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Appendix 4: Meanings & Their Corresponding Word Parts Flashcards

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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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abnormal

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dys-, para-

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abnormally high

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hyper-

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abnormally large

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macro-, mega-, megal/o-

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abnormally low

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hypo-

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above

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super-, supra-

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absence

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a-, an-, dis-

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absorb(ing)

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phil, -philic

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accumulation of fluid

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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

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trop, -tropic

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acute

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ox/y

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adrenal gland

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenaline

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adren/o

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adrenal

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adren/o

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adrenal cortex

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adrenocortic/o

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affect(ing)

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trop, -tropic

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after

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post-, met/a

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again

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re-

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against

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anti-, contra-, counter-

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air

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aer/o, pneumat/o

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all

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pan-

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amnion, amniotic sac

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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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any disease of

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-pathy

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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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arrangement

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tax/o

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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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at a distance

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tel/e, tel/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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attract(ing)

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phil, -philic

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auditory (eustachian) tube

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salping/o

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away from

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ab-, ex/o-

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babble

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-lalia

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bacillus

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bacill/i, bacill/o

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back

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re-

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backward

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retro-

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bacterium

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bacteri/o

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bad

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mal-

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before

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ante-, pre-, pro-

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behind

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post-, retro-

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below

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hypo-, infra-, sub-

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beside

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para-, juxta-

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between

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inter-

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beyond

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met/a

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bile

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bili, chol/e, chol/o

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bile duct

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cholangi/o

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binding

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-desis

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birth

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nat/i

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black

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melan/o-

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bladder

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cyst/o, vesic/o

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blood

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hem/o, hemat/o

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condition of blood

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-emia, -hemia

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blood clot

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thromb/o

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blue

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cyan/o-

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body

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somat/o, -some

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bone

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oste/o

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bone marrow

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myel/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

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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/i, bronch/o

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bursa

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burs/o

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bursting forth

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-rhage, -rhagia

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calcium

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calc/i

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calculus

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lith

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calyx

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cali/o, calic/o

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cancer

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carcin/o

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carbon dioxide

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-capnia

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caricinoma

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carcin/o

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carry

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fer

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cartilage

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chondr/o

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cavity

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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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cerebral cortex

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cortic/o

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cerebrum

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cerebr/o

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cervix

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cervic/o

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chain (twisted)

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strept/o

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change

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met/a

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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

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thorac/o, steth/o

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child

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ped/o, puer

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choroid

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chori/o, choroid/o

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ciliary body/muscle

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cycl/o

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clitoris

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clitor/o, clitorid/o

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clot

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thromb/o

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coccyx

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coccy, coccyg/o

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cochlea

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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

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chrom/o, chromat/o

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colorless

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leuk/o-

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common bile duct

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choledoch/o

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condition of

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

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condition of the eye

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-opia

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condition of urine, urination

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-uria

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condition of vision

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-opia, -opsia

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condition of semen

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-spermia

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constriction

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stenosis

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contraction (sudden), cramp

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spasm

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cornea

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corne/o, kerat/o

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correct

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ortho-

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cranium

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crani/o

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crushing

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-tripsy

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cutting

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-tomy

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cutting instrument

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-tome

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cyst

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cyst/o

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dark

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melan/o-

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darkness

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nyct/o

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data

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-gram

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death of tissue

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necrosis

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decreased, decrease in

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hypo-, -penia

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deficiency of

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oligo-, -penia

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destruction

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lysis

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development

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plas, -plasia

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diaphragm

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phren/o

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different

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hetero-

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difficult

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dys-

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dilatation, dilation

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ectasia, ectasis

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dim

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ambly-

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discharge

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-rhea

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disease

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path/o, -pathy

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dissolving

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lysis, -lytic

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distance (at a)

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tel/e, tel/o

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distention

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ectasia, ectasis

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double

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dipl/o-

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down

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de-

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dropping, downward displacement

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ptosis

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drug, medicine

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pharm, pharmac/o

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141
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dry

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xer/o-

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142
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duct, ductus deferens

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vas/o

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duodenum

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duoden/o

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ear

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ot/o

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easy

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eu-

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eat

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phag/o

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egg cell

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oo, ov/o, ovul/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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embryonic cell

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-blast, blast/o

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end

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tel/e, tel/o, acro

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152
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endocrine

