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Appendix 3 Meanings (Condensed) Flashcards

2
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abdomen

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abdomin/o, celi/o

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abdominal wall

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lapar/o

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above, excess

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super-

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above

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supra-

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absence, removal, separation

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dis-

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accumulation of fluid, swelling

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edema

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act of recording data

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-graphy

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act(ing) on, affect(ing)

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trop, -tropic

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adrenal cortex

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adrenocortic/o

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adrenal gland, epinephrine

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

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after, behind

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post-

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again, back

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re-

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against, opposite

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contra-

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against

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anti-

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air, gas, lung, respiration

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pneum/o, pneumat/o

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air, gas

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aer/o

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all

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pan-

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amnion

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amnio

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angle

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goni/o

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anus

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an/o

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aorta

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aort/o

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arm

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brachi/o

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around

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circum-, peri-

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arteriole

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arteriol/o

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artery

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arter/o, arteri/o

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atlas

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atlant/o

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atrium

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atri/o

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attracting, absorbing

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phil, -philic

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away from, outside

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ex/o-

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away from

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ab-

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bacillus

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bacill/i, bacill/o

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bacterium

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bacteri/o

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bad, poor

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mal-

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before, in front of

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pre-, pro-

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before

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ante-

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behind, backwards

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retro-

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below, under

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sub-

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below

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infra-

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between

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inter-

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bile duct

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cholangi/o

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bile, gall

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chol/e, chol/o

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bile

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bili

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binding fusion

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-desis

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birth

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nat/i

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blood clot

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thromb/o

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blood

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blue

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cyan/o

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body, small body

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-some

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body

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somat/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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myel/o

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bone

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oste/o

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brain

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encephal/o

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breaking

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clasis, -clasia

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breast, mammary gland

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mamm/o, mast/o

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breathing

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-pnea, spir/o

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bronchiole

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bronchiol

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bronchus

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bronch/o, bronch/i

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bursa

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burs/o

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bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage

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-rhage, -rhagia

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calcium

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calc/i

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calculus, stone

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lith

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calyx

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cali/o, calic/o

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cancer, carcinoma

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carcin/o

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carbon dioxide (level of)

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-capnia

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cartilage

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chondr/o

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cavity, ventricle

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ventricul/o

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cecum

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cec/o

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cell

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-cyte, cyt/o

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cerebellum

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cerebell/o

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cerebrum

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cerebr/o

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cheek

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bucc/o

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chemical

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chem/o

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chest, thorax

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thorac/o

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chest

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steth/o

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child

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puer

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choroid

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chori/o, choroid/o

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ciliary body, ciliary muscle (of eye)

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cycl/o

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clitoris

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clitor/o, clitorid/o

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coccyx

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coccy, coccyg/o

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cochlea (of inner ear)

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cochle/o

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cold

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cry/o

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colon

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col/o, colon/o

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color, stain

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chrom/o, chromat/o

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common bile duct

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choledoch/o

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87
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condition of blood

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-emia, hemia

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condition of semen

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-spermia

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condition of urine, urination

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-uria

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condition of

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-ia/sis, ism, o/sis, sis, y

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cornea, keratin, horny layer of skin

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kerat/o

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cornea

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corne/o

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crushing

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-tripsy

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dark, black, melanin

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melan/o

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death of tissue

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necrosis

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decrease in, deficiency of

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-penia

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diaphragm

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phren/o

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dilation, dilatation, distension

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ectasia, ectasis

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dim

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ambly-

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disease, any disease of

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path/o, pathy

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dissolving, reducing, loosening

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-lytic

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double

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dipl/o

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down, without, removal, loss

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de-

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dropping, downward, displacement, prolapse

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ptosis

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drug, medicine

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pharm, pharmac/o

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dry

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xero-

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ear

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ot/o

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eat, ingest

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phag/o

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electricity

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electr/o

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embryo

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embry/o

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end

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tel/e-, tel/o-

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endocrine

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endocrin/o

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enlargement

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-megaly

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enzyme

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-ase

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epididymis

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epididym/o

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equal, same

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equi-, iso-

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esophagus

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esophag/o

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examination of

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-scopy

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excision, surgical removal

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-ectomy

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excited state, obsession

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-mania

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expansion, widening

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dilation, dilatation

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extremity, end

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acro-

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eye, vision

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-opia, opt/o

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eye

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ocul/o, ophthalm/o

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eyelid

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blephar/o, palpebr/o

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126
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false

