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CH 5 - Med. Terms. Common Work Roots Flashcards

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<p>abdomin/o</p>

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<p>abdomen</p>

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<p>acou/o</p>

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<p>hear</p>

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<p>aden/o</p>

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<p>gland</p>

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<p>adip/o</p>

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<p>fat</p>

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<p>alb/o</p>

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<p>white</p>

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<p>alges/o</p>

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<p>pain</p>

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<p>andr/o</p>

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<p>man, male</p>

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<p>angi/o</p>

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<p>vessel</p>

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<p>angin/o</p>

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<p>blood vessel</p>

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<p>ankyl/o</p>

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<p>fused, stiff</p>

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<p>anter/o</p>

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<p>front</p>

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<p>aort/o</p>

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<p>aorta</p>

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<p>append/o</p>

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<p>appendix</p>

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<p>arteri/o</p>

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<p>artery</p>

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<p>arthr/o</p>

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<p>joint</p>

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<p>asthen/o</p>

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<p>weak</p>

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<p>atel/o</p>

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<p>incomplete</p>

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<p>ather/o</p>

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<p>fat</p>

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<p>atri/o</p>

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<p>atrium</p>

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<p>audi/o</p>

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<p>to hear</p>

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<p>aur/o</p>

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<p>ear</p>

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<p>aut/o</p>

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<p>self</p>

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<p>bacteri/o</p>

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<p>bacteria</p>

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<p>bi</p>

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<p>life; two</p>

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<p>bil/o</p>

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<p>bile</p>

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<p>blast/o</p>

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<p>germ, bud, developing cell</p>

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<p>blephar/o</p>

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<p>eyeline</p>

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<p>brachi/o</p>

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<p>arm</p>

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<p>bronch/i</p>

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<p>airway, bronchus</p>

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<p>bucc/o</p>

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<p>cheek</p>

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<p>burs/o</p>

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<p>pouch, sac</p>

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<p>calc/i</p>

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<p>calcium</p>

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<p>capn/o</p>

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<p>carbon dioxide</p>

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<p>carcin/o</p>

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<p>cancer</p>

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<p>cardi/o</p>

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<p>heart</p>

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<p>carp/o</p>

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<p>wrist</p>

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<p>caud/o</p>

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<p>tail</p>

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<p>cec/o</p>

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<p>blind intestine, cecum</p>

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<p>cel/o</p>

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<p>hernia, protrusion</p>

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<p>cent/e</p>

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<p>to puncture (a body cavity)</p>

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<p>cephal/o</p>

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<p>head</p>

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<p>cerebr/o</p>

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<p>brain, cerebrum</p>

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<p>cervic/o</p>

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<p>neck</p>

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<p>chol/o</p>

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<p>bile</p>

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<p>chondr/o</p>

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<p>cartilage</p>

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<p>chrom/o</p>

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<p>color</p>

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<p>chron/o</p>

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<p>time</p>

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<p>cirrh/o</p>

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<p>yellow-orange</p>

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<p>cleid/o</p>

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<p>clavicle</p>

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<p>col/o</p>

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<p>colon</p>

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<p>colp/o</p>

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<p>vagina</p>

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<p>condyl/o</p>

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<p>knuckle of a joint</p>

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<p>cor/o</p>

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<p>pupil</p>

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<p>corne/o</p>

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<p>cornea</p>

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<p>cost/o</p>

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<p>rib</p>

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<p>crani/o</p>

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<p>cranium, skull</p>

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<p>crin/o</p>

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<p>to secrete</p>

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<p>cubitus</p>

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<p>elbow</p>

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<p>cutane/o</p>

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<p>skin</p>

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<p>cyan/o</p>

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<p>blue</p>

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<p>cycl/o</p>

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<p>circle or cycle</p>

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<p>cyst/o</p>

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<p>bladder</p>

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<p>derm(at)/o</p>

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<p>skin</p>

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<p>digit</p>

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<p>finger or two</p>

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<p>dipl/o</p>

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<p>two, double</p>

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<p>dips/o</p>

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<p>thirsty</p>

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<p>disk/o</p>

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<p>flat shape, intervertebral disk</p>

