All the fucking shit Flashcards by Christina McCabe

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a-

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no, not, without, away from, negative

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ab-

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away from, negative, absent

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-able

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capable of, able to

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abort/o

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premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus

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abrad/o

abras/o

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rub or scrape off

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abrupt/o

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broken away from

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abs-

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away from

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abscess/o

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collection of puss, going away

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absorpt/o

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suck up/suck in

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-ac

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pertaining to

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acanth/o

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spiny, thorny

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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-acious

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characterized by

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acne/o

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point or peak

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acous/o

acoust/o

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hearing, sound

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acquir/o

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get, obtain

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acr/o

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extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point

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acromi/o

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acromion, point of shoulder blade

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actin/o

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light

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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acuit/o, acut/o

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sharp, sharpness

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acust/o, -

acusia, -acusis

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hearing, sense of hearing

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ad-

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toward, to, in the direction of

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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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adhes/o

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stick to, cling to

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adip/o

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fat

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adnex/o

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bound to

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adren/o,

adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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aer/o

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air, gas

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aesthet/o

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sensation, sense of perception

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af

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toward, to

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affect/o

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exert influence on

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agglutin/o

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clumping, stick together

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aggress/o

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attack, step forward

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-ago

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abnormal condition, disease

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agor/a

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marketplace

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-agra

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excessive pain, seizure, attack of severe pain

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-aise

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comfort, ease

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alb/i, 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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alg/e, algi/o,

alg/o, algesi/o

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relationship to pain

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-algesia, -

algesic

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painful, pain sense

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-algia

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pain, suffering, painful condition

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align/o

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bring into line or correct position

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aliment/o

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to nourish

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all/o, all-

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other, different from normal, reversal

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alopec/o

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baldness, mangy

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alveol/o

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alveolus, air sac, small sac

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ambi-

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both sides, around or about, double

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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ambul/o,

ambulat/o

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walk

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ametr/o

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out of proportion

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-amine

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nitrogen compound

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amni/o

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amnion, fetal membrane

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amph-

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around, on both sides, doubly

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amput/o,

amputat/o

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cut away, cut off a part of the body

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amyl/o

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starch

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an-

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no, not, without

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an-, ana-

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up, apart, backward, excessive

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an/o

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anus, ring

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-an

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characteristic of, pertaining to

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-ancy

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state of

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andr/o

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male, masculine

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm

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angi/o

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blood or lymph vessel

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angin/o

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angina, choking, strangling

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anis/o

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unequal

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ankyl/o

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crooked, bent, stiff

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anomal/o

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irregularity

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ante-

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before, in front of, forward

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anter/o

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before, front

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anthrac/o

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coal, coal dust

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anxi/o, anxiet/

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anxiety, anxious, uneasy

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ap-

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toward, to

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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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apic/o

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apex

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ap-, apo-

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separation, away from, opposed, detached

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aplast/o

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defective development, lack of development

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aponeur/o

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aponeurosis (type of tendon)

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apoplect/o

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a stroke

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append/o,

appendic/o

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appendix

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aqu/i, aqu/o,

aque/o

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water

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arachn/o

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spiderweb, spider

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arc/o

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bow, arc, or arch

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-arche

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beginning

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areat/o

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occurring in patches or circumscribed areas

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areol/o

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little open space

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-aria

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connected with

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arrect/o

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upright, lifted up, raised

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arter/o, arteri/

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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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as-

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toward, 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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aspir/o,

aspirat/o

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to breathe in

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asthen-, -

asthenia

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weakness, lack of strength

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asthmat/o

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gasping, choking

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astr/o

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star, star-shaped

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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

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ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance

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athet/o

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uncontrolled

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-ation

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state or action

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atop/o

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strange, out of place

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atres/i

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without an opening

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atri/o

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atrium

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aud-, audi/o,

audit/o

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ear, hearing, the sense of hearing

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aur/i, aur/o

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ear, hearing

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auscult/a,

auscult/o

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listen

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aut/o

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self

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ax/o

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axis, main stem

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axill/o

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armpit

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bacill/o

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rod-shaped bacterium (plural, bacteria)

