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1
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keraun/o

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lightning

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kern-

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nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)

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ket/o

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ketones; acetones

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keton/o

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ketones; acetones

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kines/o

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movement

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kinesi/o

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movement

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-kinesis

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movement

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klept/o

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to steal

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koil/o

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hollow, concave, depressed

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kraur/o

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dry

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kym/o

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waves

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kyph/o

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humpback

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-labile

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unstable, perishable

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labi/o

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lip

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lacrim/o

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tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

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lact/o

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milk

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lal/o, -lalia

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speech, babble

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lamin/o

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lamina

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lampr/o

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clear

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lapar/o

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abdominal wall; abdomen

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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later/o

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side

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lecith/o

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yolk, ovum

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lei/o

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smooth

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leiomy/o

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smooth (visceral) muscle

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-lemma

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sheath; covering

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lepid/o

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Flakes, scales

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lepr/o

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leprosy

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-lepsy

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seizure

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lept/o

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thin, slender

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-leptic

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to seize, take hold of

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leth/o

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death

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leuk/o

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white

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levo-

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left

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36
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lex/o

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word; phrase

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37
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-lexia

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word; phrase

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38
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lien/o

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spleen

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39
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ligament/o

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ligament

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ligat/o

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binding, tying

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lim/o

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hunger

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lip/o

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fat; lipid

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44
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-lipsis

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omit, fail

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45
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-listhesis

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condition of stones

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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47
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-lithotomy

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incision (for removal) of a stone

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lob/o

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lobe

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49
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logad/o

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whites of the eyes

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50
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-logist

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specialist

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51
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log/o

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study

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-logy

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study (process of)

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53
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loph/o

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ridge

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54
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lord/o

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curve; swayback

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lox/o

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oblique, slanting

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-lucent

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to shine

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57
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lumb/o

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lower back; loin

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lumin/o

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light

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lute/o

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yellow

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lux/o

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to slide

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lymph/o

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lymph

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ly/o

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to dissolve, loosen

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lymphaden/o

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limph gland (node)

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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65
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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

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-lytic

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to reduce, destroy, separate; breakdown

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67
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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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-malacia

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softening

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malleol/o

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malleolus

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mamm/o

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breast

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72
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mandibul/o

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mandible (lower jaw bone)

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73
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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-masesis

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mastication, chewing

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mast/o

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breast

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process (behind the ear)

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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78
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meat/o

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meatus (opening)

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medi/o

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middle

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80
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medic/o

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to heal, healing

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81
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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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medi/o

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middle

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medull/o

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medulla (inner section); middle; soft, marrow

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mega-

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large

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-megaly

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enlargement

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melan/o

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black

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mel/o

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limb, limbs

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men/o

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menses; menstruation

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89
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mening/o

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meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord & brain)

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meningi/o

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meninges

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ment/o

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mind; chin

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mer/o

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part

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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change; beyond

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

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metatarsals (foot bones)

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-meter

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measure

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method/o

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procedure, technique

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metr/o

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uterus (womb); measure

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metri/o

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uterus (womb)

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-metry

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process of measuring

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mi/o

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smaller; less

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micro-

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small

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-mimesis

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imitation, simulation

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-mimetic

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mimic; copy

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106
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-mission

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to send

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107
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-mnesia

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memory

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mogi-

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difficult

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mon/o

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one; single

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morph/o

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shape; form

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mort/o

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death

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112
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-mortem

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death

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113
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-motor

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movement

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114
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muc/o

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mucus

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mucos/o

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mucous membrane (mucosa)

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multi-

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many

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muscul/o

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muscle

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mut/a

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genetic change

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mutagen/o

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causing genetic change

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my/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus

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mydr/o

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wide

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myel/o

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spinal cord; bone marrow

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myocardi/o

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myocardium (heart muscle)

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myom/o

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muscle tumor

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myos/o

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muscle

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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myx/o

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mucus

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narc/o

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numbness; stupor; sleep

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nas/o

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nose

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nat/i

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birth

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natr/o

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sodium

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necr/o

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death

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nect/o

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to bind, tie, connect

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neo-

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new

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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neutr/o

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neither; neutral; neutrophil

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139
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nid/o

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nest

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140
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nine

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noni-

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noci-

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to cause harm, injury or pain

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142
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noct/o

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night

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nod/o

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knot

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144
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-noia

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mind, will

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nom/o

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custom, law

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nomen-

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name

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norm/o

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rule; order

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148
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nos/o

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disease

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149
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nucle/o

