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Basic Term Components Flashcards

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eti/o

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cause

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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en-, ends-, intra-

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within

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lip/o

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fat

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-scopy

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Process of examination

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xer/o

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dry

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fibr/o

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fiber

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-ium

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structure or tissue

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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-logy

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Study of

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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ultra-

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beyond or excessive

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-pexy

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suspension or fixation

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poli/o

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gray

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-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule

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small

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Circum-, peri-

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around

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plas/o

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formation

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-ptosis

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falling or downward displacement

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gen/o

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origin or production

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-rrhea

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discharge

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hepat/o

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liver

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-phil, -philia

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attraction for

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algia,-dynia

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pain

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-poiesis

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formation

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hydr/o

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water

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retro-

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backward or behind

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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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-rrhage, rrhagia

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to burst forth (usually blood)

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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cephal/o

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head

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sub-, infra-

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below or under

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psych/o

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mind

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col/o, colon/o

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colon

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-edema

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swelling

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-emia

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blood condition

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mono-, uni-

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one

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peri-

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around

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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scler/o

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hard

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acr/o

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extremity or topmost

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cardi/o

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heart

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-genesis

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origin or production

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pan-

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all

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-iatrics, -iatry

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treatment

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-plasty

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surgical repair or reconstruction

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46
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-oid

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resembling

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-penia

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abnormal reduction

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-ation

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process

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or/o

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mouth

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-tomy

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incision

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neur/o

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nerve

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necr/o

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death

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hemat/o

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blood

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esthesi/o

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sensation

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ecto-, exo-, extra-

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outside

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my/o

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muscle

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57
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epi-

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upon

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de-

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from, down, or not

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hypo-

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below or deficient

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ab-

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away from

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gynec/o

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woman

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macro-

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large or long

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erythr/o

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red

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cyt/o

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cell

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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

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-centesis

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puncture for aspiration

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hemi-, semi-

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abdomin/o, lapar/o

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meso-

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-scope

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instrument for examination

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neo-

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tachy-

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kary/o

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phag/o

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eat or swallow

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-oma

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cyan/o

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xanth/o, jaund/o, cirrh/o

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phas/o

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chrom/o

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-malacia

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tri-

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arthr/o

83
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  • ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous,

- tic

A

pertaining to

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brady-

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carcin/o

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hyper-

A

above or excessive

87
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angi/o

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onc/o

A

tumor, mass

89
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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sten/o

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aer/o

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-ist, -ician

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one who specializes in

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dys-

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painful, difficult, or faulty

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bi-

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two or both

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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vascul/o

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-itis

A

inflammation

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crin/o

A

to secrete

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endo-

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-stomy

A

creation of an opening

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-iasis

A

formation or presence of

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-gnosis

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oste/o

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esophag/o

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eu-

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good or normal

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leuk/o, albin/o

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-ia, -ism

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condition of

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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o

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-lysis

A

breaking down or dissolution

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son/o

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troph/o

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nourishment or development

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gastr/o

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a-, an-

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ped/o

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child or foot

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con-, syn-, sym-

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together or with

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chlor/o

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-ectomy

A

excision (removal)

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py/o

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enter/o

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small intestine

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meta-

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beyond, after, or change

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pneumon/o

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air or lung

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-stasis

A

stop or stand

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orth/o

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straight, normal, correct

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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ur/o; urin/o

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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morph/o

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ante-, pre-, pro-

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vas/o

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-cele

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pouching or hernia

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nas/o, rhin/o

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lith/o

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-desis

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-osis

A

condition or increase

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para-

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alongside of, or abnormal

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-y

A

condition or process of

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dia-, trans-

A

across or through

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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aden/o

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-logy

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tox/o, toxic/o

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ad-

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to, toward, or near

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re-

A

again or back

144
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post-

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after, or behind

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-ectasis

A

expansion or dilation

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super-, supra-

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above or excessive

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-logist

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one who specializes in the study or treatment of

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phob/o

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exaggerated fear or sensitivity

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anti-, contra-

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against or opposed to

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micro-

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melan/o

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inter-

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hem/o

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-emesis

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hist/o

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quadri-

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-gram

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path/o

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poly-, multi-

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oligo-

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few or deficient

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e-, ec-, ex-

A

out or away

Med Term (15 decks)

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