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bacteri/o

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bacteria (singular, bacterium)

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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’s gland

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bas/o

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base, opposite of acid

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bi-

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twice, double, two

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bi/o

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life

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bifid/o

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split, divided into two parts

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bifurcat/o

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divide or fork into two branches

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bil/i

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bile, gall

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin

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bin-

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two

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-blast

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embryonic, immature, formative element

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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borborygm/o

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rumbling sound

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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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brev/i, brev/o

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short

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bronch/i,
bronchi/o,
bronch/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole, bronchiolus

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brux/o

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grind

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bucc/o

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burs/o bursa, sac of fluid near joint

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cadaver/o

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dead body, corpse

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calcane/o

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calcaneus, heel bone

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calc/i

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calcium, lime, the heel

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calci-, calc/o

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calcium

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calcul/o

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stone, little stone

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cali/o, calic/o

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cup, calyx

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call/i, callos/o

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hard, hardened and thickened

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calor/i

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heat

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canalicul/o

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little canal or duct

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canth/o

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corner of the eye

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capill/o

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hair

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capit/o

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head

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance

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capsul/o

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little box

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carb/o

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carbon

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carbuncl/o

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carbuncle

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carcin/o

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cancerous

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insert, send down

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hundred

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cheil/o

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cheir/o

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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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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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cholecyst/o

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cholesterol

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cartilage

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spinal cord, cord

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chorion, membrane

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choroid/o

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choroid layer of eye

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chrom/o,

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colour

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chron/o

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time

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chym/o

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to pour, juice

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cib/o

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meal

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cicatric/o

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scar

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cili/o

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eyelashes, microscopic hair-like projections

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relationship to movement

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circ/i

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circulat/o

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circulate, go around in a circle

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around, about

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circumcis/o

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circumscrib/o

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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow, tawny

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cis/o

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cut

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-clasis, -clast

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break down

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claudicat/o

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limping

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claustr/o

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barrier

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clav/i

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key

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clavicle, collar bone

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clitor/o

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clitoris

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violent action

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shut or close

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irrigation, washing

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clotting, coagulation

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spherical bacteria

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coccyg/o

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coccyx, tailbone

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cochle/o

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spiral, snail, snail shell

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cling, stick together

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col/o

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colon, large intestine

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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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column/o

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pillar

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together, with

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comat/o

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deep sleep

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comminut/o

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break into pieces

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communic/o

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share, to make common

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compatibil/o

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sympathize with

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together, with

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concav/o

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hollow

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concentr/o

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condense, intensify, remove excess water

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concept/o

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become pregnant

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conch/o

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shell

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concuss/o

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condyl/o

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knuckle, knob

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confusion, disorder

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coni/o

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dust

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conjunctiva, joined together, connected

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aware, awareness

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constipat/o

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pressed together, crowded together

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draw tightly together

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contact/o

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touched, infected

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infection, unclean, touching of something

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render unclean by contact, pollute

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continent/o

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keep in, contain, hold back, restrain

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against, counter, opposite

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contracept/o

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prevention of conception

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contus/o

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bruise

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convalesc/o

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recover, become strong

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convex/o

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arched, vaulted

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convolut/o

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coiled, twisted

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convuls/o

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pull together

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copi/o

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plentiful

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copulat/o

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joining together, linking

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pupil

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cord/o

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cord, spinal cord

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cordi/o

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heart

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core/o

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pupil

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cori/o

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skin, leather

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cornea

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coronary, crown

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body

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corpuscul/o

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little body

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covering

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cortex, outer region

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rib

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hip, hip joint

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skull

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creatinine

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crackling, rattling

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crin/o, -crine

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secrete

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cris/o, critic/o

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turning point

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to separate

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cry/o

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cold

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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, blind pouch

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cultivate

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hearing

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point, pointed flap

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skin

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blue

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye, cycle

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pregnancy

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bladder, bag

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urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

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cell

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pertaining to a cell

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condition of cells

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dacry/o

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tear, lacrimal duct (tear duct)

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lacrimal sac (tear sac)

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fingers, toes

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down, lack of, from, not, removal

