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Appendix 5: Word Roots Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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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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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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alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o

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pain

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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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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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aort/o

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aorta

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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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atel/o

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incomplete, 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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azot/o

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nitrogenous compounds

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bacill/i, bacill/o

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bacillus

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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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bili

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bile

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bio

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life

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blast/o

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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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bronch/i, bronch/o

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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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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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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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cheil/o

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lip

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chem/o

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chemical

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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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clasis

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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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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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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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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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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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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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dilation, dilatation

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expansion, widening

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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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ectasia, ectasis

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dilation, dilatation, distention

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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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90
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emesis

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vomiting

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encephal/o

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brain

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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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epididym/o

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epididymis

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episi/o

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vulva

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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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fasci/o

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fascia

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fer

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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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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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gen

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origin, formation

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ger/e, ger/o

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old age

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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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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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hepat/o

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liver

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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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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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hypn/o

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sleep

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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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iatr/o

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physician

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ile/o

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ileum

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ili/o

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immun/o

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immunity, immune system

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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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ir, irit/o, irid/o

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jejun/o

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kali

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kary/o

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kerat/o

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cornea, keratin, horny layer of skin

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

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labi/o

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth (inner ear)

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lacrim/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus

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lact/o

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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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lent/i

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leuk/o

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white, colorless, white blood cell

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leukocyt/o

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white blood cell

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lingu/o

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lip/o

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fat, lipid

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listhesis

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lith

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calculus, stone

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lumb/o

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lumbar region, lower back

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node

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lymphangi/o

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lymphatic vessel

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lymph/o

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lymph, lymphatic system, lymphocyte

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lymph/o, lymphocyt/o

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lymphocyte

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lysis

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separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction

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malacia

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mamm/o, mast/o

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breast, mammary gland

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mania

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excited state, obsession

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medull/o

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inner part, medulla oblongata, spinal cord

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melan/o

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dark, black, melanin

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mening/o, meninge/o

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men/o, mens

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month, menstruation

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metr/o

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metr/o, metr/i

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morph/o

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form, structure

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muc/o

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mucus, mucous membrane

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muscul/o, my/o

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myc/o

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fungus, mold

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane

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myx/o

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narc/o

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stupor, unconsciousness

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nas/o

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nat/i

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natri

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necrosis

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death of tissue

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nephr/o

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neur/o, neur/i

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nervous system, nerve

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noct/i

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nucle/o

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nyct/o

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night, darkness

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ocul/o

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odont/o

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tooth, teeth

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onc/o

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onych/o

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oo

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oophor/o

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ophthalm/o

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opt/o

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eye, vision

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orchid/o, orchi/o

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or/o

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osche/o

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osm/o

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oste/o

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ot/o

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ovari/o

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ov/o, ovul/o

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ox/y

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oxygen, sharp, acute

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palat/o

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palpebr/o

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pancreat/o

205
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papill/o

206
Q

para

A

woman who as given birth

207
Q

parathyr/o, parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid

208
Q

paresis

A

partial paralysis, weakness

209
Q

path/o

A

disease, any disease of

210
Q

ped/o

A

foot, child

211
Q

pelvi/o

212
Q

perine/o

213
Q

periton, peritone/o

A

peritoneum

214
Q

phac/o, phak/o

215
Q

phag/o

A

eat, ingest

216
Q

pharm, pharmac/o

A

drug, medicine

217
Q

pharyng/o

218
Q

phil

A

attracting, absorbing

219
Q

phleb/o

220
Q

phobia

221
Q

phon/o

A

sound, voice

222
Q

phot/o

223
Q

phren/o

224
Q

phrenic/o

A

phrenic nerve

225
Q

phyt/o

226
Q

pituitar/i

A

pituitary, hypophysis

227
Q

plas

A

formation, molding, development

228
Q

pleur/o

229
Q

pneum/o, pneumon/o

230
Q

pod/o

231
Q

proct/o

232
Q

prostat/o

233
Q

prote/o

234
Q

psych/o

235
Q

ptosis

A

dropping, downward displacement, prolapse

236
Q

ptysis

237
Q

puer

238
Q

pulm/o, pulmon/o

239
Q

pupill/o

240
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

241
Q

pylor/o

242
Q

py/o

243
Q

pyr/o, pyret/o

A

fever, fire

244
Q

rachi/o

245
Q

radicul/o

A

root of spinal nerve

246
Q

radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray

247
Q

rect/o

248
Q

ren/o

249
Q

reticul/o

250
Q

retin/o

251
Q

rhabd/o

A

rod, muscle cell

252
Q

rhin/o

253
Q

sacchar/o

254
Q

sacr/o

255
Q

salping/o

A

tube, uterine tube, auditory (eustachian) tube

256
Q

schisis

257
Q

scler/o

A

hard, sclera (of eye)

258
Q

sclerosis

259
Q

seb/o

A

sebum, sebaceous gland

260
Q

semin

261
Q

sept/o

A

septum, partition, dividing wall

262
Q

sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

263
Q

sider/o

264
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

265
Q

skelet/o

266
Q

somat/o

267
Q

somn/i, somn/o

268
Q

son/o

A

sound, ultrasound

269
Q

spasm

A

sudden contraction, cramp

270
Q

sperm/i, spermat/o

A

semen, spermatozoa

271
Q

sphygm/o

272
Q

spir/o

273
Q

splen/o

274
Q

spondyl/o

275
Q

staped/o, stapedi/o

276
Q

stasis

A

suppression, stoppage

277
Q

steat/o

278
Q

stenosis

A

narrowing, constriction

279
Q

steth/o

280
Q

sthen/o

281
Q

stoma, stomat/o

282
Q

synov/i

A

synovial joint, synovial membrane

283
Q

tax/o

A

order, arrangement

284
Q

ten/o, tendin/o

285
Q

terat/o

A

malformed fetus

286
Q

test/o

A

testis, testicle

287
Q

thalam/o

288
Q

therm/o

A

heat, temperature

289
Q

thorac/o

A

chest, thorax

290
Q

thromb/o

A

blood clot

291
Q

thrombocyt/o

A

platelet, thrombocyte

292
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

293
Q

thyr/o, thyroid/o

294
Q

toc/o

295
Q

ton/o

296
Q

tonsil/o

297
Q

tox/o, toxic/o

A

poison, toxin

298
Q

trache/o

299
Q

trich/o

300
Q

trop/o

301
Q

trop

A

act(ing) on, affect(ing)

302
Q

troph/o

A

feeding, growth, nourishment

303
Q

tympan/o

A

tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane

304
Q

ureter/o

305
Q

urethr/o

306
Q

ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract

307
Q

urin/o

308
Q

uter/o

309
Q

uve/o

A

uvea (of eye)

310
Q

uvul/o

311
Q

vagin/o

A

sheath, vagina

312
Q

valv/o, valvul/o

313
Q

varic/o

A

twisted and swollen vein, varix

314
Q

vascul/o

315
Q

vas/o

A

vessel, duct, vas deferens

316
Q

ven/o, ven/i

317
Q

ventricul/o

A

cavity, ventricle

318
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra, spinal column

319
Q

vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

320
Q

vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

321
Q

vestibul/o

A

vestibule, vestibular apparatus (of ear)

322
Q

vir/o

323
Q

vulv/o

324
Q

xen/o

A

foreign, strange

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