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Appendix 3: Word Parts & Their Meanings Flashcards

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a-

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not, without, lack of, absence

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ab-

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-ac

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pertaining to

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acous, acus

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sound, hearing

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acro-

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extremity, end

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ad-

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toward, near

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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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adren/o

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adrenal gland, epinephrine

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adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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adrenocortic/o

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adrenal cortex

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aer/o

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air, gas

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-agogue

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promoter, stimulator

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-al

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pertaining to

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alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o

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pain

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-algesia

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pain

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-algia

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pain

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ambly-

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dim

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amnio

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amnion

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amyl/o

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starch

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an-

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not, without, lack of, absence

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andr/o

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male

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angi/o

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vessel

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an/o

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anus

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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aort/o

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aorta

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-ar

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pertaining to

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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arthr/o

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ase

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enzyme

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atel/o

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imperfect

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atlant/o

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atlas

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atri/o

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atrium

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audi/o

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hearing

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auto-

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self

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azot/o

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nitrogenous compounds

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bacill/i, bacill/o

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bacillius

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bacteri/o

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bacterium

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bar/o

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pressure

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bi-

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two, twice

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bili

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bile

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bio

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life

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blast/o, -blast

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immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brachi/o

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o, bronch/i

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bronchus

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bronchiol

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bronchiole

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bucc/o

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cheek

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burs/o

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bursa

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calc/i

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calcium

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cali/o, calic/o

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calyx

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide (level of)

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carcin/o

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cancer, carcinoma

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cardi/o

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heart

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cec/o

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cecum

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-cele

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hernia, localized dilation

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celi/o

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abdomen

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centesis

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puncture, tap

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix

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chem/o

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chemical

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cheil/o

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lip

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chir/o

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hand

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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chol/e, chol/o

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bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chori/o, choroid/o

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choroid

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chrom/o, chromat/o

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color, stain

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chron/o

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time

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circum-

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around

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clasis, -clasia

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breaking

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clitor/o, clitorid/o

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clitoris

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coccy, coccyg/o

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coccyx

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cochle/o

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cochlea (of inner ear)

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col/o, colon/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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contra-

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against, opposite, opposed

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copro

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feces

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cor/o, cor/e

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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cortic/o

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outer portion, cerebral cortex

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cost/o

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rib

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counter-

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against, opposite, opposed

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crani/o

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skull, cranium

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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cus

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sound, hearing

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cyan/o-

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blue

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cycl/o-

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ciliary body, ciliary muscle (of eye)

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cyst/o

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filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder

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-cyte, cyt/o

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cell

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dacry/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus

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dacryocyst/o

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lacrimal sac

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dactyl/o

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finger, toe

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de-

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down, without, removal, loss

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dent/o, dent/i

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tooth, teeth

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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-desis

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binding, fusion

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dextr/o-

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right

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di-

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two, twice

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dia-

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through

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dilation, dilatation

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expansion, widening

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dipl/o-

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double

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dis-

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absence, removal, separation

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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dynam/o

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force, energy

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dys-

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abnormal, painful, difficult

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ec-

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out, outside

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ectasia, ectasis

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dilation, dilatation, distension

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ecto-

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out, outside

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-ectomy

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excision, surgical removal

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edema

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accumulation of fluid, swelling

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electr/o

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electricity

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embry/o

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embryo

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emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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condition of blood

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encephal/o

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brain

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end/o-

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in, within

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endocrin/o

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endocrine

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enter/o

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intestine

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epi-

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on, over

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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episi/o

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vuvla

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equi-

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equal, same

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erg/o

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work

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erythr/o-

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red, red blood cell

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erythrocyt/o

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red blood cell

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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-esthesia, -esthesi/o

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sensation

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eu-

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true, good, easy, normal

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ex/o-

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away from, outside

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extra-

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outside

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fasci/o

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fascia

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fer

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to carry

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ferr/i, ferr/o

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iron

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fet/o

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fetus

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fibr/o

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fiber

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-form

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like, resembling

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galact/o

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milk

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gangli/o, ganglion/o

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ganglion

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gastr/o

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stomach

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153
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gen, genesis

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origin, formation

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ger/e, ger/o

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old age

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-geusia

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sense of taste

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gingiv/o

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gum, gingiva

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gli/o

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neuroglia

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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gloss/o