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open a wound

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ten, tenth

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shedding, falling off

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lying down

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defec/o,

defecat/o

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to free from waste, clear

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defer/o

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carrying down or out

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degenerat/o

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gradual impairment, breakdown, diminished function

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deglutit/o

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swallow

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deliri/o

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wandering in the mind

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Greek letter delta, triangular shape

Q

delus/o

A

delude, mock, cheat

Q

-dema

A

swelling (fluid)

Q

dem/i, dem/o

A

people, population

Q

demi-

A

half

Q

dendr/o

A

branching, resembling a tree

Q

dent/i, dent/o

A

tooth, teeth

Q

depilate/o

A

hair removal

Q

depress/o

A

press down, lower, pressed or sunk down

Q

dermat/o,

derm/o

A

skin

Q

desic/o

A

drying

Q

-desis

A

to bind, tie together

Q

deteriorat/o

A

worsening or gradual impairment

Q

dextr/o

A

right side

Q

di-

A

twice, twofold, double

Q

dia-

A

through, between, apart, complete

Q

diaphor/o

A

sweat

Q

diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm, wall across

Q

diastole/o

A

standing apart, expansion

Q

didym/o

A

testes, twins, double

Q

diffus/o

A

pour out, spread apart

Q

digest/o

A

divide, distribute

Q

digit/o

A

finger or toe

Q

dilat/o,

dilatat/o

A

spread out, expand

Q

dilation

A

widening, stretching, expanding

Q

dilut/o

A

dissolve, separate

Q

diphther/o

A

membrane

Q

dipl/o

A

double

Q

dips/o, -dipsia

A

thirst

Q

dis-

A

negative, apart, absence of

Q

dislocat/o

A

displacement

Q

dissect/o

A

cutting apart

Q

disseminat/o

A

widely scattered

Q

dist/o

A

far

Q

distend/o,

distent/o

A

stretch apart, expand

Q

diur/o, diuret/

o

A

tending to increase urine output

Q

divert/i

A

turning aside

Q

domin/o

A

controlling, ruling

Q

don/o

A

give

Q

dors/i, dors/o

A

back of body

Q

-dote

A

what is given

Q

-drome

A

to run, running

Q

-duct

A

opening

Q

duct/o

A

to lead, carry

Q

duoden/i,

duoden/o

A

duodenum, first part of small intestine

Q

-dural

A

pertaining to dura mater

Q

-dynia

A

pain

Q

dys-

A

bad, difficult, painful

Q

e-

A

out of, from

Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

Q

ec-

A

out, outside

Q

ecchym/o

A

pouring out of juice

Q

ech/o

A

sound

Q

eclamps/o,

eclampt/o

A

flashing or shining forth

Q

ectasia, -

ectasis

A

stretching, dilation, enlargement

Q

ecto-

A

out, outside

Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal, cutting out, excision

Q

-ectopy

A

displacement

Q

eczemat/o

A

eruption

Q

-edema

A

swelling

Q

edem-,

edemat/o

A

swelling, fluid, tumor

Q

edentul/o

A

without teeth

Q

ef-

A

out

Q

effect/o

A

bring about a response, activate

Q

effus/o

A

pouring out

Q

ejaculat/o

A

throw or hurl out

Q

electr/o

A

electricity, electric

Q

eliminat/o

A

expel from the body

Q

em-

A

in

Q

emaciat/o

A

wasted by disease

Q

embol/o

A

something inserted or thrown in

Q

embry/o

A

fertilized ovum, embryo

Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

Q

emet/o

A

vomit

Q

-emia

A

blood, blood condition

Q

emmetr/o

A

in proper measure

Q

emolli/o

A

make soft, soften

Q

en-

A

in, within, into

Q

encephal/o

A

brain

Q

end-, endo-

A

in, within, inside

Q

endocrin/o

A

secrete within

Q

enem/o

A

end in, inject

Q

enter/o

A

small intestine

Q

ento-

A

within

Q

epi-

A

above, upon, on

Q

epidemi/o

A

among the people, an epidemic

Q

epididym/o

A

epididymis

Q

epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

Q

episi/o

A

vulva

Q

epithel/i,

epitheli/o

A

epithelium

Q

equin/o

A

pertaining to a horse

Q

-er

A

one who

Q

erect/o

A

upright

Q

erg/o, -ergy

