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1
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What is carp/o?

A

wrist bones (carpal tunnel)

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What is cis/o?

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cut (inCISion)

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What is cost/o?

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rib

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What is cutane/o?

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skin

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What is dactyl/o?

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fingers and toes

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What is duct/o?

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lead, carry

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What is flex/o?

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bend

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What is furc/o?

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branching

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What is gloss/o?

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tongue

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What is glyc/o?

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sugar

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What is immun/o?

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protection (immune system)

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What is morph/o?

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shape, form, change

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What is mort/o?

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death

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14
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What is nat/i?

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birth

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What is norm/o?

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rule, order (SpongeBob must follow Squidwards rules to become normal )

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What is ox/o?

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oxygen

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17
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What is pub/o?

A

pubis (Pubic bone)

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What is sesp/o?

A

infection

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What is somn/o?

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sleep (think inSOMNia)

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What is son/o?

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sound (think sonar)

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What is tens/o?

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tension, force, strain, stretch

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What is the/o?

A

put in place

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23
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What is thel/o, theli/o?

A

nipple

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What is thyr/o?

A

thyroid gland

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What is top/o?

A

place, position, location

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What is tox/o?

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poison, toxic

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What is thrache/o?

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trachea

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What is urethr/o?

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urethra

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29
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What is -crine?

A

secrete

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What is -drome?

A

run

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31
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What is -fusion?

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to combine together

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32
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What is -gen?

A

substance that produces

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33
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What is -lapse?

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slide, fall, sag

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34
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What is -lysis?

A

breakdown, destruction, separation

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35
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What is -meter?

A

measure

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36
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What is -mission?

A

send (“Send them on a mission”)

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37
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What is -or?

A

one who

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38
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What is -oxia?

A

oxygen

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What is -partum?

A

birth, labour

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What is -phoria?

A

bear, carry, mental state, feeling

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41
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What is -physis?

A

grow

42
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What is -plasia?

A

development, formation, growth

43
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What is -plasm?

A

structure or formation

44
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What is -pnea?

A

breathing

45
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What is -ptom?

A

happening, occurrence

46
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What is -ptosis?

A

falling, drooping, prolapse

47
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What is -rrhea?

A

flow discharge

48
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What is -stasis?

A

stopping, controlling

49
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What is -trophy?

A

development, nourishment

50
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What is a-, an-?

A

no, not, without

51
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What is ab-?

A

away from (think abduct- to take away)

52
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What is ad-?

A

towards

53
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What is ana-?

A

up, apart

54
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What is ante-?

A

before, forward

55
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What is anti-?

A

against

56
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What is auto-?

A

self, own (think AUTOpsy)

57
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What is bi-?

A

life

58
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What is brady-?

A

slow

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What is cata-?

A

down

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What is con-?

A

with, together

61
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What is contra-?

A

opposite, against

62
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What is de-?

A

down, lack of (think DEpletion)

63
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What is dia-?

A

through, complete (DIAgnosis)

64
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What is dys-?

A

abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

65
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What is ec-?

A

out, outside

66
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What is endo-?

A

in, within

67
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What is epi-?

A

upon, on, above

68
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What is eu-?

A

good, normal

69
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What is ex-?

A

out, outside

70
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What is hemi-?

A

half

71
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What is hyper-?

A

excessive, above

72
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What is hypo-?

A

deficient, too little

73
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What is in-?

A

not

74
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What is in-?

A

into, within

75
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What is infra-?

A

between, under

76
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What is inter-?

A

between

77
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What is intra-?

A

in, within, into

78
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What is macro-?

A

large

79
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What is mal-?

A

bad

80
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What is meta-?

A

beyond, change

81
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What is micro-?

A

small

82
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What is neo-?

A

new

83
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What is pan-?

A

all (think Pansexual)

84
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What is para-?

A

abnormal, beside, near (think Paranormal)

85
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What is per-?

A

through

86
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What is peri-?

A

surrounding

87
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What is poly-?

A

multiple, many, much

88
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What is post-?

A

after, behind

89
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What is pre-?

A

before, in front of

90
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What is pro-?

A

before, forward

91
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What is pros-?

A

before, forward

92
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What is re-?

A

back again (think REsicion, RElapse)

93
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What is retro-?

A

behind, backward

94
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What is sub-?

A

under (think SUBmarine)

95
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What is supra-?

A

Above or upper

96
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What is syn-, sym-? What is the rule with this prefix?

A

together, with

Before ‘B’, ‘P’, and ‘M’. -syn, becomes -sym.

97
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What is tachy-?

A

fast

98
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What is trans-?

A

across, through (TRANSfer)

99
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What is ultra-?

A

beyond, excess

100
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What is uni-?

A

one

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