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endocrin/o

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energy

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dynam/o

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-megaly, megal/o

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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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epinephrine

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adren/o

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equal

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iso-, equi-

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erythrocyte

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erythr/o, erythrocyt/o

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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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hyper-, super-

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excision

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excited state

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mania

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expansion

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dilation, dilatation, ectasia, ectasis

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extremity

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acro

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eye

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ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o, -opia

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eyelid

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blephar/o, palpebr/o

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fallopian tube

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salping/o

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false

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pseudo-

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far

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tel/e, tel/o

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fascia

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fasci/o

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fat

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adip/o, lip/o

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fatty

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steat/o

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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

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throph/o, -trophy, -trophia

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fetus

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fet/o

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fetus (malformed)

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terat/o

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fever

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pyr/o, pyret/o

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few

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oligo-

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fiber

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fibr/o, in/o

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filled sac or pouch

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cyst/o

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finger

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dactyl/o

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fire

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pyr/o, pyret/o

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first

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prim/i-

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fissure

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-schisis

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fixation (surgical)

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-pexy

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flow

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-rhea

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fluid

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hydr/o

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foot

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ped/o, pod/o

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foreign

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xen/o

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form

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morph/o

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formation

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gen, genesis, plas, -plasia, -poiesis

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force

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dynam/o

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four

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quadr/i, tetra-

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fungus

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myc/o

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fusion

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-desis

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gall

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chol/e, chol/o

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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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gas

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aer/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneumat/o

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gingiva (gum)

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gingiv/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, glyc/o

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good

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eu-

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grape-like cluster

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staphyl/o

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growth

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troph/o, -trophy, -trophia

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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

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hemi-, semi-

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hand

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chir/o

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hard

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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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acous, acus, audi/o, cus

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heart

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cardi/o

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heat

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therm/o

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hemorrhage

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-rhage, -rhagia

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hernia

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-cele

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hidden

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crypt/o

224
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horny layer of skin

A

kerat/o

225
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hypophysis

A

hypophysi/o, pituitar/i

226
Q

islets (pancreatic)

A

insul/o

227
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ileum

A

ile/o

228
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ilium

A

ili/o

229
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immature cell

A

blast/o, -blast

230
Q

immune system, immunity

A

immun/o

231
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imperfect

A

atel/o

232
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in

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end/o-, intra-

233
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in front of

A

pre-, pro-

234
Q

incision of

A

-tomy

235
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increased

A

hyper-

236
Q

inflammation

A

-itis

237
Q

ingest

A

phag/o

238
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inner ear

A

labyrinth/o

239
Q

instrument for incising (cutting)

A

-tome

240
Q

instrument for measuring

A

-meter

241
Q

instrument for recording data

A

-graph

242
Q

instrument for viewing or examining

A

-scope

243
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intestine

A

enter/o

244
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iris

A

ir, irid/o, irit/o

245
Q

iron

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ferr/i, ferr/o, sider/o

246
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irregular

A

poikilo-

247
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jaw

A

gnath/o

248
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jejunum

A

jejun/o

249
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joint

A

arthr/o

250
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keratin

A

kerat/o

251
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kidney

A

nephr/o, ren/o

252
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labor

A

toc/o

253
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labyrinth

A

labyrinth/o

254
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lack of

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a-, an-

255
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lacrimal apparatus

A

dacry/o, lacrim/o

256
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lacrimal sac

A

dacryocyst/o

257
Q

large

A

macro-, mega-, megal/o-

258
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larynx

A

laryng/o

259
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left

A

sinistr/o

260
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lens

A

lent/i, phac/o, phak/o

261
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leukocyte

A

leuk/o, leukocyt/o

262
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level of carbon dioxide

A

-capnia

263
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level of oxygen

A

-oxia

264
Q

life

A

bio

265
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light

A

phot/o

266
Q

like

A

-form, -oid

267
Q

lip

A

labi/o, cheil/o

268
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lipid

A

lip/o

269
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liver

A

hepat/o

270
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localized dilation

A

-cele

271
Q

loosening

A

lysis, -lytic

272
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loss

A

de-

273
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lumbar region, lower back

A

lumb/o

274
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lung(s)