A

work

Q

erot/o

A

sexual love

Q

eruct/o,

eructat/o

A

belch forth

Q

erupt/o

A

break out, burst forth

Q

erythem/o,

erythemat/o

A

flushed, redness

Q

erythr/o

A

red

Q

es-

A

out of, outside, away from

Q

-esis

A

abnormal condition, disease

Q

eso-

A

inward

Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

Q

-esthesia,

esthesi/o

A

sensation, feeling

Q

esthet/o

A

feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception

Q

estr/o

A

female

Q

ethm/o

A

sieve

Q

eti/o

A

cause

Q

eu-

A

good, normal, well, easy

Q

-eurysm

A

widening

Q

evacu/o,

evacuat/o

A

empty out

Q

ex-

A

out of, outside, away from

Q

exacerbat/o

A

aggravate, irritate

Q

exanthemat/o

A

rash

Q

excis/o

A

cutting out

Q

excori/o,

excoriat/o

A

abrade or scratch

Q

excret/o

A

separate, discharge

Q

excruciat/o

A

intense pain, agony

Q

exhal/o,

exhalat/o

A

breathe out

Q

exo-

A

out of, outside, away from

Q

exocrin/o

A

secrete out of

Q

expector/o

A

cough up

Q

expir/o,

expirat/o

A

breathe out

Q

exstroph/o

A

turned or twisted out

Q

extern/o

A

outside, outer

Q

extra-

A

on the outside, beyond, outside

Q

extreme/o,

extremit/o

A

extremity, outermost

Q

extrins/o

A

from the outside, contained outside

Q

exud/o,

exudat/o

A

to sweat out

Q

faci/o

A

face, form

Q

-facient

A

making, producing

Q

fasci/o

A

fascia, fibrous band

Q

fascicul/o

A

little bundle

Q

fatal/o

A

pertaining to fate, death

Q

fauc/i

A

narrow pass, throat

Q

febr/i

A

fever

Q

fec/i, fec/o

A

dregs, sediment, waste

Q

femor/o

A

femur, thigh bone

Q

fenestr/a

A

window

Q

fer/o

A

bear, carry

Q

-ferent

A

carrying

Q

-ferous

A

bearing, carrying, producing

Q

fertil/o

A

fertile, fruitful, productive

Q

fet/i, fet/o

A

fetus, unborn child

Q

fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue, fiber

Q

fibrill/o

A

muscular twitching

Q

fibrin/o

A

fibrin, fibers, threads of a clot

Q

fibros/o

A

fibrous connective tissue

Q

fibul/o

A

fibula

Q

-fic, fic/o

A

making, producing, forming

Q

-fication

A

process of making

Q

-fida

A

split

Q

filtr/o, filtrat/o

A

filter, to strain through

Q

fimbri/o

A

fringe

Q

fiss/o, fissur/o

A

crack, split, cleft

Q

fistul/o

A

tube or pipe

Q

flat/o

A

flatus, breaking wind, rectal gas

Q

flex/o

A

bend

Q

flu/o

A

flow

Q

fluor/o

A

glowing, luminous

Q

foc/o

A

focus, point

Q

foll/i

A

bag, sac

Q

follicul/o

A

follicle, small sac

Q

foramin/o

A

opening, foramen

Q

fore-

A

before, in front of

Q

-form, form/o

A

resembling, in the shape of

Q

fove/o

A

pit

Q

fract/o

A

break, broken

Q

frigid/o

A

cold

Q

front/o

A

forehead, brow

Q

-fuge

A

to drive away

Q

funct/o,

function/o

A

perform, function

Q

fund/o

A

bottom, base, ground

Q

fung/i

A

fungus

Q

furc/o

A

forking, branching

Q

furuncul/o

A

furunculus, a boil, an infection

Q

-fusion

A

pour

Q

galact/o

A

milk

Q

gamet/o

A

wife or husband, egg or sperm

Q

gangli/o,

ganglion/o

A

ganglion

Q

gangren/o

A

eating sore, gangrene

Q

gastr/o

A

stomach, belly

Q

gastrocnemi/o

A

gastrocnemius, calf muscle

Q

gemin/o

A

twin, double

Q

gen-, gen/o, -

gen

A

producing, forming

Q

-gene

A

production, origin, formation

Q

-genic, -

genesis

A

creation, reproduction

Q

genit/o

A

produced by, birth, reproductive organs

Q

-genous

A

producing

Q

ger/i

A

old age

Q

germin/o

A

bud, sprout, germ

Q

geront/o

A

old age

Q

gest/o, gestat/

o

A

bear, carry young or offspring

Q

gigant/o

A

giant, very large

Q

gingiv/o

A

gingival tissue, gums

Q

glauc/o

A

gray

Q

glen/o

A

socket or pit

Q

gli/o

A

neurologic tissue, supportive tissue of nervous system

Q

globin/o, -

globulin

A

protein

Q

globul/o

A

little ball

Q

glomerul/o

A

glomerulus

Q

glott/i, glott/o

A

back of the tongue

Q

gluc/o

A

glucose, sugar

Q

glute/o

A

buttocks

Q

glyc/o, glycos/

o

A

glucose, sugar

Q

glycer/o

A

sweet

Q

glycogen/o

A

glycogen, animal starch

Q

-gnosia

A

knowledge, to know

Q

-gog, -gogue

A

make flow

Q

goitr/o

A

goiter, enlargement of the thyroid gland

Q

gon/e, gon/o

A

seed

Q

gonad/o

A

gonad, sex glands

Q

goni/o

A

angle

Q

grad/i

A

move, go, step, walk

Q

-gram

A

a picture or record

Q

granul/o

A

granule(s)

