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a

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Without, absence of

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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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-able

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Capable

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Acr/o

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Extremity

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Acou/o

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Hearing

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Ad

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Toward, to

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Aden/o

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Gland

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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

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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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-al

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Pertaining to

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Alb

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White

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Albumin/o

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Albumin; simple protein

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18
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-Algia

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Pain

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Alges/i

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Sense of pain

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Aliment

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Food

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus; small hollow cavity

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Amb/i

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Both

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Ambul

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To walk

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Amni/o

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Amnion; inner fetal membrane

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An

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Without, absence of

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Ana

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Up, back, apart

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Andr/o

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Male

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Ankyl/o

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Stiff, crooked, bent

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An/o

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Anus

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Ante

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Before

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Anti

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Against

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Antr/o

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Antrum; nearly closed cavity

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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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Aponeur/o

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Aponeurosis; flat sheet of connective tissue

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Append/o

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To hang from, appendix

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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Arche

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First

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Aria

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Air

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Articul/o

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Joint

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-ase

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Referring to an enzyme

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-asis, -asia

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State or condition of

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-asthenia

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weakness, lack of strength

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Astr/o

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Star shaped

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At

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To

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Atel/o

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Imperfect

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Ather/o

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Fatty plaque

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Atresia

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Absence of a normal opening; occlusion

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Atri/o

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Ateium; chamber

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Audi/o

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Hearing, sound

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Aur/i

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Ear

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Aur/o

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gold

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aut/o

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Self

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Ax

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Axis

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Azot/o

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Nitrogen; urea nitrogen waste

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Balan/o

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Penis

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Baro

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Pressure

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Bi

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Two, double, both

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Bil

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Bile; fluid secreted by the liver

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Bin

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Two, double

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Bi/o

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Life

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Bis

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Two, double

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-blast

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Embryonic; tissue building cell

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Blast/o

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Developing cell

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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Brady

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Slow

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole; small tubes of the bronchus

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Bronch/i

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Bronchus, airway

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Burs/o

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Bursa (fluid filled sac)

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Cac/o

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Bad or ill

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Cal

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Pebble, stone or calcium

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Calcane/o

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Calcaneus

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Calc/i

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Lime, stone or calcium

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-capnia

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Carbon dioxide

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Carcin/o

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Cancer of the epithelial tissue

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cari

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Decay, (in a tooth)

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Carp/o

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Carpals (wrist bones)

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Cata

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Downward or down

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Caud

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Tail

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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-cele

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Herniation, pouch

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Celi/o

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Abdomen

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Cellular

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Cell

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Centa

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One hundred

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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Cephal/o

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Brain, head

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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum; small hind brain

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Cerebr/o

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Brain, cerebrum; large outer brain

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Cervic/o

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Neck or neck of the uterus

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Cheil/o

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Lip

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Chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Chol/e

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Bile/gall

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Chol/o

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Bile, gall

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Cholangi/o

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Bile duct

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Chori/o

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Chorion; outer fetal membrane

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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-cide

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Kill

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Circum

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Around

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-cise

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Cut

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111
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-clasis

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Break down

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-clysis

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Washing

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-clast

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Destructive cell

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Clavicul/o

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Clavicle

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Co

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With, together

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Coccus(s)

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Round, spherical form of bacteria

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Cocci(pl)

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Round, spherical form of bacteria

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Coel

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Cavity

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Colla

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Glue

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Col/o

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Large intestine

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Colon

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Large intestine

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Colp/o

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Vagina

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Com

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With, together

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Con

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With, together

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Coni/o

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Dust

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Conjunctiv/o

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Conjunctiva; lining of the surface of the eye

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Contra

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Against, opposite

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Core/o

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Pupil

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Corne/o

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Cornea

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Cor/o

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Pupil

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Corp

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Body

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Cortic/o

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Cortex or outer layer of a gland