A

pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o

275
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lymph, lymphatic system

A

lymph/o

276
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lymph node

A

lymphaden/o

277
Q

lymphatic vessel

A

lymphangi/o

278
Q

lymphocyte

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lymph/o, lymphocyt/o

279
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male

A

andr/o

280
Q

mammary gland

A

mamm/o, mast/o

281
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many

A

multi-, poly-

282
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marrow

A

myel/o

283
Q

measure

A

metr/o

284
Q

measurement of

A

-metry

285
Q

medical specialty

A

-ics, -iatrics, iatry

286
Q

medulla oblongata

A

medull/o

287
Q

melanin

A

melan/o

288
Q

meninges

A

mening/o, meninge/o

289
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menstruation

A

men/o, mens

290
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middle

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meso-

291
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middle ear

A

tympan/o

292
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milk

A

galact/o, lact/o

293
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mimicking

A

-mimetic

294
Q

mind

A

psych/o

295
Q

mold

A

myc/o

296
Q

molding

A

plas, -plasia

297
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month

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men/o, mens

298
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mouth

A

or/o, stoma, stomat/o

299
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movement

A

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

300
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much

A

poly-

301
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mucus

A

muc/o, myx/o

302
Q

mucous membrane

A

muc/o

303
Q

muscle

A

my/o, muscul/o

304
Q

muscle cell

A

rhabd/o

305
Q

muscle fiber

A

in/o

306
Q

nail

A

onych/o

307
Q

narrowing

A

stenosis

308
Q

near

A

ad-, juxta-, para-

309
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neck

A

cervic/o

310
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nerve, nervous system, nervous tissue

A

neur/o, neur/i

311
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network

A

reticul/o

312
Q

neuroglia

A

gli/o

313
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never

A

nulli-

314
Q

new

A

neo-

315
Q

night

A

noct/i, nyct/o

316
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nipple

A

papill/o

317
Q

nitrogenous compounds

A

azot/o

318
Q

normal

A

eu-, normo-

319
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nose

A

nas/o, rhin/o

320
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not

A

a-, an-, in-, im-, non-, un-

321
Q

nourishment

A

troph/o, -trophy, -trophia

322
Q

nucleus

A

kary/o, nucle/o

323
Q

obsession

A

mania

324
Q

old

A

presby-

325
Q

old age

A

ger/e, ger/o

326
Q

on

A

epi-

327
Q

one

A

mon/o-, uni-

328
Q

one side

A

hemi-

329
Q

opening (created surgically)

A

-stomy

330
Q

opposed, opposite

A

contra-, counter-

331
Q

order

A

tax/o

332
Q

origin

A

gen, genesis

333
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other

A

hetero-

334
Q

out, outside

A

ec-, ecto-, ex/o, extra-

335
Q

outer portion

A

cortic/o

336
Q

ovary

A

ovari/o, oophor/o

337
Q

over

A

hyper-, epi-

338
Q

ovum

A

oo, ov/o, ovul/o

339
Q

oxygen

A

ox/y, -oxia

340
Q

pain

A

-algia, -odynia

341
Q

pain

A

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

342
Q

painful

A

dys-

343
Q

palate

A

palat/o

344
Q

pancreas

A

pancreat/o

345
Q

pancreatic islets

A

insul/o

346
Q

paralysis

A

-plegia

347
Q

partial paralysis

A

-paresis

348
Q

parathyroid

A

parathyr/o, parathyroid/o

349
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partial

A

semi-

350
Q

partition

A

sept/o

351
Q

pelvis

A

pelvi/o

352
Q

perineum

A

perine/o

353
Q

peritoneum

A

periton, peritone/o

354
Q

perspiration

A

hidr/o

355
Q

pertaining to

A

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

356
Q

pharynx

A

pharyng/o

357
Q

phrenic nerve

A

phrenic/o

358
Q

physician

A

iatr/o

359
Q

pituitary

A

pituitar/i, hypophysi/o

360
Q

plant

A

phyt/o

361
Q

plastic repair, plastic surgery

A

-plasty

362
Q

platelet

A

thrombocyt/o

363
Q

pleura

A

pleur/o

364
Q

poison

A

tox/o, toxic/o, toxin

365
Q

poor

A

mal-

366
Q

potassium

A

kali

367
Q

pouch (filled)

