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Aden/o

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Gland

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous, cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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-oma

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Tumor, mass

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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The study of…

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-opsy

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Process of viewing

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Cis/o

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To cut

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Crin/o

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To secrete (to form and give off)

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)

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-al

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Pertaining to

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In-

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Into

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-ion

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Process

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Ex-

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Out

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Endo-

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Within

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o

Dermat/o

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Skin

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestines (usually the small intestines)

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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-cyte

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Cell

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Glyc/o

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Gnos/o

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Gynec/o

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Woman, female

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Hemat/o

Hem/o

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Hepat/o

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Iatr/o

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Treatment, physician

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Leuk/o

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Log/o

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Nephr/o

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Neur/o

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Dia-

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Pro-

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-oma

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Mass or collection of blood

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-globin

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-genie

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Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in.

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Onc/o

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Tumor (cancerous)

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Ophthalm/o

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Oste/o

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Path/o

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Ped/o

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-ist

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One who specializes in a field of medicine

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Orth/o

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Psych/o

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Radi/o

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Ren/o

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Rhin/o

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Sarc/o

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Sect/o

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Thromb/o

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Clot, clotting

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Ur/o

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Urinary tract, urine

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Re-

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  • ac
  • al
  • ic
  • ical
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Pertaining to

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-algia

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-cyte

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-genic

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Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

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-pathy

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Disease condition

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A-

An-

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No, not, without

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Aut-

Auto-

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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Ex-

Exo-

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Out, outside of, outward

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Retro-

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Sub-

A

Below, under

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Trans-

A

Across, through

Medical Terminology (24 decks)

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