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tongue

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gluc/o

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glucose

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glyc/o

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sugar, glucose

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gnath/o

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jaw

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goni/o

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angle

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-gram

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record of data

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-graph

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instrument for recording data

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-graphy

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act of recording data

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gravida

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pregnant woman

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gyn/o, gynec/o

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woman

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hemi-

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half, one side

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-hemia

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condition of blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hetero-

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other, different, unequal

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hidr/o

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sweat, perspiration

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hist/o, histi/o

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tissue

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homo-, homeo-

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same, unchanging

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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hyper-

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over, excess, increased, abnormally high

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hypn/o

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sleep

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hypo-

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under, below, decreased, abnormally low

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hypophysi/o

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pituitary, hypophysis

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hyster/o

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uterus

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-ia

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condition of

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-ian

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specialist

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-sis

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condition of

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-iatrics

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medical specialty

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-iatr/o

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physician

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-iatry

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medical specialty

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-ic/-ical

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pertaining to

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-ics

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medical specialty

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-ile

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pertaining to

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ile/o

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ileum

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ili/o

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ilium

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im-

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not

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immun/o

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immunity, immune system

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in-

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not

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infra-

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below

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in/o

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fiber, muscle fiber

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insul/o

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pancreatic islets

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inter-

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between

201
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intra-

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in, within

202
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ir, irit/o, irid/o

A

iris

203
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-ism

A

condition of

204
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iso-

A

equal, same

205
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-ist

A

specialist

206
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-itis

A

inflammation

207
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jejun/o

A

jejunum

208
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juxta-

A

near, beside

209
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kali

A

potassium

210
Q

kary/o

A

nucleus

211
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kerat/o

A

cornea, keratin, horny layer of skin

212
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kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o

A

movement

213
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labi/o

A

lip

214
Q

labyrinth/o

A

labyrinth (inner ear)

215
Q

lacrim/o

A

tear, lacrimal apparatus

216
Q

lact/o

A

milk

217
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-lalia

A

speech, babble

218
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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

219
Q

laryng/o

A

larynx

220
Q

lent/i

A

lens

221
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

222
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leuk/o-

A

white, colorless, white blood cell

223
Q

leukocyt/o

A

white blood cell

224
Q

-lexia

A

reading

225
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

226
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lip/o

A

fat, lipid

227
Q

-listhesis

A

slipping

228
Q

lith

A

calculus, stone

229
Q

-logy

A

study of

230
Q

lumb/o

A

lumbar region, lower back

231
Q

lymphaden/o

A

lymph node

232
Q

lymphangi/o

A

lymphatic vessel

233
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph, lymphatic system, lymphocyte