A

cyst/o, cyst/i

368
Q

pregnant woman

A

gravida

369
Q

pressure

A

bar/o

370
Q

production

A

-poiesis

371
Q

productive cell

A

blast/o, -blast

372
Q

profuse flow

A

-rhage, -rhagia

373
Q

prolapse

A

ptosis

374
Q

promotor

A

-agogue

375
Q

prostate

A

prostat/o

376
Q

protein

A

prote/o

377
Q

pulse

A

sphygm/o

378
Q

puncture

A

centesis

379
Q

pupil

A

pupill/o, cor/o, cor/e

380
Q

pus

A

py/o

381
Q

pylorus

A

pylor/o

382
Q

radiation

A

radi/o

383
Q

rapid

A

tachy-

384
Q

reading

A

-lexia

385
Q

reconstruction

A

-plasty

386
Q

record of data

A

-gram

387
Q

recording data

A

-graphy

388
Q

rectum

A

rect/o, proct/o

389
Q

red

A

erythr/o-

390
Q

red blood cell

A

erythr/o, erythrocyt/o

391
Q

reducing

A

-lytic

392
Q

removal

A

de-, dis-

393
Q

removal (surgical)

A

-ectomy

394
Q

renal pelvis

A

pyel/o

395
Q

plastic repair

A

-plasty

396
Q

surgical repair

A

-rhaphy

397
Q

respiration

A

pneum/o, pneumat/o

398
Q

resembling

A

-form, -oid

399
Q

retina

A

retin/o

400
Q

rib

A

cost/o

401
Q

right

A

dextr/o-

402
Q

rod

A

rhabd/o

403
Q

root of spinal nerve

A

radicul/o

404
Q

rupture

A

-rhexis

405
Q

sac (filled)

A

cyst/o, cyst/i

406
Q

sacrum

A

sacr/o

407
Q

saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

A

sial/o

408
Q

same

A

equi-, homo-, homeo-, iso-

409
Q

sclera (of eye)