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nucleus

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nulli-

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none

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nutri/o, nutrit/o

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to nourish

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nyct/o

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night

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obstetr/o

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pregnancy; birth

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ocul/o

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eye

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odont/o

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tooth

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odyn/o

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pain

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-oid

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resembling; derived from

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-ole

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little; small

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ole/o

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oil

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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

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olig/o

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scanty

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om/o

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shoulder

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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omphal/o

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umbilicus (navel)

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onc/o

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tumor

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-one

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hormone

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one

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mono, uni

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one and a half

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bi, di

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onych/o

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nail (of fingers or toes)

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o/o

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egg

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oophor/o

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ovary

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-opaque

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obscure

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ophry/o

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eyebrow

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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-opia

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vision condition

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opisth/o

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backward, behind

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-opsia

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vision condition

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-opsy

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view of

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opt/o

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eye; vision

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optic/o

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eye; vision

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-or

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one who

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or/o

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mouth

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orch/o

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testis

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orchi/o

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testis

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orchid/o

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testis

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-orexia

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appetite

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organ/o

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organ

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orth/o

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straight

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osche/o

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scrotum

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-ose

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full of; pertaining to; sugar

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-osmia

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smell

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osphresi/o

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sense of smell

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ossicul/o

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ossicle (small bone)

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oste/o

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bone

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-ostosis

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condition of bone

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ot/o

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ear

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-otia

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ear condition

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-ous

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pertaining to

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ov/o

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egg

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ovari/o

A

ovary

202
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ovul/o

A

egg

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ox/o

A

oxygen

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-oxia

A

oxygen

205
Q

oxy-

A

swift; sharpp; acid

206
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oxysm/o

A

sudden

207
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pachy-

A

heavy; thick

208
Q

-pagus

A

conjoined twins

209
Q

palat/o

A

palate (roof of mouth)

210
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pale/o

A

old

211
Q

pali-

A

recurrence, repetition

212
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palliat/o

A

to soothe, relieve

213
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palpebr/o

A

eyelid

214
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palp/o, palpat/o

A

to touch gently

215
Q

palpit/o

A

flutter, throbbing

216
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pan-

A

all

217
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

218
Q

pant/o

A

all, whole

219
Q

papill/o

A

nipple-like; optic disc

220
Q

papul/o

A

papule, pimple

221
Q

par-

A

other than; abnormal

222
Q

para-

A

near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

223
Q

-para

A

to bear, bring forth (live births)

224
Q

-parous

A

to bear, bring forth

225
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parasit/o

A

parasite

226
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parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

227
Q

-paresis

A

weakness

228
Q

-pareunia

A

sexual intercourse

229
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-partum

A

birth; labor

230
Q

patell/a

A

patella

231
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patell/o

A

patela

232
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path/o

A

disease

233
Q

-pathy

A

disease; emotion

234
Q

pector/o

A

chest

235
Q

pedicul/o

A

louse

236
Q

ped/o

A

child; foot

237
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvis; hip region

238
Q

pelv/o

A

pelvis; hip region

239
Q

pend/o

A

to hang

240
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

241
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

242
Q

per-

A

through

243
Q

percuss/o

A

to tap

244
Q

peri-

A

surrounding

245
Q

perine/o

A

perineum

246
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneum

247
Q

per/o

A

deformed, maimed

248
Q

perone/o

A

fibula

249
Q

perspir/o

A

breathe through

250
Q

petr/o

A

stone, petrous region of temporal bone

251
Q

-pexy

A

fixation; to put in place

252
Q

phac/o

A

lens of eye

253
Q

phag/o

A

eat; swallow

254
Q

-phage

A

eat; swallow

255
Q

-phagia

A

eating; swallowing

256
Q

phak/o

A

lens of eye

257
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

258
Q

phall/o

A

penis

259
Q

phaner/o

A

visible, apparent

260
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pharmac/o

A

drug

261
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pharmaceut/o

A

drug

262
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pharyng/o

A

throat (pharynx)

