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Chapter 3 Terminology Flashcards

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albin/o

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white

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angi/o

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vessel

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bas/o

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base

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cauter/o

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to burn

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chem/o

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chemical

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cis/o

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to cut

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cortic/o

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outer layer

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cry/o

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cold

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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electr/o

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electricity

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erythr/o

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red

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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hem/o

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blood

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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death

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onych/o

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nail

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pedicul/o

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lice

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phot/o

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light

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py/o

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rhytid/o

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sarc/o

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scler/o

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seb/o

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septic/o

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system/o

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trich/o

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ungu/o

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vesic/o

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xer/o

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-al

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pertaining to

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-derma

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skin condition

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ia

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state, condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condtion

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-oma

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mass, tumor

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-opsy

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-phagia

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eat, swallow

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhea

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-ule

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allo-

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an-

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anti-

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auto-

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de-

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epi-

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ex-

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hyper-

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hypo-

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intra-

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para-

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sub-

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xeno-

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