A

scler/o

410
Q

scanty

A

oligo-

411
Q

scrotum

A

osche/o

412
Q

sebum, sebaceous gland

A

seb/o

413
Q

seizure

A

-lepsy

414
Q

self

A

auto-

415
Q

semen

A

semin, sperm/i, spermat/o

416
Q

semen, condition of

A

-spermia

417
Q

seminal vesicle

A

vesicul/o

418
Q

sensation

A

-esthesia, esthesi/o

419
Q

sense of smell

A

-osmia

420
Q

sense of taste

A

-geusia

421
Q

separation

A

dis-, -lysis

422
Q

septum

A

sept/o

423
Q

sharp

A

ox/y

424
Q

short

A

brachy-

425
Q

sigmoid colon

A

sigmoid/o

426
Q

simulating

A

-mimetic

427
Q

skeleton

A

skelet/o

428
Q

skin

A

derm/o, dermat/o

429
Q

skull

A

crani/o

430
Q

sleep

A

hypn/o, somn/o, somn/i

431
Q

slipping

A

-listhesis

432
Q

slow

A

brady-

433
Q

small

A

micro-

434
Q

small body

A

-some

435
Q

smell

A

osm/o, -osmia

436
Q

sodium

A

natri

437
Q

softening

A

malacia

438
Q

sound

A

phon/o, son/o, acous, acus, cus

439
Q

specialist

A

-ian, -ist, -logist

440
Q

specialty

A

-ics, -iatrics, -iatry

441
Q

speech

A

-phasia, -lalia

442
Q

sperm, spermatozoa

A

sperm/i, spermat/o

443
Q

spinal column

A

vertebr/o

444
Q

spinal cord

A

myel/o, medull/o

445
Q

spine

A

rachi/o

446
Q

spitting

A

-ptysis

447
Q

spleen

A

splen/o

448
Q

splitting

A

-schisis

449
Q

stain

A

chrom/o, chromat/o

450
Q

stapes

A

staped/o, stapedi/o

451
Q

staphylococcus

A

staphyl/o

452
Q

starch

A

amyl/o

453
Q

stimulator

A

-agogue

454
Q

stomach

A

gastr/o

455
Q

stone

A

lith

456
Q

stoppage

A

stasis

457
Q

straight

A

ortho-

458
Q

strange

A

xen/o

459
Q

strength

A

sthen/o

460
Q

streptococcus

A

strept/o

461
Q

structure

A

morph/o

462
Q

study of

A

-logy

463
Q

stupor

A

narc/o

464
Q

sugar

A

glyc/o, sacchar/o, -ose

465
Q

suppression

A

stasis

466
Q

surgical fixation

A

-pexy

467
Q

surgical removal

A

-ectomy

468
Q

surgical repair, suture

A

-rhaphy

469
Q

sweat

A

hidr/o

470
Q

swelling

A

edema

471
Q

synovial fluid, joint, membrane

A

synov/i

472
Q

tap

A

centesis

473
Q

taste

A

-geusia

474
Q

tear

A

dacry/o, lacrim/o

475
Q

teeth

A

dent/o, dent/i, odont/o

476
Q

temperature

A

therm/o

477
Q

tendon

A

ten/o, tendin/o

478
Q

testicle

A

test/o

479
Q

testis

A

test/o, orchid/o, orchi/o

480
Q

thalamus

A

thalam/o

481
Q

thick

A

pachy-

482
Q

thorax

A

thorac/o

483
Q

three

A

tri-

484
Q

thrombocyte

A

thrombocyt/o

485
Q

through

A

dia-, per-, trans-

486
Q

thymus gland

A

thym/o

487
Q

thyroid

A

thyr/o, thyroid/o

488
Q

time

A

chron/o

489
Q

tissue

A

hist/o, histi/o

490
Q

tissue death

A

necrosis

491
Q

toe

A

dactyl/o

492
Q

together

A

syn-, sym-

493
Q

tone

A

ton/o

494
Q

tongue

A

gloss/o, lingu/o

495
Q

tonsil

A

tonsil/o

496
Q

tooth

A

-dent/o, dent/i, odont/o

497
Q

toward

A

ad-

498
Q

toxin

A

tox/o, toxic/o

499
Q

trachea

A

trache/o

500
Q

true

A

eu-

501
Q

tube

A

salping/o

502
Q

tumor

A

onc/o, -oma

503
Q

turning

A

trop/o

504
Q

twice

A

bi-, di-

505
Q

twisted chain

A

strept/o

506
Q

twisted and swollen vein

A

varic/o

507
Q

two

A

bi-, di-, dipl/o-

508
Q

tympanic cavity

A

tympan/o

509
Q

tympanic membrane

A

myring/o, tympan/o

510
Q

ultrasound

A

son/o

511
Q

unchanging

A

homo-, homeo-

512
Q

unconsciousness

A

narc/o

513
Q

under

A

hypo-, sub-

514
Q

unequal

A

hetero-

515
Q

upright

A

ortho-

516
Q

ureter

A

ureter/o

517
Q

urethra

A

urethr/o

518
Q

urinary bladder

A

cyst/o, vesic/o

519
Q

urination

A

-uresis

520
Q

urine, urinary tract, urination

A

ur/o, -uria

521
Q

urine

A

urin/o

522
Q

uterine tube

A

salping/o

523
Q

uterus

A

hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i, uter/o

524
Q

uvea

A

uve/o

525
Q

uvula

A

uvul/o

526
Q

vagina

A

colp/o, vagin/o

527
Q

valve

A

valv/o, valvul/o

528
Q

varicose vein, varix

A

varic/o

529
Q

varied

A

poikilo-

530
Q

vas deferens

A

vas/o

531
Q

vein

A

ven/o, ven/i, phleb/o

532
Q

ventricle

A

ventricul/o

533
Q

vertebra

A

spondyl/o, vertebr/o

534
Q

vessel

A

angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

535
Q

vestibular apparatus, vestibule

A

vestibul/o

536
Q

virus

A

vir/o

537
Q

vision

A

opt/o, -opia, -opsia

538
Q

voice

A

phon/o, -phonia

539
Q

vomiting

A

emesis

540
Q

vulva

A

episi/o, vulv/o

541
Q

wall, dividing wall

A

sept/o

542
Q

water

A

hydr/o

543
Q

weakness

A

paresis

544
Q

white

A

leuk/o-

545
Q

white blood cell

A

leuk/o, leukocyt/o

546
Q

widening

A

ectasia, ectasis, dilation, dilatation

547
Q

within

A

end/o-, intra-

548
Q

without

A

a-, an-, de-

549
Q

woman

A

gyn/o, gynec/o

550
Q

woman who has given birth

A

para

551
Q

work

A

erg/o

552
Q

x-ray

A

radi/o

553
Q

yellow

A

xanth/o-

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