263
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phas/o

A

speech

264
Q

-phasia

A

speech

265
Q

phe/o

A

dusky; dark

266
Q

-pheresis

A

removal

267
Q

phil/o

A

like; love; attraction to

268
Q

-phil

A

attraction for

269
Q

-philia

A

attraction for

270
Q

phim/o

A

muzzle

271
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phleb/o

A

vein

272
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phob/o

A

fear

273
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-phobia

A

fear

274
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phon/o

A

voice; sound

275
Q

-phonia

A

voice; sound

276
Q

-phor/o

A

to bear

277
Q

-phoresis

A

carrying; transmission

278
Q

-phoria

A

to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

279
Q

phosphat/o

A

phosphate

280
Q

phot/o

A

light

281
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm; mind

282
Q

-phthisis

A

wasting away

283
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

284
Q

phyl/o

A

race, species, type

285
Q

physi/o

A

nature; function

286
Q

physic/o

A

physical, natural

287
Q

-physis

A

to grow

288
Q

phys/o

A

air, gas

289
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phyt/o

A

plant

290
Q

-phyte

A

plant

291
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picr/o

A

bitter

292
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pies/i, -piesis

A

pressure

293
Q

pil/o

A

hair

294
Q

pimel/o

A

fat, fatty

295
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pineal/o

A

pineal gland

296
Q

pin/o

A

to drink

297
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

298
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-plakia

A

plaque

299
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plan/o

A

flat, level, wandering

300
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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

301
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plas/o

A

development; formation

302
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-plasia

A

development; formation

303
Q

-plasm

A

formation; structure

304
Q

-plastic

A

pertaining to formation

305
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

306
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platy-

A

broad, flat

307
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ple/o

A

more; many

308
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis; palsy

309
Q

-plegic

A

paralysis; palsy

310
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pleur/o

A

pleura

311
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plex/o

A

plexus; network (of nerves)

312
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

313
Q

pneum/o

A

lung; air; gas

314
Q

pneumon/o

A

lung; air; gas

315
Q

pod/o

A

foot

316
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

317
Q

-poietin

A

substance that forms

318
Q

poikil/o

A

varied; irregular

319
Q

pol/o

A

extreme

320
Q

polio-

A

gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

321
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poly-

A

many; much

322
Q

polyp/o

A

polyp; small growth

323
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pont/o

A

pons ( a part of the brain)

324
Q

por/o, -pore

A

opening, passageway

325
Q

-porosis

A

condition of pores (spaces)

326
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-posia

A

drinking

327
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posit/o

A

arrangement, place

328
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post-

A

after; behind

329
Q

poster/o

A

back (of body); behind

330
Q

-prandial

A

meal

331
Q

-praxia

A

action

332
Q

pre-

A

before; in front of

333
Q

presby/o

A

old age

334
Q

primi-

A

first

335
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pro-

A

before; forward

336
Q

proct/o

A

anus and rectum

337
Q

pros-

A

before; forward

338
Q

pros/o

A

forward, anterior

339
Q

prosop/o

A

face

340
Q

prostat/o

A

prostate gland

341
Q

prot/o

A

first

342
Q

prote/o

A

protein

343
Q

proxim/o

A

near

344
Q

prurit/o

A

itching

345
Q

psamm/o

A

sand, sand-like material

346
Q

pseudo-

A

FALSE

347
Q

psor/o

A

itching

348
Q

psych/o

A

mind

349
Q

psychr/o

A

cold

350
Q

-pterygium

A

abnormality of the conjunctiva

351
Q

-ptosis

A

droop; sag; prolapse; protrude

352
Q

ptyal/o

A

saliva

353
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

354
Q

pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

355
Q

pulmon/o

A

lung

356
Q

puls/o, pulsat/o

A

to beat, beating

357
Q

-puncture

A

to pierce a surface

358
Q

pupill/o

A

pupil (dark center of eye)

359
Q

purpur/i

A

purple

360
Q

purul/o

A

pus

361
Q

py/o

A

pus

362
Q

pycn/o

A

thick, dense

363
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

364
Q

pyl/e

A

portal vein

365
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus; pyloric sphincter

366
Q

pyr/o

A

fever; fire

367
Q

pyret/o

A

fever

368
Q

pyrex/o

A

fever

369
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quadri-

A

four, square

370
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qual-

A

quality, characteristic

371
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quant-

A

how much

372
Q

quasi-

A

to some degree, as if

373
Q

quart-

A

fourth, four

374
Q

quer-

A

to seek, search

375
Q

quercin

A

oak

376
Q

quint-

A

fifth, five

377
Q

quota-

A

how many

378
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rachi/o

A

spinal column; vertebrae

379
Q

radi/o

A

x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

380
Q

radicul/o

A

nerve root

381
Q

re-

A

back; again; backward

382
Q

-receptor, -ceptor

A

receiver

383
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

384
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

385
Q

respir/o

A

breath

386
Q

resuscit/o

A

to revive

387
Q

reticul/o

A

network

388
Q

retin/o

A

retina

389
Q

retro-

A

behind; back; backward

390
Q

rhabd/o

A

rod

391
Q

rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

392
Q

rhe/o

A

flow, current, stream

393
Q

rheumat/o

A

watery flow

394
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

395
Q

rhiz/o

A

root

396
Q

rhod/o

A

red, rosy

397
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

398
Q

roentgen/o

A

x-rays

399
Q

rose/o

A

rosy

400
Q

rot/o, rotat/o

A

turn, revolve

401
Q

-rrhage

A

bursting forth (of blood)