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pseudo-

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fascia

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fasci/o

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fat, lipid

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lip/o

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fat

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adip/o

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fatty

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steat/o

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131
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fear

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-phobia

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feces

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copro

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feeding, growth, nourishment

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troph/o, -trophy, -trophia

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fetus

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fet/o

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fever, fire

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pyr/o, pyret/o

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few, scanty, deficiency of

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olig/o-

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fiber, muscle fiber

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in/o

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fiber

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fibr/o

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filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder

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cyst/o

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140
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finger, toe

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dactyl/o

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first

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prim/i-

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fissure, splitting

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-schisis

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flow, discharge

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-rhea

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foot, child

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ped/o

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foot

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pod/o

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foreign, strange

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xen/o

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form, structure

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morph/o

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formation, molding, development

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plas, -plasia

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formation, production

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-poiesis

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150
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four

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quadr/i-, tetra-

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fungus, mold

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myc/o

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152
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gallbladder

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cholecyst/o

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ganglion

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gangli/o, ganglion/o

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gland

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aden/o

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glans penis

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balan/o

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glomerulus

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glomerul/o

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glucose

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gluc/o

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grapelike cluster, staphylococcus

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staphyl/o

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gum, gingiva

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gingiv/o

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hair

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trich/o

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half, one side

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hemi-

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half, partial

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semi-

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hand

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chir/o

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hard, sclera (of eye)

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scler/o

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hardening

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sclerosis

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head

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cephal/o

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hearing

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audi/o

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heart

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cardi/o

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heat, temperature

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therm/o

170
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hernia, localized dilation

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-cele

171
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hidden

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crypt/o

172
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ileum

A

ile/o

173
Q

ilium

A

ili/o

174
Q

immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell

A

blast/o, -blast

175
Q

immunity, immune system

A

immun/o

176
Q

imperfect

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atel/o

177
Q

in, within

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end/o-, intra-

178
Q

incision, cutting

A

-tomy

179
Q

inflammation

A

-itis

180
Q

inner part, medulla oblongata, spinal cord

A

medull/o

181
Q

instrument for incising (cutting)

A

-tome

182
Q

instrument for measuring

A

-meter

183
Q

instrument for recording data

A

-graph

184
Q

instrument for viewing

A

-scope

185
Q

intestine

A

enter/o

186
Q

iris

A

ir, irit/o, irid/o

187
Q

iron

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ferr/i, ferr/o, sider/o

188
Q

jaw

A

gnath/o

189
Q

jejunum

A

jejun/o

190
Q

joint

A

arthr/o

191
Q

kidney

A

nephr/o, ren/o

192
Q

labor

A

toc/o

193
Q

labrynth (inner ear)

A

labrynth/o

194
Q

lacrimal sac

A

dacryocyst/o

195
Q

large, abnormally large

A

mega-, megalo-, macro-

196
Q

larynx

A

laryng/o

197
Q

left

A

sinistr/o

198
Q

lens

A

lent/i, phac/o, phak/o

199
Q

light

A

phot/o

200
Q

like, resembling

A

-form, -oid

201
Q

lip

A

cheil/o, labi/o

202
Q

liver

A

hepat/o

203
Q

lumbar region, lower back

A

lumb/o

204
Q

lung

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pulm/o, pulmon/o, pneumon/o

205
Q

lymph node

A

lymphaden/o

206
Q

lymph, lymphatic system, lymphocyte

A

lymph/o

207
Q

lymphatic vessel

A

lymphangi/o

208
Q

lymphocyte

A

lymphocyt/o

209
Q

male

A

andr/o

210
Q

malformed fetus

A

terat/o

211
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many, much

A

poly-

212
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many

A

multi-

213
Q

measure

A

metr/o

214
Q

measurement of

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-metry

215
Q

medical specialty

A

-iatrics, -iatry, -ics

216
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meninges

A

mening/o, meninge/o

217
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middle

A

mes/o-

218
Q

milk

A

galact/o, lact/o

219
Q

mimicking, simulating

A

-mimetic

220
Q

mind

A

psych/o

221
Q

month, menstruation

A

men/o, mens

222
Q

mouth

A

stoma, stomat/o, or/o

223
Q

movement

A

kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o

224
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mucus, mucous membrane

A

muc/o

225
Q

mucus

A

myx/o

226
Q

muscle

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muscul/o, my/o

227
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nail

A

onych/o

228
Q

narrowing, constriction

A

stenosis

229
Q

near, beside, abnormal

A

para-

230
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near, beside

A

juxta-

231
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neck, cervix

A

cervic/o

232
Q

nervous system, nerve

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neur/o, neur/i

233
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network

A

reticul/o

234
Q

neuroglia

A

gli/o

235
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never

A

nulli-

236
Q

new

A

neo-

237
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night, darkness

A

nyct/o

238
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night

A

noct/i

239
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nipple

A

papill/o

240
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nitrogenous compounds

A

azot/o

241
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normal

A

normo-

242
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nose

A

nas/o, rhin/o

243
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not, without, lack of, absence

