A-N Flashcards
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a
A
Without, absence of
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ab
A
Away from
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Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
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-able
A
Capable
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-ac
A
Pertaining to
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Acr/o
A
Extremity
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Acou/o
A
Hearing
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Ad
A
Toward, to
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Aden/o
A
Gland
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Adenoid/o
A
Adenoids
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Adip/o
A
Fat
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Adren/o
A
Adrenal gland
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Aer/o
A
Air
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Af
A
Toward
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-al
A
Pertaining to
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Alb
A
White
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Albumin/o
A
Albumin; simple protein
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-Algia
A
Pain
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Alges/i
A
Sense of pain
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Aliment
A
Food
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Alveol/o
A
Alveolus; small hollow cavity
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Amb/i
A
Both
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Ambul
A
To walk
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Amni/o
A
Amnion; inner fetal membrane
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An
Without, absence of
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Ana
Up, back, apart
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Andr/o
Male
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Angi/o
Vessel
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Ankyl/o
Stiff, crooked, bent
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An/o
Anus
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Ante
Before
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Anti
Against
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Antr/o
Antrum; nearly closed cavity
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Aort/o
Aorta; largest artery
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-apheresis
Removal
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Aponeur/o
Aponeurosis; flat sheet of connective tissue
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Append/o
To hang from, appendix
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-ar
Pertaining to
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Arche
First
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Aria
Air
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Arteri/o
Artery
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Articul/o
Joint
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-ase
Referring to an enzyme
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-asis, -asia
State or condition of
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-asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
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Astr/o
Star shaped
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At
To
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Atel/o
Imperfect
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Ather/o
Fatty plaque
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Atresia
Absence of a normal opening; occlusion
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Atri/o
Ateium; chamber
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Audi/o
Hearing, sound
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Aur/i
Ear
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Aur/o
gold
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aut/o
Self
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Ax
Axis
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Azot/o
Nitrogen; urea nitrogen waste
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Bacteri/o
Bacteria
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Balan/o
Penis
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Baro
Pressure
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Bi
Two, double, both
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Bil
Bile; fluid secreted by the liver
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Bin
Two, double
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Bi/o
Life
67
Bis
Two, double
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-blast
Embryonic; tissue building cell
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Blast/o
Developing cell
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Blephar/o
Eyelid
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Brachi/o
Arm
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Brady
Slow
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Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole; small tubes of the bronchus
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Bronch/i
Bronchus, airway
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Bucc/o
Cheek
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Burs/o
Bursa (fluid filled sac)
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Cac/o
Bad or ill
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Cal
Pebble, stone or calcium
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Calcane/o
Calcaneus
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Calc/i
Lime, stone or calcium
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-capnia
Carbon dioxide
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Carcin/o
Cancer of the epithelial tissue
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Cardi/o
Heart
84
Cari
Decay, (in a tooth)
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Carp/o
Carpals (wrist bones)
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Cata
Downward or down
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Caud
Tail
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Cec/o
Cecum
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-cele
Herniation, pouch
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Celi/o
Abdomen
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Cellular
Cell
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Centa
One hundred
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-centesis
Surgical puncture
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Cephal/o
Brain, head
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Cerebell/o
Cerebellum; small hind brain
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Cerebr/o
Brain, cerebrum; large outer brain
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Cervic/o
Neck or neck of the uterus
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Cheil/o
Lip
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Chem/o
Drug, chemical
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Chlor/o
Green
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Chol/e
Bile/gall
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Chol/o
Bile, gall
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Cholangi/o
Bile duct
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Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
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Chori/o
Chorion; outer fetal membrane
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Chrom/o
Color
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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-cide
Kill
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Circum
Around
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-cise
Cut
111
-clasis
Break down
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-clysis
Washing
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-clast
Destructive cell
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Clavicul/o
Clavicle
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Co
With, together
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Coccus(s)
Round, spherical form of bacteria
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Cocci(pl)
Round, spherical form of bacteria
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Coel