402
Q

-rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

403
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

404
Q

-rrhea

A

flow; discharge

405
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

406
Q

rhythm/o

A

rhythm

407
Q

rubr/o, rubr/i

A

red

408
Q

sacchar/o

A

sugar

409
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

410
Q

salping/o

A

fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube

411
Q

-salpinx

A

fallopian tube; oviduct

412
Q

sangu/i

A

blood

413
Q

sanit/a

A

health

414
Q

sapr/o

A

rotten, decay

415
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh (connective tissue)

416
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula; shoulder blade

417
Q

-schisis

A

to split

418
Q

schist/o

A

split, cleft

419
Q

schiz/o

A

split

420
Q

sinistr/o

A

left

421
Q

scint/i

A

spark

422
Q

scirrh/o

A

hard

423
Q

scler/o

A

sclera (white of eye)

424
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

425
Q

scolec/o

A

worm

426
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

427
Q

-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

428
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

429
Q

scot/o

A

darkness

430
Q

seb/o

A

sebum

431
Q

sebace/o

A

sebum

432
Q

sect/o

A

to cut

433
Q

semi-

A

half

434
Q

semin/i

A

semen; seed

435
Q

-sepsis

A

putrefaction

436
Q

seps/o

A

infection

437
Q

sept/o

A

partition

438
Q

ser/o

A

serum, serous

439
Q

seven

A

hepta-, sept-, septi-

440
Q

sial/o

A

saliva

441
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

442
Q

sider/o

A

iron

443
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

444
Q

silic/o

A

glass

445
Q

sinus/o

A

sinus

446
Q

-sis

A

state of; condition

447
Q

sit/o

A

food

448
Q

six

A

hex-, hexa-, sex-

449
Q

skelet/o

A

skeleton

450
Q

-sol

A

solution

451
Q

somat/o

A

body

452
Q

-some

A

body

453
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

454
Q

-somnia

A

sleep

455
Q

son/o

A

sound

456
Q

-spadia

A

to tear; cut

457
Q

span/o

A

scanty, scarce

458
Q

-spasm

A

sudden contraction of muscles

459
Q

spectr/o

A

image, spectrum

460
Q

sperm/o

A

spermatozoa; sperm cells

461
Q

spermat/o

A

spermatozoa; sperm cells

462
Q

sphen/o

A

wedge; sphenoid bone

463
Q

spher/o

A

globe-shaped; round

464
Q

sphygm/o

A

pulse

465
Q

-sphyxia

A

pulse

466
Q

splanchn/o

A

viscera (internal organs)

467
Q

spin/o

A

spine (backbone)

468
Q

spir/o

A

to breathe

469
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

470
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

471
Q

squam/o

A

scale

472
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction

473
Q

staped/o

A

stapes (middle ear bone)

474
Q

staphyl/o

A

clusters; uvula

475
Q

-stabile

A

stable, fixed

476
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction

477
Q

staped/o

A

stapes

478
Q

-stasis

A

to stop; control; place

479
Q

-stat

A

device/instrument for keeping something stationary

480
Q

-static

A

pertaining to stopping; controlling

481
Q

steat/o

A

fat; sebum

482
Q

sten/o

A

narrowed, constricted

483
Q

-stenosis

A

tightening; stricture

484
Q

ster/o

A

solid structure; steroid

485
Q

stere/o

A

solid; three-dimensional

486
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

487
Q

steth/o

A

chest

488
Q

-sthenia

A

strength

489
Q

stich/o

A

rows

490
Q

stigmat/o

A

mark, point

491
Q

-stitial

A

to set; pertaining to standing or positioned

492
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

493
Q

-stomia

A

condition of the mouth

494
Q

-stomy

A

new opening (to form a mouth)

495
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

496
Q

-stroma

A

supporting tissue of an organ

497
Q

styl/o

A

pole or stake

498
Q

sub-

A

under; below

499
Q

submaxill/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

500
Q

succ/o

A

juice

Medical Roots, Suffixes and Prefixes (8 decks)

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