top; extreme point

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acromi/o

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acromion (extension of the shoulder bone)

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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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-acusis

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hearing

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ad-, -ad

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toward

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aden/o

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glands

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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adip/o

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fat

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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aer/o

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air

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af-

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toward

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agglutin/o

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clumping; sticking together

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-agon

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assemble, gather

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agora-

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marketplace, leaving home

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-agra

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excessive pain

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-al

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pertaining to

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alb/o, albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin (protein)

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alges/o, -algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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pain

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all/o

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other

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac; small sac

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ambly/o

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dim; dull

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-amine

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nitrogen compound

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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)

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amyl/o

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starch

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an/o

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anus

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-an

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pertaining to

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ana-

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up; apart; backward; again; anew

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andr/o

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male

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm (widened blood vessel)

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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anis/o

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unequal

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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ante-

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before; foward

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anter/o

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front

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anthrac/o

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coal

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anthr/o

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antrum of the stomach

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anti-

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against

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anxi/o

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uneasy; anxious

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aort/o

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aorta (largest artery)

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-apheresis

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removal

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aphth/o

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ulcer

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apo-

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off, away

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aponeur/o

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aponeurosis (type of tendon)

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append/o, appensic/o

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appendix

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aque/o

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water

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-arche

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beginning

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole (small artery)

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arthr/o, articul/o

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joint

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-arthria

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articulate (speak distinctly)

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-ary

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pertaining to

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asbest/o

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asbestos

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-ase

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enzyme

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-asthenia

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lack of strenght

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atel/o

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incomplete

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ather/o

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plaque (fatty substance)

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-ation

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process; condition

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atri/o

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atrium (upper heart chamber)

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audi/o, audit/o

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hearing

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aur/o, auricul/o

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ear

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aut/o, aut-, auto-

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self, own

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axill/o

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armpit

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azot/o

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urea; nitrogen

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bacill/o, bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bar/o

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pressure; weight

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bartholin/o

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bartholin glands

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bas/o

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base; opposite of acid

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bi-

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two

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bi/o

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life

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bil/i

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bile; gall

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-blast

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embryonic; immature cell

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-blastoma

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immature tumor (cell)

85
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blephar/o

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eyelid

86
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bol/o

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cast; throw

87
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brachi/o

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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bucc/o

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cheek

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bunion/o

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bunion

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burs/o

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bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

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byssin/o

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cotton dust

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cac/o

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bad

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calc/o, calci/o

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calcium

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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cali/o, calic/o

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calyx (cup-shaped)

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capillar/o

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capillary (tiniest blood vessel)

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capn/o, -capnia

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carbon dioxide

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carcin/o

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cancerous; cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist bones (carpals)

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cata-

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down

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caud/o

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tail; lower part of body

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caus/o

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burn; burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cec/o

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cecum (first part of the colon)

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-cele

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hernia

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celi/o

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belly; abdomen

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cerumin/o

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cerumen (ear wax)

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix of uterus

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cheil/o

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lip

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-chalasia, -chalasis

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relaxation

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chem/o

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drug; chemical

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-chezia

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defecation; elimination fo wastes

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chir/o

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hand

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chlor/o

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green

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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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chol/e

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bile; gall

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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chori/o, chorion/o

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chorion (outermosy membrane of the fetus)

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choroid/o

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choroid layer of eye

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chrom/o

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color

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chron/o

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time

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chym/o

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to pour

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cib/o

A

meal

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-cide

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killing

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-cidal

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pertaining to killing

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cine/o

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movement

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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow

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cis/o

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to cut

141
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-clasis, -clast

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to break

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claustr/o

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enclosed space

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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-clysis

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irrigation; washing

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coagul/o

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coagulation (clotting)

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tail bone)

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cochle/o

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cochlea (inner part of ear)

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col/o

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colon

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coll/a

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glue

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colon/o

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colon (large intestine)

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colp/o

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vagina

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comat/o

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deep sleep

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comi/o

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to care for

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con-

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together, with

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coni/o

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dust

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva (lines of the eyelids)

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-constriction

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narrowinf

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contra-

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against; opposite

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cor/o, core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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coron/o

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heart (crown or circel)

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corpor/o

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body

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cortic/o

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cortex, outer region

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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cras/o

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mixture; temperameny

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crin/o

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secrete

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-crine

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secrete; separate

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-crit

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separate

170
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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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-cusis

A

hearing

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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cyt/o, -cyte

A

cell

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-cytosis

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abnormal condition of cells; slight increase in numbers

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dacry/o

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tear (like sad tear)

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dacryoaden/o

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tear gland

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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de-

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lack of; down; less; removal of

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dem/o

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people

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dent/i

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tooth, teeth

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derm/o, -derma, dermat/o

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skin

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desicc/o

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drying

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-desis

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bind, tie together

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dia-

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complete; through

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diaphor/o

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sweat

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-dilation

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widening; stretching; expanding

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dipl/o

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double

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dips/o

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thirst

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dist/o

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far, distant

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dors/o, dorsi-

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back of body

197
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-dote

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to give

198
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-drome

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to run

199
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duct/o

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to lead, carry

200
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duoden/o

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duodenum

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dur/o

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dura mater

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

A

abnormal, bad difficult, painful

Medical Terms Final (4 decks)

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