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<p>dist/o</p>

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<p>distant, away</p>

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<p>diverticul/o</p>

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<p>diverticulum, a small blind point</p>

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<p>dors/o</p>

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<p>back</p>

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<p>duct/o</p>

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<p>lead, move</p>

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<p>duoden/o</p>

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<p>duodenum</p>

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<p>ech/o</p>

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<p>to bounce, sound</p>

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<p>ede</p>

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<p>swelling</p>

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<p>elast/o</p>

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<p>change shape</p>

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<p>electr/o</p>

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<p>electricity</p>

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<p>embol/o</p>

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<p>a plug</p>

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<p>embry/o</p>

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<p>embryo</p>

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<p>emesis</p>

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<p>vomit</p>

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<p>emmetr/o</p>

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<p>according to measure</p>

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<p>encephal/o</p>

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<p>brain</p>

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<p>enter/o</p>

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<p>small intestine</p>

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<p>episi/o</p>

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<p>vulva</p>

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<p>erythr/o</p>

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<p>red</p>

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<p>esthesi</p>

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<p>sensation or perception</p>

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<p>febr</p>

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<p>fever</p>

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<p>flex</p>

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<p>bend</p>

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<p>foramen</p>

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<p>opening</p>

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<p>fract</p>

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<p>break</p>

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<p>gastr/o</p>

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<p>stomach</p>

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<p>gest</p>

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<p>carry, produce, congestion</p>

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<p>glyc/o</p>

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<p>sugar, sweet</p>

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<p>gno</p>

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<p>know</p>

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<p>gyn/o</p>

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<p>woman, female</p>

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<p>hem(at)/o</p>

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<p>blood</p>

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<p>hepat/o</p>

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<p>liver</p>

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<p>hom/o</p>

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<p>the same</p>

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<p>heter/o</p>

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<p>other, different</p>

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<p>hom/o</p>

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<p>the same</p>

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<p>hydro</p>

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<p>water</p>

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<p>idi/o</p>

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<p>person, self</p>

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<p>lact/o</p>

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<p>milk</p>

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<p>leuk/o</p>

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<p>white</p>

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<p>lingu/o</p>

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<p>tongue</p>

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<p>mal/o</p>

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<p>abnormal, bad</p>

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<p>medi/o</p>

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<p>middle</p>

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melan/o

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black, dark

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men/o

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month, menstruation

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myel/o

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marrow or spinal cord

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mening/o

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usually refers to the meninges

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my/o

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muscle

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nephr/o

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kidney

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ocul/o

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eye

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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eye

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ov/o

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egg

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palpate

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to examine by touch

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child or foot

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percuss

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to examine by striking

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phag/o

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eat

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pharyng/o

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throat

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phot/o

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light

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pleur/o

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rib, side

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pneumo(n)/o

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lung

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pneum(at)/o

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lungs, air

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pod(i)

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foot

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pseud/o

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false

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pto

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fall

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ptyal/o

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saliva

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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pur,py

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pus

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pyr/o

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fire, heat

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quadr/o; quar

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four

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sangui(n)o

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blood

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scler/o

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cut

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sept

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wall, divider; seven

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serum

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clear portion of blood

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sinus

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cavity, channel or hallow space

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som(at)

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body

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spir/o

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coil, to breathe

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stern/o

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sternum

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stomat/o

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mouth

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thorac/o

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chest

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tom/o

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cut

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toxi/o

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poisonous

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trich/o

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hair

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ur/o

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urine

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uter/o

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uterus, womb

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varic/o

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diated vein

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vas/o

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blood vessel

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viscer/o

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interal organs

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xen/o

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foreign (material)

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xer/o

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dry

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