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1
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cac/o

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bad

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calc/o

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calcium

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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calci/o

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calcium

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calcul/o

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calculate

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-calculia

A

calculate

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cali/o

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calyx

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calic/o

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calyx

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calor/i

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heat

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campt/o

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bent

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capillar/o

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capillary

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12
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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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13
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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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caps/o

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capsule, container

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cari/o

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caries

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

A

wrist bones

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19
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cata-

A

down

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20
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-cataphasia

A

affirmation

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cathar/o

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cleansing, purging

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cathart/o

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cleansing, purging

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23
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-cathisia

A

sitting

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24
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-kathisia

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sitting

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caud/o

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tail, lower part of body

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cav/o

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hollow, cavity

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cavit/o

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hollow, cavity

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30
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cec/o

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cecum (first part of colon)

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31
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-cele

A

hernia

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32
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celi/o

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belly, abdomen

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33
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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34
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centr/o

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center

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cephal/o

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head

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36
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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cerumin/o

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cerumen

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39
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cervic/o

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neck, cervix

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40
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-chalasia

A

relaxation

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41
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-chalasis

A

relaxation

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42
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cheil/o

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lip

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43
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chem/o

A

drug, chemical

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44
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-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wastes

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45
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chir/o

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hand

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46
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chlor/o

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green

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47
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chlorohydr/o

A

hydrochloric acid

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48
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chol/e

A

bile, gall

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49
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cholangi/o

A

bile, vessel

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50
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

51
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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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cholesterol/o

A

cholesterol

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chondr/o

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chore/o

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chori/o

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chorion/o

57
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choroid/o

A

choroid layer of the eye

58
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-chroia

A

skin coloration

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chrom/o

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chron/o

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chrys/o

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chyl/o

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chym/o

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cib/o

65
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-cide

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-cidal

A

pertaining to killing

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cine/o

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circum-

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cirrh/o

A

orange-yellow

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cis/o

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-clasis

72
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-clast

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claustr/o

A

enclosed space

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clavicul/o

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cleid/o

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clin/o

A

to slope, bend

77
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-clysis

A

irrigation, washing

78
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coagul/o

A

coagulation

79
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-coccus

A

berry shaped bacterium

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coccyg/o

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cochle/o

A

cochlea (inner part of the ear)

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-coimesis

83
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col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

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coll/a

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colon/o

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colp/o

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comat/o

A

deep sleep

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comi/o

A

to care for

89
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-coma

A

deep sleep

90
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con-

A

together, with

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coni/o

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva (lines of eyelids)

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consci/o

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constrict/o

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contra-

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against, opposite

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contus/o

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cor/o

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core/o

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corne/o

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coron/o

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corpor/o

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cortic/o

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cortex (outer region)

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cost/o

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cox/o

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crani/o

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cars/o

A

mixture, temperament

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crin/o

108
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-crine

A

to secrete, separate

109
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-crit

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critic/o

A

crisis, dangerous

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cry/o

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crypt/o

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cubit/o

A

elbow, forearm

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culd/o

A

cul-de-sac

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cupr/o

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-cusis

117
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cutane/o

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cyan/o

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cycl/o

A

ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle

120
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-cyesis

121
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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

122
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cyt/o

123
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-cyte

124
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-cytosis

A

condition of cells, slight increase in numbers

Medical Terminology (42 decks)

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