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1
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What does carp/o refer to?

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Wrist bones

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What does cib/o mean?

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Meals

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What does cis/o signify?

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To cut

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What does cost/o refer to?

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Rib

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What does cutane/o mean?

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Skin

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What does dactyl/o signify?

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Fingers, toes

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What does duct/o refer to?

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To lead, carry

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What does flex/o mean?

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To bend

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What does furc/o signify?

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Forking, branching

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What does gloss/o refer to?

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Tongue

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What does glyc/o mean?

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Sugar

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What does immun/o signify?

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Protection

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What does morph/o refer to?

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Shape, form

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What does mort/o mean?

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Death

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What does nat/i signify?

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Birth

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What does nect/o refer to?

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To bind, tie, connect

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What does norm/o mean?

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Rule, order

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What does ox/o refer to?

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Oxygen

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What does pub/o mean?

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Pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone

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What does seps/o signify?

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Infection

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What does somn/o refer to?

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Sleep

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What does son/o mean?

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Sound

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What does the/o signify?

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To put, place

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What does thel/o, theli/o refer to?

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Nipple

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What does thyr/o mean?

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Thyroid gland; shield

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What does top/o signify?

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Place, position, location

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What does tox/o refer to?

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Poison

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What does trache/o mean?

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Windpipe, trachea

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What does urethr/o signify?

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Urethra

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What does -blast mean?

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Embryonic, immature

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What does -crine refer to?

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To secrete

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What does -drome mean?

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To run

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What does -fusion signify?

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Coming together; to pour

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What does -gen mean?

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Substance that produces

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What does -lapse refer to?

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To slide, fall, sag

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What does -lysis mean?

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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What does -meter signify?

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To measure

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What does -mission mean?

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To send

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What does -or refer to?

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One who

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What does -oxia mean?

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Oxygen

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What does -partum signify?

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Birth, labor

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What does -phoria mean?

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To bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

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What does -physis refer to?

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To grow

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What does -plasia mean?

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Development, formation, growth

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What does -plasm signify?

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Structure or formation

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What does -pnea mean?

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Breathing

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What does -ptosis refer to?

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Falling, drooping, prolapse

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What does -rrhea mean?

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Flow, discharge

49
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What does -stasis signify?

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Stopping, controlling

50
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What does -trophy mean?

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Development, nourishment

51
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What does a-, an- refer to?

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No, not, without

52
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What does ab- mean?

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Away from

53
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What does ad- signify?

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Toward

54
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What does ana- mean?

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Up, apart

55
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What does anti- refer to?

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Against

56
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What does auto- mean?

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Self, own

57
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What does bi- signify?

A

Two

58
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What does brady- mean?

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Slow

59
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What does cata- refer to?

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Down

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What does con- mean?

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With, together

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What does contra- signify?

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Against, opposite

62
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What does de- refer to?

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Down, lack of

63
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What does dia- mean?

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Through, complete

64
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What does dys- signify?

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Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

65
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What does ec-, ecto- mean?

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Out, outside

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What does endo- refer to?

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In, within

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What does epi- mean?

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Upon, on, above

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What does eu- signify?

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Good, normal

69
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What does ex- mean?

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Out, outside, away from

70
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What does hemi- refer to?

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Half

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What does hyper- mean?

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Excessive, above

72
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What does hypo- signify?

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Deficient, under

73
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What does in- mean?

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Not

74
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What does infra- refer to?

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Beneath, under

75
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What does inter- mean?

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Between

76
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What does intra- signify?

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In, within, into

77
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What does macro- mean?

A

Large

78
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What does mal- refer to?

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Bad

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What does meta- mean?

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Beyond, change

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What does micro- signify?

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Small

81
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What does neo- mean?

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New

82
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What does pan- refer to?

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All

83
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What does para- mean?

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Abnormal, beside, near

84
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What does per- signify?

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Through

85
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What does peri- mean?

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Surrounding

86
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What does poly- refer to?

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Many, much

87
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What does post- mean?

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After, behind

88
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What does pre- signify?

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Before, in front of

89
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What does pro- mean?

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Before, forward

90
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What does re- refer to?

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Back, again

91
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What does retro- mean?

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Behind, backward

92
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What does sub- signify?

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Under

93
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What does supra- mean?

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Above, upper

94
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What does syn-, sym- refer to?

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Together, with

95
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What does tachy- mean?

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Fast

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What does trans- signify?

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Across, through

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What does ultra- mean?

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Beyond, excess

98
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What does uni- refer to?

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One

Medical Terminology (6 decks)

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