Q

-graph

A

a picture or record, machine for recording record

Q

-graphy

A

the process of producing a picture or record

Q

gravid/o

A

pregnancy

Q

-gravida

A

pregnant

Q

gynec/o

A

woman, female

Q

gyr/o

A

turning, folding

Q

hal/o, halit/o

A

breath

Q

hallucin/o

A

hallucination, to wander in the mind

Q

hem/e

A

deep red iron-containing pigment

Q

hem/o, hemat/

o

A

blood, relating to the blood

Q

hemi-

A

half

Q

hemoglobin/o

A

hemoglobin

Q

hepat/o

A

liver

Q

hered/o,

heredit/o

A

inherited, inheritance

Q

herni/o

A

hernia

Q

herpet/o

A

creeping

Q

-hexia

A

habit

Q

hiat/o

A

opening

Q

hidr/o

A

sweat

Q

hirsut/o

A

hairy, rough

Q

hist/o, histi/o

A

tissue

Q

holo-

A

all

Q

hom/o

A

same, like, alike

Q

home/o

A

sameness, unchanging, constant

Q

hormon/o

A

hormone

Q

humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

Q

hydr/o, hydra

A

relating to water

Q

hygien/o

A

healthy

Q

hymen/o

A

a membrane, hymen

Q

hyper-

A

excessive, increased

Q

hyp-

A

deficient, decreased

Q

hypn/o

A

sleep

Q

hypo-

A

deficient, decreased

Q

hyster/o

A

uterus

Q

-ia

A

abnormal condition, disease, plural of -ium

Q

-ial

A

pertaining to

Q

-ian

A

specialist

Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition, disease

Q

iatr/o

A

physician, treatment

Q

-iatrics

A

field of medicine, healing

Q

-iatrist

A

specialist

Q

-iatry

A

field of medicine

Q

-ible

A

capable of, able to

Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

Q

ichthy/o

A

dry, scaly

Q

-ician

A

specialist

Q

icter/o

A

jaundice

Q

idi/o

A

peculiar to the individual or organ, one, distinct

Q

-iferous

A

bearing, carrying, producing

Q

-ific

A

making, producing

Q

-iform

A

shaped or formed like, resembling

Q

-igo

A

attack, diseased condition

Q

-ile

A

capable of

Q

ile/o

A

ileum, small intestine

Q

ili/o

A

ilium, hip bone

Q

illusi/o

A

deception

Q

im-

A

not

Q

immun/o

A

immune, protection, safe

Q

impact/o

A

pushed against, wedged against, packed

Q

impress/o

A

pressing into

Q

impuls/o

A

pressure or pushing force, drive, urging on

Q

in-

A

in, into, not, without

Q

incis/o

A

cutting into

Q

incubat/o

A

incubation, hatching

Q

indurat/o

A

hardened

Q

-ine

A

pertaining to

Q

infarct/o

A

filled in, stuffed

Q

infect/o

A

infected, tainted

Q

infer/o

A

below, beneath

Q

infest/o

A

attack, assail, molest

Q

inflammat/o

A

flame within, set on fire

Q

infra-

A

below, beneath, inferior to

Q

infundibul/o

A

funnel

Q

ingest/o

A

carry or pour in

Q

inguin/o

A

groin

Q

inhal/o,

inhalat/o

A

breathe in

Q

inject/o

A

to force or throw in

Q

innominat/o

A

unnamed, nameless

Q

inocul/o

A

implant, introduce

Q

insipid/o

A

tasteless

Q

inspir/o,

inspirat/o

A

breathe in

Q

insul/o

A

island

Q

insulin/o

A

insulin

Q

intact/o