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Crani/o

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Cranium, head, skull

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Cribr

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Sieve

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-crine

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To secrete

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Crista

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Ridge

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-crit

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To separate

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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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Cubit/o

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Elbow

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Culd/o

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Cul-de-sac; a blind pouch

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Cut

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Separating or dividing tissue

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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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Cyesis

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Pregnancy

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Cyst/o

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Bladder, fluid filled sac

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-cyte

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Cell

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149
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Cyt/o

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Cell

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150
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Dacry/o

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Tear, tear duct

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Dactyl/o

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Fingers/toes

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De

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Down, from

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153
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Deca

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Ten

154
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Demi

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Half

155
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Dendr/o

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Tree

156
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Dent/o

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Tooth

157
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Derm/o

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Skin

158
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Dermat/o

A

Skin

159
Q

-desis

A

Surgical Union

160
Q

Desm/o

A

Band or ligament

161
Q

Dextr/o

A

Right

162
Q

Di

A

Twice; double, two

163
Q

Dia

A

Through, apart, across

164
Q

Diaphragmat/o

A

Diaphragm

165
Q

Dif

A

To carry apart

166
Q

Dipl/o

A

Double

167
Q

-dipsia

A

thirst

168
Q

Dips/o

A

Thirst

169
Q

Dis

A

Apart, free from

170
Q

Disk

A

Flat, round structure; intervertebral disk

171
Q

Dist

A

Away from the point of origin

172
Q

Diure

A

To urinate

173
Q

Diverticul/o

A

Diverticulum; pouch in a wall

174
Q

Dont

A

Tooth

175
Q

Dors

A

Back

176
Q

-drome

A

Symptoms

177
Q

Duct

A

Tube

178
Q

Duction

A

Movement

179
Q

Duoden/o

A

Duodenum

180
Q

Dur/o

A

Tough

181
Q

Dynia

A

Pain

182
Q

Dys

A

Painful, bad, difficult

183
Q

-eal

A

Pertaining to

184
Q

Ech/o

A

Reflected sound

185
Q

Ecstasia

A

Expansion, dilitation or stretching

186
Q

-ectasis

A

Expansion, dilitation, or stretching

187
Q

Ecto

A

Out, outside, outer layer

188
Q

Ectop

A

Misplaced

189
Q

-ectomy

A

Removal of, cut out, excision of

190
Q

Edema

A

Swelling

191
Q

ef

A

Away from

192
Q

electr/o

A

Electricity

193
Q

Embry/o

A

embryo, something that swells

194
Q

Emesis

A

Vomiting

195
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

196
Q

En

A

In, inside

197
Q

Encephal/o

A

Brain

198
Q

End/o

A

Inside

199
Q

Endocrin/o

A

Internal secretion

200
Q

Enter/o

A

Small intestine

201
Q

Epi

A

On, upon

202
Q

Epididym/o

A

Epididymis; structure on testicle surface

203
Q

Epiglott/o

A

Epiglottis; cartilage covering the larynx; voice box

204
Q

Episi/o

A

Perineum; pelvis floor

205
Q

Epitheli/o

A

Epithelium; outer layer of skin

206
Q

Erg/o

A

Work

207
Q

Erythr/o

A

red

208
Q

-esis

A

Condition

209
Q

Esophag/o

A

esophagus; food tube from the throat to the stomach

210
Q

esthesi/o

A

Feeling, sensation

211
Q

Eti/o

A

Cause of disease

212
Q

Eu

A

True, good, normal

213
Q

Ex

A

Outside

214
Q

Extra

A

Outside

215
Q

Fasci/o

A

Fascia, fibrous band

216
Q

Febrile

A

Fever

217
Q

Femor/o

A

Femur (upper leg bone)

218
Q

-ferent

A

Carry

219
Q

-ferous

A

Producing

220
Q

Ferr

A

Iron

221
Q

Fetal

A

Fetus, unborn child

222
Q

Fibr/o

A

Fiber, fibrous

223
Q

Fibul/o

A

Fibula (lower leg bone)