234
Q

lymphocyt/o

A

lymphyocyte

235
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-lysis

A

separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction

236
Q

-lytic

A

dissolving, reducing, loosening

237
Q

macro-

A

large, abnormally large

238
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mal-

A

bad, poor

239
Q

malacia

A

softening

240
Q

mamm/o

A

breast, mammary gland

241
Q

-mania

A

excited state, obsession

242
Q

mast/o

A

breast, mammary gland

243
Q

medull/o

A

inner part, medulla oblongata, spinal cord

244
Q

mega-, megal/o-

A

large, abnormally large

245
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

246
Q

melan/o-

A

black, dark, melanin

247
Q

mening/o, meninge/o

A

meninges

248
Q

men/o, mens

A

month, menstruation

249
Q

mes/o-

A

middle

250
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met/a

A

change, after, beyond

251
Q

-meter

A

instrument for measuring

252
Q

metr/o

A

measure

253
Q

metr/o, metr/i

A

uterus

254
Q

-metry

A

measurement of

255
Q

micro-

A

small, one millionth

256
Q

-mimetic

A

mimicking, simulating

257
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mon/o-

A

one

258
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morph/o

A

form, structure

259
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muc/o

A

mucus, mucous membrane

260
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multi-

A

many

261
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muscul/o

A

muscle

262
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myc/o

A

fungus, mold

263
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

264
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my/o

A

muscle

265
Q

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane

266
Q

myx/o

A

mucus

267
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narc/o

A

stupor, unconsciousness

268
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nas/o

A

nose

269
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nat/i

A

birth

270
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natri

A

sodium

271
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necrosis

A

death of tissue

272
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neo-

A

new

273
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nephr/o

A

kidney

274
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neur/o, neur/i

A

nervous system, nerve

275
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noct/i

A

night

276
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non-

A

not

277
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normo-

A

normal

278
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

279
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nulli-

A

never

280
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nyct/o

A

night, darkness

281
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ocul/o

A

eye

282
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odont/o

A

tooth, teeth

283
Q

-odynia

A

pain

284
Q

-oid

A

like, resembling

285
Q

olig/o-

A

few, scanty, deficiency of

286
Q

-oma

A

tumor

287
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

288
Q

onych/o

A

nail

289
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oo

A

ovum

290
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

291
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

292
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-opia

A

condition of the eye, vision

293
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-opsia

A

condition of vision

294
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opt/o

A

eye, vision

295
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orchid/o, orchi/o

A

testis

296
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or/o

A

mouth

297
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ortho-

A

straight, correct, upright

298
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-ory

A

pertaining to

299
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osche/o

A

scrotum

300
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-ose

A

sugar

301
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-o/sis

A

condition of

302
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osm/o

A

smell

303
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-osmia

A

sense of smell

304
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oste/o

A

bone

305
Q

ot/o

A

ear

306
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-ous

A

pertaining to

307
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ovari/o

A

ovary

308
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ov/o, ovul/o

A

ovum

309
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-oxia

A

oxygen (level of)

310
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ox/y

A

oxygen, sharp, acute

311
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pachy-

A

thick

312
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palat/o

A

palate

313
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palpebr/o

A

eyelid

314
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pan-

A

all

315
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

316
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papill/o

A

nipple

317
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para-

A

near, beside, abnormal

318
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para

A

woman who has given birth

319
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parathyr/o, parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid

320
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-paresis

A

partial paralysis, weakness

321
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path/o, -pathy

A

disease, any disease of

322
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ped/o

A

foot, child

323
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pelvi/o

A

pelvis

324
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-penia

A

decrease in, deficiency of

325
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per-

A

through

326
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peri-

A

around

327
Q

perine/o

A

perineum

328
Q

periton, peritone/o

A

peritoneum

329
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

330
Q

phac/o, phak/o

A

lens

331
Q

phag/o

A

eat, ingest

332
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pharm, pharmac/o

A

drug, medicine

333
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx

334
Q

-phasia

A

speech

335
Q

phil, -philic

A

attracting, absorbing

336
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phleb/o

A

vein

337
Q

-phobia

A

fear

338
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phon/o

A

sound, voice

339
Q

-phonia

A

voice

340
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phot/o

A

light

341
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm

342
Q

phrenic/o

A

phrenic nerve

343
Q

phyt/o

A

plant

344
Q

pituitar/i

A

pituitary, hypophysis

345
Q

plas, -plasia

A

formation, molding, development

346
Q

-plasty

A

plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

347
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-plegia

A

paralysis

348
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

349
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-pnea

A

breathing

350
Q

pneum/o, pneumat/o

A

air, gas, lung, respiration

351
Q

pneumon/o

A

lung

352
Q

pod/o

A

foot

353
Q

-poiesis

A

formation, production

354
Q

poikilo-

A

varied, irregular

355
Q

poly-

A

many, much

356
Q

post-

A

after, behind

357
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pre-

A

before, in front of

358
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presby-

A

old

359
Q

prim/i-

A

first

360
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pro-

A

before, in front of

361
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proct/o

A

rectum

362
Q

prostat/o

A

prostate

363
Q

prote/o

A

protein

364
Q

pseudo-

A

false

365
Q

psych/o

A

mind

366
Q

ptosis

A

dropping, downward displacement, prolapse

367
Q

ptysis

A

spitting

368
Q

puer

A

child

369
Q

pulm/o, pulmon/o

A

lung

370
Q

pupill/o

A

pupil

371
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

372
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus

373
Q

py/o

A

pus

374
Q

pyr/o, pyret/o

A

fever, fire

375
Q

quadr/i-

A

four

376
Q

rachi/o

A

spine

377
Q

radicul/o

A

root of spinal nerve

378
Q

radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray

379
Q

re-

A

again, back

380
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

381
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

382
Q

reticul/o

A

network

383
Q

retin/o

A

retina

384
Q

retro-

A

behind, backward

385
Q

rhabd/o

A

rod, muscle cell

386
Q

-rhage, -rhagia

A

bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage

387
Q

-rhaphy

A

surgical repair, suture

388
Q

-rhea

A

flow discharge

389
Q

-rhexis

A

rupture

390
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

391
Q

sacchar/o

A

sugar

392
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

393
Q

salping/o

A

tube, uterine tube, auditory (eustachian) tube

394
Q

-schisis

A

fissure, splitting

395
Q

scler/o

A

hard, sclera (of eye)