Cavity
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Colla
Glue
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Col/o
Large intestine
121
Colon
Large intestine
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Colp/o
Vagina
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Com
With, together
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Con
With, together
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Coni/o
Dust
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Conjunctiv/o
Conjunctiva; lining of the surface of the eye
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Contra
Against, opposite
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Core/o
Pupil
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Corne/o
Cornea
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Cor/o
Pupil
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Corp
Body
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Cortic/o
Cortex or outer layer of a gland
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Cost/o
Rib
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Crani/o
Cranium, head, skull
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Cribr
Sieve
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-crine
To secrete
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Crista
Ridge
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-crit
To separate
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Cry/o
Cold
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Crypt/o
Hidden
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Cubit/o
Elbow
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Culd/o
Cul-de-sac; a blind pouch
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Cut
Separating or dividing tissue
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Cutane/o
Skin
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Cyesis
Pregnancy
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Cyst/o
Bladder, fluid filled sac
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-cyte
Cell
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Cyt/o
Cell
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Dacry/o
Tear, tear duct
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Dactyl/o
Fingers/toes
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De
Down, from
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Deca
Ten
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Demi
Half
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Dendr/o
Tree
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Dent/o
Tooth
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Derm/o
Skin
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Dermat/o
Skin
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-desis
Surgical Union
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Desm/o
Band or ligament
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Dextr/o
Right
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Di
Twice; double, two
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Dia
Through, apart, across
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Diaphragmat/o
Diaphragm
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Dif
To carry apart
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Dipl/o
Double
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-dipsia
thirst
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Dips/o
Thirst
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Dis
Apart, free from
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Disk
Flat, round structure; intervertebral disk
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Dist
Away from the point of origin
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Diure
To urinate
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Diverticul/o
Diverticulum; pouch in a wall
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Dont
Tooth
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Dors
Back
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-drome
Symptoms
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Duct
Tube
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Duction
Movement
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Duoden/o
Duodenum
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Dur/o
Tough
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Dynia
Pain
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Dys
Painful, bad, difficult
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-eal
Pertaining to
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Ech/o
Reflected sound
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Ecstasia
Expansion, dilitation or stretching
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-ectasis
Expansion, dilitation, or stretching
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Ecto
Out, outside, outer layer
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Ectop
Misplaced
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-ectomy
Removal of, cut out, excision of
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Edema
Swelling
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ef
Away from
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electr/o
Electricity
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Embry/o
embryo, something that swells
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Emesis
Vomiting
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-emia
Blood condition
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En
In, inside
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Encephal/o
Brain
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End/o
Inside
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Endocrin/o
Internal secretion
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Enter/o
Small intestine
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Epi
On, upon
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Epididym/o
Epididymis; structure on testicle surface
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Epiglott/o
Epiglottis; cartilage covering the larynx; voice box
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Episi/o
Perineum; pelvis floor
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Epitheli/o
Epithelium; outer layer of skin
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Erg/o
Work
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Erythr/o
red
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-esis
Condition
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Esophag/o
esophagus; food tube from the throat to the stomach
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esthesi/o
Feeling, sensation
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Eti/o
Cause of disease
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Eu
True, good, normal
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Ex
Outside
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Extra
Outside
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Fasci/o
Fascia, fibrous band
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Febrile
Fever
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Femor/o
Femur (upper leg bone)
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-ferent
Carry
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-ferous
Producing
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Ferr
Iron
221
Fetal
Fetus, unborn child
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Fibr/o
Fiber, fibrous
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Fibul/o
Fibula (lower leg bone)
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Flu
Influenza
225
Follicle
Small secreting sac
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Fore
In front of
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form
Expressing shape or resemblance
228
Fovea
Pit or depression
229
-fuge
Separating; driving away, expelling
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Furc
Branch; forked
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Gangli/o
Ganglion; mass of nerve tissue
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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-gen, -Genesis, -genic
To produce, origin
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genial
Pertaining be to chin
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Genit/o
reproductive organs
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-genous
Kind, type