224
Q

Flu

A

Influenza

225
Q

Follicle

A

Small secreting sac

226
Q

Fore

A

In front of

227
Q

form

A

Expressing shape or resemblance

228
Q

Fovea

A

Pit or depression

229
Q

-fuge

A

Separating; driving away, expelling

230
Q

Furc

A

Branch; forked

231
Q

Gangli/o

A

Ganglion; mass of nerve tissue

232
Q

Gastr/o

A

Stomach

233
Q

-gen, -Genesis, -genic

A

To produce, origin

234
Q

genial

A

Pertaining be to chin

235
Q

Genit/o

A

reproductive organs

236
Q

-genous

A

Kind, type

237
Q

Geront/o

A

Old age, elderly

238
Q

Gingiv/o

A

Gum

239
Q

-glia

A

Gluey substance

240
Q

glomerul/o

A

Glomerulus; kidney nephron

241
Q

Gloss/o

A

Tongue

242
Q

Gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o

A

Sugar, sweet

243
Q

Gnos

A

Knowledge

244
Q

Gonad/o

A

Gonads; sex organs

245
Q

-gram

A

record picture (such as a tracing picture)

246
Q

-graph

A

Instrument that records

247
Q

-grapher

A

One who records

248
Q

-graphy

A

The process of making a picture of recording

249
Q

Gravid/o

A

Pregnancy

250
Q

Gynec/o, gyn/o

A

Female

251
Q

Hem/o, hemat/o

A

Blood

252
Q

Hemi

A

Half

253
Q

Hepat/o

A

Liver

254
Q

Herni/o

A

Hernia or protrusion of an organ through the body wall

255
Q

Heter/o

A

Other, different

256
Q

Hiatus

A

An opening

257
Q

Hidr/o

A

Sweat

258
Q

Hidr/o

A

Tissue

259
Q

Home/o

A

Same, constant, unchanging state, same

260
Q

Homo

A

Same

261
Q

Hormone

A

To excite; urging on

262
Q

Humer/o

A

Humerus

263
Q

Hydr/o

A

Water

264
Q

Hy/o

A

U-shaped

265
Q

Hyper

A

Above, more Than normal

266
Q

Hypo

A

Below, less than normal

267
Q

Hymen/o

A

Hymen; vaginal entrance covering

268
Q

Hyster/o

A

Uterus

269
Q

-ia

A

State of, condition, process

270
Q

-ial

A

Pertaining to

271
Q

-iasis

A

Pathological or abnormal condition

272
Q

-iatric

A

Medical profession; physician

273
Q

-ic

A

Pertaining to

274
Q

-ical

A

Pertaining to

275
Q

-ician

A

One who

276
Q

-ictal

A

Seizure, attack

277
Q

-id

A

Form or shape

278
Q

id(io)

A

One’s own self

279
Q

ile/o

A

Ileum; part of small intestine

280
Q

ili/o

A

Ilium (hip bone)

281
Q

Im

A

Not

282
Q

Immun/o

A

Immunity; protected from

283
Q

In

A

in, Within, not

284
Q

Inflam

A

To flame within

285
Q

Infra

A

Beneath, below

286
Q

Inguin/o

A

Inguinal or groin

287
Q

Inter

A

Between

288
Q

Intra

A

Within, inside

289
Q

Irid/o

A

Iris

290
Q

-is

A

Pertaining to

291
Q

Ischemia

A

Deficiency, blockage of blood supply

292
Q

Ischi/o

A

Ischium; pelvic bone

293
Q

-ism

A

Condition or state of

294
Q

Is/o

A

Equal

295
Q

-ist

A

One who specializes

296
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation of or infection of