396
Q

sclerosis

A

hardening

397
Q

-scope

A

instrument for viewing or examining

398
Q

-scopy

A

examination of

399
Q

seb/o

A

sebum, sebaceous gland

400
Q

semi-

A

half, partial

401
Q

semin

A

semen

402
Q

sept/o

A

septum, dividing wall, partition

403
Q

sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

404
Q

sider/o

A

iron

405
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

406
Q

sinistr/o

A

left

407
Q

-sis

A

condition of

408
Q

skelet/o

A

skeleton

409
Q

somat/o

A

body

410
Q

-some

A

body, small body

411
Q

somn/i, somn/o

A

sleep

412
Q

son/o

A

sound, ultrasound

413
Q

spasm

A

sudden contraction, cramp

414
Q

sperm/i

A

semen, spermatozoa

415
Q

spermat/o

A

semen, spermatozoa

416
Q

-spermia

A

condition of semen

417
Q

sphygm/o

A

pulse

418
Q

spir/o

A

breathing

419
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

420
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra

421
Q

staped/o, stapedi/o

A

stapes

422
Q

staphyl/o

A

grape-like cluster, staphylococcus

423
Q

stasis

A

suppression, stoppage

424
Q

steat/o

A

fatty

425
Q

stenosis

A

narrowing, constriction

426
Q

steth/o

A

chest

427
Q

sthen/o

A

strength

428
Q

stoma, stomat/o

A

mouth

429
Q

-stomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

430
Q

strept/o-

A

twisted chain, streptococcus

431
Q

sub-

A

below, under

432
Q

super-

A

above, excess

433
Q

supra-

A

above

434
Q

syn-, sym-

A

together

435
Q

synov/i

A

synovial joint, synovial membrane

436
Q

tachy-

A

rapid

437
Q

tax/o

A

order, arrangement

438
Q

tel/e-, tel/o-

A

end, far, at a distance

439
Q

ten/o, tendin/o

A

tendon

440
Q

terat/o

A

malformed fetus

441
Q

test/o

A

testis, testicle

442
Q

tetra-

A

four

443
Q

thalam/o

A

thalamus

444
Q

therm/o

A

heat, temperature

445
Q

thorac/o

A

chest, thorax

446
Q

thromb/o

A

blood clot

447
Q

thrombocyt/o

A

platelet, thrombocyte

448
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

449
Q

thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

thyroid

450
Q

toc/o

A

labor

451
Q

-tome

A

instrument for incising (cutting)

452
Q

-tomy

A

incision, cutting

453
Q

ton/o

A

tone

454
Q

tonsil/o

A

tonsil

455
Q

tox/o, toxic/o

A

poison, toxin

456
Q

toxin

A

posion

457
Q

trache/o

A

trachea

458
Q

trans-

A

through

459
Q

tri-

A

three

460
Q

trich/o

A

hair

461
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

462
Q

trop/o

A

turning

463
Q

trop, -tropic

A

act(ing) on, affect(ing)

464
Q

troph/o, -trophy, -trophia

A

feeding, growth, nourishment

465
Q

tympan/o

A

tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane

466
Q

un-

A

not

467
Q

uni-

A

one

468
Q

-uresis

A

urination

469
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter

470
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

471
Q

-uria

A

condition of urine, urination

472
Q

ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract

473
Q

urin/o

A

urine

474
Q

uter/o

A

uterus

475
Q

uve/o

A

uvea (of eye)

476
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula

477
Q

vagin/o

A

sheath, vagina

478
Q

valv/o, valvul/o

A

valve

479
Q

varic/o

A

twisted and swollen vein, varix

480
Q

vascul/o

A

vessel

481
Q

vas/o

A

vessel, duct, vas deferens

482
Q

ven/o, ven/i

A

vein

483
Q

ventricul/o

A

cavity, ventricle

484
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra, spinal column

485
Q

vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

486
Q

vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

487
Q

vestibul/o

A

vestibule, vestibular apparatus (of ear)

488
Q

vir/o

A

virus

489
Q

vulv/o

A

vulva

490
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xanth/o-

A

yellow

491
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xen/o

A

foreign, strange

492
Q

xer/o

A

dry

493
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-y

A

condition of

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