A

untouched, whole

Q

inter-

A

between, among

Q

intermitt/o

A

not continuous

Q

intern/o

A

within, inner

Q

interstiti/o

A

the space between things

Q

intestin/o

A

intestine

Q

intim/o

A

innermost

Q

intoxic/o

A

put poison in

Q

intra-

A

within, inside

Q

intrins/o

A

contained within

Q

intro-

A

within, into, inside

Q

de

introit/o

A

entrance or passage

Q

intussuscept/o

A

take up or receive within

Q

involut/o

A

rolled up, curled inward

Q

iod/o

A

iodine

Q

-ion

A

action, process, state or condition

Q

ion/o

A

ion, to wander

Q

-ior

A

pertaining to

Q

ipsi-

A

same

Q

ir-

A

in

Q

-is

A

noun ending

Q

ir/i, ir/o, irid/o,

irit/o

A

iris, colored part of eye

Q

is/o

A

same, equal

Q

isch/o

A

to hold back

Q

ischi/o

A

ischium

Q

-ism

A

condition, state of

Q

iso-

A

equal

Q

-ist

A

a person who practices, specialist

Q

-isy

A

noun ending

Q

-itis

A

inflammation

Q

-ium

A

structure, tissue

Q

-ive

A

performs, tends toward

Q

-ize

A

to make, to treat

Q

jejun/o

A

jejunum

Q

jugul/o

A

throat

Q

juxta-

A

beside, near, nearby

Q

kary/o

A

nucleus, nut

Q

kata-, kath

A

down

Q

kel/o

A

growth, tumor

Q

kerat/o

A

horny, hard, cornea

Q

ket/o, keton/o

A

ketones, acetones

Q

kines/o,
kinesi/o, -
kinesia

A

movement

Q

-kinesis

A

motion

Q

klept/o

A

to steal

Q

koil/o

A

hollow or concave

Q

kraur/o

A

dry

Q

kyph/o

A

bent, hump

Q

labi/o

A

lip

Q

labyrinth/o

A

maze, labyrinth, the inner ear

Q

lacer/o,

lacerat/o

A

torn, mangled

Q

lacrim/o

A

tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct

Q

lact/i, lact/o

A

milk

Q

lactat/o

A

secrete milk

Q

lamin/o

A

lamina

Q

lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

Q

laps/o

A

slip, fall, slide

Q

-lapse

A

to slide, fall, sag

Q

laryng/o

A

larynx, throat

Q

lat/i, lat/o

A

broad

Q

later/o

A

side

Q

lav/o, lavat/o

A

wash, bathe

Q

lax/o, laxat/o

A

loosen, relax

Q

leiomy/o

A

smooth (visceral) muscle

Q

lent/i

A

the lens of the eye

Q

lenticul/o

A

shaped like a lens, pertaining to a lens

Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

Q

lept/o

A

thin, slender

Q

-leptic

A

to seize, take hold of

Q

lepto-

A

small, soft

Q

letharg/o

A

drowsiness, oblivion

Q

leuk/o

A

whte

Q

lev/o, levat/o

A

raise, lift up

Q

lex/o, -lexia

A

word, phrase

Q

libid/o, libidin/

o

A

sexual drive, desire, passion

Q

ligament/o

A

ligament

Q

ligat/o

A

binding or tying off

Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

Q

lipid/o, lip/o

A

fat, lipid

Q

-listhesis

A

slipping

Q

lith/o, -lith

A

stone, calculus

Q

-lithiasis

A

presence of stones

Q

lob/i, lob/o

A

lobe, well-defined part of an organ

Q

loc/o

A

place

Q

loch/i

A

childbirth, confinement

Q

-logy

A

study of

Q

longev/o

A

long-lived, long life

Q

lord/o

A