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Geront/o
Old age, elderly
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Gingiv/o
Gum
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-glia
Gluey substance
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glomerul/o
Glomerulus; kidney nephron
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Gloss/o
Tongue
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Gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
Sugar, sweet
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Gnos
Knowledge
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Gonad/o
Gonads; sex organs
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-gram
record picture (such as a tracing picture)
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-graph
Instrument that records
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-grapher
One who records
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-graphy
The process of making a picture of recording
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Gravid/o
Pregnancy
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Gynec/o, gyn/o
Female
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Hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
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Hemi
Half
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Hepat/o
Liver
254
Herni/o
Hernia or protrusion of an organ through the body wall
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Heter/o
Other, different
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Hiatus
An opening
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Hidr/o
Sweat
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Hidr/o
Tissue
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Home/o
Same, constant, unchanging state, same
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Homo
Same
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Hormone
To excite; urging on
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Humer/o
Humerus
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Hydr/o
Water
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Hy/o
U-shaped
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Hyper
Above, more Than normal
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Hypo
Below, less than normal
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Hymen/o
Hymen; vaginal entrance covering
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Hyster/o
Uterus
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-ia
State of, condition, process
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-ial
Pertaining to
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-iasis
Pathological or abnormal condition
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-iatric
Medical profession; physician
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ical
Pertaining to
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-ician
One who
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-ictal
Seizure, attack
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-id
Form or shape
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id(io)
One's own self
279
ile/o
Ileum; part of small intestine
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ili/o
Ilium (hip bone)
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Im
Not
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Immun/o
Immunity; protected from
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In
in, Within, not
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Inflam
To flame within
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Infra
Beneath, below
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Inguin/o
Inguinal or groin
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Inter
Between
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Intra
Within, inside
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Irid/o
Iris
290
-is
Pertaining to
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Ischemia
Deficiency, blockage of blood supply
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Ischi/o
Ischium; pelvic bone
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-ism
Condition or state of
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Is/o
Equal
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-ist
One who specializes
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-itis
Inflammation of or infection of
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-ity
Condition of
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-ium
Pertaining to, structure
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Jejun/o
Jejunum; part of the small intestine
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Juxta
Near
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Kal/i
Potassium
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Kary/o
Body, nucleus
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Kerat/o
Horn, hard tissue, cornea
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Kilo
One thousand
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Kinesi/o
Movement, motion
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Kinetic
Motion
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Kin/o
Movement
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Kyph/o
Hump
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Labyrinth/o
Labyrinth; maze
310
Lacrim/o
Tears
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Lact/o
Milk
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Lamin/o
Lamina; layer
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Lapar/o
Abdominal wall, abdomen
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Laryng/o
Larynx, voice box
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Latent
Hidden; not active
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Later/o
Side
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Lei/o
Smooth
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-Lemma
Membrane
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Lepsy
Seizure
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Leuk/o
White
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Liga
To bind
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Ligament/o
Ligament; fibrous connective tissue
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Lingu/o
Tongue
324
Lip/o
Fat
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Lith/o
Stone, calcification
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Lobe
Well defined part of an organ
327
-logy
Study of
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-logist
One who studies
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Lumb/o
Lumbar, lower back
330
Lymph/o
Lymph, lymph tissue
331
-lysis
Dissolution, breakdown , destruction
332
Lys/o
To kill, separating destruction
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Macr/o
Large
334
Mal
Bad, abnormal
335
-malacia
Soft
336
Mamm/o
Breast
337
Mandibul/o
Mandible; lower jaw
338
-mania
Madness
339
Mast/o
Breast
340
Mastoid
Resembling a breast; bone of the skull
341
Maxill/o
Maxilla; upper jaw
342
Meat/o
Passage, opening meatus
343
Medi
Middle
344
Mega
Large
345
Megal/o
Large
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-megaly
Enlarged
347
Melan/o
Black
348
Mening/o
Meninges; lining of the central nervous system
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Menisci/o
Meniscus; cartilage pads
350
Ment/o
Chin
351
Mentia
Mental, mind
352
Men/o
Menstruation
353
Meso
Middle
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Meta
Beyond, Change
355
-meter
Instrument used to measure
356
-metry
Process of measurement
357
Metr/o
Uterine tissue
358
Micr/o
Very small
359
Mitos
Thread, filament
360
Mon/o
Single, one
361
Morph/o
Form, shape
362
-mortem
Death
363
Mot/o
Moving
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Muc/o
Mucus
365
Multi
Many, much
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
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My/o
Muscle
369
Myring/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane
370
Narc/o
Numbness, stupor
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Nas/o
Nose
372
Natus, -natal
Birth, newborn
373
Natri
Sodium
374
Necr/o
Death of cells
375
Ne/o
New
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Neuron, nerve
378
Noct/i
Night
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Non
No, none
380
Nona
Nine
381
Null
None
382
Nutriti/o
To nourish