297
Q

-ity

A

Condition of

298
Q

-ium

A

Pertaining to, structure

299
Q

Jejun/o

A

Jejunum; part of the small intestine

300
Q

Juxta

A

Near

301
Q

Kal/i

A

Potassium

302
Q

Kary/o

A

Body, nucleus

303
Q

Kerat/o

A

Horn, hard tissue, cornea

304
Q

Kilo

A

One thousand

305
Q

Kinesi/o

A

Movement, motion

306
Q

Kinetic

A

Motion

307
Q

Kin/o

A

Movement

308
Q

Kyph/o

A

Hump

309
Q

Labyrinth/o

A

Labyrinth; maze

310
Q

Lacrim/o

A

Tears

311
Q

Lact/o

A

Milk

312
Q

Lamin/o

A

Lamina; layer

313
Q

Lapar/o

A

Abdominal wall, abdomen

314
Q

Laryng/o

A

Larynx, voice box

315
Q

Latent

A

Hidden; not active

316
Q

Later/o

A

Side

317
Q

Lei/o

A

Smooth

318
Q

-Lemma

A

Membrane

319
Q

Lepsy

A

Seizure

320
Q

Leuk/o

A

White

321
Q

Liga

A

To bind

322
Q

Ligament/o

A

Ligament; fibrous connective tissue

323
Q

Lingu/o

A

Tongue

324
Q

Lip/o

A

Fat

325
Q

Lith/o

A

Stone, calcification

326
Q

Lobe

A

Well defined part of an organ

327
Q

-logy

A

Study of

328
Q

-logist

A

One who studies

329
Q

Lumb/o

A

Lumbar, lower back

330
Q

Lymph/o

A

Lymph, lymph tissue

331
Q

-lysis

A

Dissolution, breakdown , destruction

332
Q

Lys/o

A

To kill, separating destruction

333
Q

Macr/o

A

Large

334
Q

Mal

A

Bad, abnormal

335
Q

-malacia

A

Soft

336
Q

Mamm/o

A

Breast

337
Q

Mandibul/o

A

Mandible; lower jaw

338
Q

-mania

A

Madness

339
Q

Mast/o

A

Breast

340
Q

Mastoid

A

Resembling a breast; bone of the skull

341
Q

Maxill/o

A

Maxilla; upper jaw

342
Q

Meat/o

A

Passage, opening meatus

343
Q

Medi

A

Middle

344
Q

Mega

A

Large

345
Q

Megal/o

A

Large

346
Q

-megaly

A

Enlarged

347
Q

Melan/o

A

Black

348
Q

Mening/o

A

Meninges; lining of the central nervous system

349
Q

Menisci/o

A

Meniscus; cartilage pads

350
Q

Ment/o

A

Chin

351
Q

Mentia

A

Mental, mind

352
Q

Men/o

A

Menstruation

353
Q

Meso

A

Middle

354
Q

Meta

A

Beyond, Change

355
Q

-meter

A

Instrument used to measure

356
Q

-metry

A

Process of measurement

357
Q

Metr/o

A

Uterine tissue

358
Q

Micr/o

A

Very small

359
Q

Mitos

A

Thread, filament

360
Q

Mon/o

A

Single, one

361
Q

Morph/o

A

Form, shape

362
Q

-mortem

A

Death

363
Q

Mot/o

A

Moving

364
Q

Muc/o

A

Mucus

365
Q

Multi

A

Many, much

366
Q

Myc/o

A

Fungus

367
Q

Myel/o

A

Bone marrow or spinal cord

368
Q

My/o

A

Muscle

369
Q

Myring/o

A

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

370
Q

Narc/o

A

Numbness, stupor

371
Q

Nas/o

A

Nose

372
Q

Natus, -natal

A

Birth, newborn

373
Q

Natri

A

Sodium

374
Q

Necr/o

A

Death of cells

375
Q

Ne/o

A

New

376
Q

Nephr/o

A

Kidney

377
Q

Neur/o

A

Neuron, nerve

378
Q

Noct/i

A

Night

379
Q

Non

A

No, none

380
Q

Nona

A

Nine

381
Q

Null

A

None

382
Q

Nutriti/o

A

To nourish

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