A

A-, an-

244
Q

not

A

im-, in-, non-, un-

245
Q

nucleus

A

kary/o, nucle/o

246
Q

old age

A

ger/e, ger/o

247
Q

old

A

presby-

248
Q

on, over

A

epi-

249
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one

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mon/o-, uni-

250
Q

opposite, against

A

counter-

251
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order, arrangement

A

tax/o

252
Q

origin, formation

A

gen, genesis

253
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other, different, unequal

A

hetero-

254
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out, outside

A

ec-, ecto-

255
Q

outer portion, cerebral cortex

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cortic/o

256
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outside

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extra-

257
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ovary

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oophor/o, ovari/o

258
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over, excess, increased, abnormally high

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hyper-

259
Q

ovum

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oo, ov/o, ovul/o

260
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oxygen (level of)

A

-oxia

261
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oxygen, sharp, acute

A

ox/y

262
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pain

A

alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o, -algesia, -algia, -odynia

263
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palate

A

palat/o

264
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pancreas

A

pancreat/o

265
Q

pancreatic islets

A

insul/o

266
Q

paralysis

A

-plegia

267
Q

parathyroid

A

parathyr/o, parathyroid/o

268
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partial paralysis, weakness

A

-paresis

269
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pelvis

A

pelvi/o

270
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perineum

A

perine/o

271
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peritoneum

A

periton, peritone/o

272
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pertaining to

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, ical, -ile, -ory, -ous

273
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pharynx

A

pharyng/o

274
Q

phrenic nerve

A

phrenic/o

275
Q

physician

A

-iatr/o

276
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pituitary, hypophysis

A

hypophys, pituitar

277
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plant

A

phyt/o

278
Q

plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

A

-plasty

279
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platelet, thrombocyte

A

thrombocyt/o

280
Q

pleura

A

pleur/o

281
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poison, toxin

A

tox/o, toxic/o

282
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poison

A

toxin

283
Q

potassium

A

kali

284
Q

pregnant woman

A

gravida

285
Q

pressure

A

bar/o

286
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promotor, stimulator

A

-agogue

287
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prostate

A

prostat/o

288
Q

protein

A

prote/o

289
Q

pulse

A

sphygm/o

290
Q

puncture, tap

A

centesis

291
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pupil

A

cor/o, cor/e, pupill/o

292
Q

pus

A

py/o

293
Q

pylorus

A

pylor/o

294
Q

radiation, x-ray

A

radi/o

295
Q

rapid

A

tachy-

296
Q

reading

A

-lexia

297
Q

record of data

A

-gram

298
Q

rectum

A

proct/o, rect/o

299
Q

red blood cell

A

erythrocyt/o

300
Q

red, red blood cell

A

erythr/o-

301
Q

renal pelvis

A

pyel/o

302
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retina

A

retin/o

303
Q

rib

A

cost/o

304
Q

right

A

dextr/o-

305
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rod, muscle cell

A

rhabd/o

306
Q

root of spinal nerve

A

radicul/o

307
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rupture

A

-rhexis

308
Q

sacrum

A

sacr/o

309
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saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

A

sial/o

310
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same, unchanging

A

homo-, homeo-

311
Q

scrotum

A

osche/o

312
Q

sebum, sebaceous gland

A

seb/o

313
Q

seizure

A

-lepsy

314
Q

self

A

auto-

315
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semen, spermatoza

A

sperm/i, spermat/o

316
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semen

A

semin

317
Q

seminal vesicle

A

vesicul/o

318
Q

sensation

A

-esthesia, -esthesi/o

319
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sense of smell

A

-osmia

320
Q

sense of taste

A

-geusia

321
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separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction

A

-lysis

322
Q

septum, dividing wall, partition

A

sept/o

323
Q

sheath, vagina

A

vagin/o

324
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short

A

brachy-

325
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sigmoid colon

A

sigmoid/o

326
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skin

A

derm/o, dermat/o

327
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skull, cranium

A

crani/o

328
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sleep

A

somn/i, somn/o, hypn/o

329
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slipping

A

-listhesis

330
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slow

A

brady-

331
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small, one millionth

A

micro-

332
Q

smell

A

osm/o

333
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sodium

A

natri

334
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softening

A

malacia

335
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sound, hearing

A

acous, acus, cus

336
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sound, ultrasound

A

son/o

337
Q

sound, voice

A

phon/o

338
Q

specialist

A

-ian, -ist

339
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speech, babble

A

-lalia

340
Q

speech

A

-phasia

341
Q

spine

A

rachi/o

342
Q

spitting

A

ptysis

343
Q

spleen

A

splen/o

344
Q

stapes

A

staped/o, stapedi/o

345
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starch

A

amyl/o

346
Q

stomach

A

gastr/o

347
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straight, correct, upright

A

ortho-

348
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strength

A

sthen/o

349
Q

study of

A

-logy

350
Q

stupor, unconsciousness

A

narc/o

351
Q

sudden contraction, cramp

A

spasm

352
Q

sugar, glucose

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glyc/o

353
Q

sugar

A

sacchar/o, -ose

354
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supression, stoppage

A

stasis

355
Q

surgical creation of an opening

A

-stomy

356
Q

surgical fixation

A

-pexy

357
Q

surgical repair, suture

A

-rhaphy

358
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sweat, perspiration

A

hidr/o

359
Q

synovial joint, synovial membrane

A

synov/i

360
Q

tear, lacrimal apparatus

A

dacry/o, lacrim/o

361
Q

tendon

A

ten/o, tendin/o

362
Q

testis, testicle

A

test/o

363
Q

testis

A

orchid/o, orchi/o

364
Q

thalamus

A

thalam/o

365
Q

thick

A

pachy-

366
Q

three

A

tri-

367
Q

through

A

dia-, per-, trans-,

368
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thymus gland

A

thym/o

369
Q

thyroid

A

thyr/o, thyroid/o

370
Q

time

A

chron/o

371
Q

tissue

A

hist/o, histi/o

372
Q

to carry

A

fer

373
Q

together

A

syn-, sym-

374
Q

tone

A

ton/o

375
Q

tongue

A

gloss/o, lingu/o

376
Q

tonsil

A

tonsill/o

377
Q

tooth, teeth

A

dent/o, dent/I, odont/o

378
Q

toward, near

A

ad-

379
Q

trachea

A

trache/o

380
Q

true, good, easy, normal

A

eu-

381
Q

tube, oviduct, eustachian (auditory) tube

A

salping/o

382
Q

tumor

A

-oma, onc/o

383
Q

turning

A

trop/o

384
Q

twisted and swollen vein, varix

A

varic/o

385
Q

twisted chain, streptococcus

A

strept/o-

386
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two, twice

A

bi-, di-

387
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tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane

A

tympan/o

388
Q

tympanic membrane

A

myring/o

389
Q

under, below, decreased, abnormally low

A

hypo-

390
Q

ureter

A

ureter/o

391
Q

urethra

A

urethr/o

392
Q

urinary bladder

A

vesic/o

393
Q

urination

A

-uresis

394
Q

urine, urinary tract

A

ur/o

395
Q

urine

A

urin/o

396
Q

uterus

A

hyster/o, metr/o, metr/I, uter/o

397
Q

uvea (of eye)

A

uve/o

398
Q

uvula

A

uvul/o

399
Q

vagina

A

colp/o

400
Q

valve

A

valv/o, valvul/o

401
Q

varied, irregular

A

poikilo-

402
Q

vein

A

phleb/o, ven/o, ven/i

403
Q

vertebra, spinal column

A

vertebr/o

404
Q

vertebra

A

spondyl/o

405
Q

vessel, duct, vas deferens

A

vas/o

406
Q

vessel

A

angi/o, vascul/o

407
Q

vestibule, vestibular apparatus of ear

A

vestibul/o

408
Q

virus

A

vir/o

409
Q

vision

A

-opsia

410
Q

voice

A

-phonia

411
Q

vomiting

A

emesis

412
Q

vulva

A

episi/o, vulv/o

413
Q

water, fluid

A

hydr/o

414
Q

white blood cell

A

leukocyt/o

415
Q

white, colorless, white blood cell

A

leuk/o-

416
Q

woman who has given birth

A

para

417
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woman

A

gyn/o, gynec/o

418
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work

A

erg/o

419
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yellow

A

xanth/o

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