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1
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A-

A

Without or lack of

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Ab-

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Away, away from

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-able

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Capable of, ability to

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Abort/io

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To miscarry (natural or induced)

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Abrupt/io

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To tear away from

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Abscess

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A going away

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Acne

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Pointed

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Acoust/i

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Hearing

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Acr/o

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Extremities, height, pointed

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Actin/o

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Sun, Ray, radium

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Acu-

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Sharp

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-ac

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Refers to, pertains to, or state of

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Ad-

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Near or beside

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Aer/o

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Air or gas

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Af-

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Toward

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Alb/o

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White

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Alges/i

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Pain

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-algia

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Pain

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Alopec/i

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Fox mange or baldness

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Alveol/i

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Cavity

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Ambi-

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Both

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Ambul/o-

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To walk

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Amphi-

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Both

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Amylo-

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Starch

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An-

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Lack of or without

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An/o-

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Ring

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Ana-

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Apart or up

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Angi/o-

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Vessel

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Angin/o-

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Vessel

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Ankyl/o-

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Fuse or bind

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Ante-

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Before

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Anter/o-

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Before or foremost

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Anthrax

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Coal or carbuncle (cluster of boils that form a connected area of infection under the skin)

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Anti-

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Against

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Aneurysm-

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Dilation or ballooning

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-apheresis

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To remove or separate (blood into parts)

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Apo-

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Above or upon

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Aqua-

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Water

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Arachino-

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Spider

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Arche/o-

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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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Jointed

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-ar

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Refers to or pertains to

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Ascar/i-

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Worm

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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Asthma-

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Panting

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Atelo-

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Incomplete, without end, imperfect ending

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Athero-

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Porridge or yellow fat

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-ation

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Process of or procedure of

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-atresia

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Closure

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Atri/o-

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Chamber

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Attrit/i-

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Wearing out

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Audi-

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Hearing

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Aur/i-

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Ear

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Auscult/o-

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To listen

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Auto-

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Self

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Avuls/i-

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To tear

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Bacill/o-

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Rod-like

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Bacteri/o-

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Rod

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Balan/o-

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Penis

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Baro-

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Weight

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Bas/o-

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Basic or at base

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Bene-

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Good or normal

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Benign-

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Kind

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Beri-

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Weakness

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Bi-

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Two

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Bil/i-

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Bile or gall

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Bin

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Two

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Bio

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Life

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-blast

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Beginning or young

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Bleb/o-

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Blister

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Blenno-

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Mucus

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Blepharo-

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Eyelid

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Bol/o-

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Lump or ball

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Brach/i-

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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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Brevi-

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Short

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Bronch/i-

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Windpipe or trachea-like

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Brux-

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Grinding

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Bucca-

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Cheek

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Bulba

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Blister or vesicle

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Bulimo-

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Hunger

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Burs/o-

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Sac, wine sac, pouch

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Cal/o-

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Heat, heated or hot

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Calcin/o-

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Calcium

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Calco-

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Pebbles or granules of calcium

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Calx-

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Heel or lime

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Candid/i-

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Glowing white

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Canth/o-

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Corner of eye

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Capill/o-

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Hair-like

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Capit/o-

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Head

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Capn/o-

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Carbon dioxide

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Caput

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Head

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Carbun/o-

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Glowing ember

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Carcin/o-

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Crab-like

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Cardi/o-

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Heart

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Carp/o-

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Wrist

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Cata-

A

Breakdown or down

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Cataract

A

Waterfall or cloudiness

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Catarrh

A

To flow down

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Catheter/o-

A

To let down into

108
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Caud/o-

A

Tail or toward tail

109
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Caust/o-

A

Burn or heat

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Cauter/o-

A

To burn or to heat

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Cav-

A

Hollow

112
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Cebo-

A

Meal or food

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Cec/o-

A

Blind pouch

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-cele

A

Swelling or tumor

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Celi/o-

A

Abdomen or belly

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Cellul/o-

A

Chambers

117
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Cement/o-

A

Hard

118
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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to drain fluid

119
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Centi-

A

One-hundredth part

120
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Centr/i-

A

Center

121
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Cephal/o-

A

Head

122
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-Cept-

A

Receiver

123
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Cerebr/o-

A

Brain

124
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Ceru-

A

Wax

125
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Cerv/i-

A

Neck

126
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Chalaz/io-

A

Hailstone (eyelid sebaceous cyst)

127
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Chancr/o-

A

Ulcer (sore)

128
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Cheil/o-

A

Lip

129
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Chiro-

A

Hand

130
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Chlor/o-

A

Green

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Cholangio-

A

Bile duct

132
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Chole-

A

Bile or gall

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Cholecyst:o-

A

Gallbladder

134
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Choledoch/o-

A

Gallbladder duct (canal)