curve, swayback, bent

Q

lumb/o

A

lower back, loin

Q

lumin/o

A

light

Q

lun/o, lunat/o

A

moon

Q

lunul/o

A

crescent

Q

lup/i, lup/o

A

wolf

Q

lute/o

A

yellow

Q

lux/o

A

to slide

Q

lymph/o

A

lymph, lymphatic tissue

Q

lymphaden/o

A

lymph node or gland

Q

lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

Q

-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

Q

-lyst

A

agent that causes lysis or loosening

Q

-lytic

A

to reduce, destroy

Q

macro-

A

large, abnormal size or length, long

Q

macul/o

A

spot

Q

magn/o

A

great, large

Q

major/o

A

larger

Q

mal-

A

bad, poor, evil

Q

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

Q

malign/o

A

bad, evil

Q

malle/o

A

malleus, hammer

Q

malleol/o

A

malleolus, little hammer

Q

mamm/o

A

breast

Q

man/i

A

madness, rage

Q

man/i, man/o

A

hand

Q

mandibul/o

A

mandible, lower jaw

Q

-mania

A

obsessive preoccupation

Q

manipul/o

A

use of hands

Q

manubri/o

A

handle

Q

masset/o

A

chew

Q

mast/o

A

breast

Q

mastic/o,

masticat/o

A

chew

Q

mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

Q

matern/o

A

maternal, of a mother

Q

matur/o

A

ripe

Q

maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jaw)

Q

maxim/o

A

largest, greatest

Q

meat/o

A

opening or passageway

Q

medi/o

A

middle

Q

mediastin/o

A

mediastinum, middle

Q

medic/o

A

medicine, physician, healing

Q

medicat/o

A

medication, healing

Q

medull/o

A

medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow

Q

mega-, megal/

o

A

large, great

Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

Q

mei/o

A

less, meiosis

Q

melan/o

A

black, dark

Q

mellit/o

A

honey, honeyed

Q

membran/o

A

membrane, thin skin

Q

men/o

A

menstruation, menses

Q

mening/o,

meningi/o

A

membranes, meninges

Q

menisc/o

A

meniscus, crescent

Q

mens/o

A

menstruate, menstruation, menses

Q

menstru/o,

menstruat/o

A

occurring monthly

Q

ment/o

A

mind, chin

Q

mes-

A

middle

Q

mesenter/o

A

mesentery

Q

mesi/o

A

middle, median plane

Q

meso-

A

middle

Q

meta-

A

change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after or next

Q

metabol/o

A

change

Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpals, bones of the hand

Q

metatars/o

A

bones of the foot between the tarsus and toes

Q

-meter

A

measure, instrument used to measure

Q

metr/i, metr/o,

metri/o

A

uterus

Q

-metrist

A

one who measures

Q

-metry

A

to measure

Q

micr/o, micro-

A

small

Q

mictur/o,

micturit/o

A

urinate

Q

midsagitt/o

A

from front to back, at the middle

Q

-mimetic

A

mimic, copy

Q

mio-

A

smaller less

Q

-mission

A

to send

Q

mit/0

A

thread

Q

mitr/o

A

a miter, having two points on top

Q

monil/i

A

string of beads, genus of parasitic mold or fungus

Q

morbid/o

A

disease, sickness

Q

mu/o

A

close, shut

Q

muc/o, mucos/

o

A

mucus