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Macro

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Large, visible to naked eye

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Micro

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Small, not visible to naked eye

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Hyper

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High, above normal

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Hypo

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Below normal

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Eu/Normo

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Normal

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Pan/Omni

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All

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A/An

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Absent/lacking

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Megalo

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Larger than avg

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Mono

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Single

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Di

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Double

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Tri

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Triple

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Quad

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Four

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Poly

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Many

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Oligo

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Few

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Tachy

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Rapid

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Brady/Brachy

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Slow

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Epi/Peri/Circum

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Around

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Endo/Intra

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Inside/interior

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Exo/Extra

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Outside/outer

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Inter

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Between

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Trans

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Across

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Dia/Per

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Through/complete

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Medio(o/a)

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Middle

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Para

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Nearby

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Juxta

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Next to, beside

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Ab

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Away

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Ad

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Towards

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Dis

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To separate

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Chromo/Chromato

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Color

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Leuko

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White

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Erythro

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Red

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Cyano

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Blue

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Chloro

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Green

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Melan

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Black

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Flav

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Yellow

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Homeo

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Body

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Cephalo

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head

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Abdomino

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Abdominal

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Cerv

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Neck

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Thoraco

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Chest

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Derm

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Skin/dermis

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Pelvo/i

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Pelvic

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Periton

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Peritoneum

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Neuro

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Nerve

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Hemo

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Blood

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Arterio/Angio

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Arteries

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Veno/Vena

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Veins

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Vasculo

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Vascular

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Musculo

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Muscle

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Myo/Sarco

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Muscle

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Skelet

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Skeleton, bone

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Osteo

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Bone

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Cyto

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Cell

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Cyte

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Cell, cellular

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Thyro

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Thyroid

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Tracheo

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Trachea

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Esophago

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Esophagus

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Thymo

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Thymus

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Masto/mammo

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Mammary gland

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Pulmo/pneumo

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Lung

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Cardio

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Heart

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Gastro

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Stomach

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Hepato

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Liver

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Cholecysto

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Gallbladder

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Spleno

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Spleen

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Adreno

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Adrenal Gland

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Pancreato

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Pancreas

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Nephro

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Kidney

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Entro

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Intenstines

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Colo

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Colon/Large intestine

Medical Terminology 2024 (7 decks)

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