135
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Cholera

A

Biliary acute diarrhea

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Chondr/o-

A

Cartilage

137
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Chrom/o-

A

Colored

138
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Chyme-

A

Juice

139
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-cicatrix

A

Scar

140
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-cid

A

To kill

141
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Cil/i-

A

Eyelash-like

142
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Cine/o-

A

Movement filming

143
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Circum-

A

Around

144
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Cirrh/o-

A

Yellow-orange

145
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-cis

A

Cut or to cut

146
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-coast

A

To break down

147
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Clavicul/o-

A

Collarbone

148
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Cleido-

A

Clavicle or collarbone

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Clino-

A

Bent

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-clysis

A

Irrigation or injection

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Co-

A

Two

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Coagul-

A

Clotting or to clot

153
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-coccus

A

Berry

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Coccyg/o-

A

Tailbone

155
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Cochle/o-

A

Snail-like

156
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Col/o-

A

Colon (big or large intestine)

157
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Colpo-

A

Vagina

158
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Com-

A

Together

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Comato-

A

Deep sleep

160
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Concuss/i-

A

Violent shaking

161
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Condylo-

A

Knuckle

162
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Coni/o-

A

Dust

163
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-conus

A

Cone-shaped

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Conjunctiv/o-

A

Joined together

165
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Contra-

A

Against

166
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Contus/i-

A

Bruise

167
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Convolo-

A

To roll together

168
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Cord-

A

Vocal cords or cord

169
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Cori/o-

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Skin

170
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Corne/o-

A

Cornea or horn shape

171
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Cornu-

A

Horn or horny

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Coron/o-

A

Crowning

173
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Coronal plane

A

Crowning or frontal body cut

Cuts the body into a front and back part

174
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Corp/o-

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Body

175
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Cortic/o-

A

Bark, outer bark, rind, cortex

176
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Cost/o-

A

Rib

177
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Crani/o-

A

Skull

178
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-creas

A

Flesh or fleshy

179
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Crenat/o-

A

Notched

180
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-crine

A

Secrete

181
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-crit

A

Separate

182
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Cruc/i-

A

Cross or cross-like

183
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Cryo-

A

Cold

184
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Crypto-

A

Hidden

185
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Cub/o-

A

Cube or cube-shaped

186
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Cubit/o-

A

Elbow

187
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Culd/o-

A

Blind pouch

188
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-cule

A

Little

189
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Curett/o-

A

Scooping or scraping

190
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-cusis

A

Hearing

191
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Cusp/i-

A

Pointed

192
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Cuti/o-, cut-, cuti-

A

Skin

193
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Cyan/o-

A

Blue

194
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Cycl/o-

A

Circle

195
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-cyesis

A

Pregnancy

196
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Cyst/o-

A

Bladder or sac

197
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Cyte-

A

Cell or chamber

198
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-cytosis

A

Increase in numbers

199
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Dacryo-

A

Tear

200
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Dactylo-

A

Digits (fingers and toes)

201
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De-

A

Away

202
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Deci-

A

One tenth (1/10)

203
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Deep

A

Most inward

204
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Deka-

A

Ten

205
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Delta

A

Fan-shaped or triangular

206
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Dem/o-

A

People

207
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Demi-

A

Half

208
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Dendr/o-

A

Tree-shaped

209
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Dent/o-

A

Tooth or teeth

210
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Depress/o-

A

Lower

211
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Derm/o-

A

Skin

212
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Dermat/o-

A

Skin

213
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-desis

A

Binding or to bind

214
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Dextr/o-

A

Right

215
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Dia-

A

Across, through, total, between

216
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-didymus

A

Testis or teste

217
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Different-

A

To separate

218
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Digit-

A

Finger or toe

219
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Diplo-

A

Double or two

220
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Dips/o-

A

Thirst or thirsty

221
Q

Diphther/i-

A

Membrane

222
Q

Dis-

A

Away from or reverse

223
Q

Dist/o-

A

Farther from

224
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Diverticul/o-

A

Outpouching

225
Q

Doch/o-

A

Duct or canal

226
Q

Doct/o-

A

To teach or teacher

227
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Dol/o-

A

Pain

228
Q

Dors/o-

A

Back

229
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Dromo-

A

Running

230
Q

Duct/o-

A

To draw or to lead away

231
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Duoden/o-

A

Twelve

232
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Dura-

A

Hard

233
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Dy/o-

A

Two or a pair

234
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Dynam/o-

A

Work or strength

235
Q

-dynia

A

Pain

236
Q

Dys-

A

Difficult, faulty, painful

237
Q

-e

A

Instrument

238
Q

E-

A

Out or remove

239
Q

Ec-

A

Outside, outward, outer, out

240
Q

Eccrine-

A

Secreting or to secrete

241
Q

Echo-

A

Sound

242
Q

-ectasis

A

Enlargement or dilation

243
Q

-ectomy

A

Excision or removal

244
Q

Eczema

A

To boil out

245
Q

Edema-

A

Swelling

246
Q

Ef-

A

Away or out

247
Q

Electr/o-

A

Electrical

248
Q

-ellum

A

Lesser or smaller

249
Q

Em-

A

In

250
Q

Embryo-

A

Early

Medical Terminology (4 decks)

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