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Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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pertaining to, producing, produced by, or produced in

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ion

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process

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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process, condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-logy

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing (biopsy)

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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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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-path

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disease condition

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-plasm

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formation

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine(endoscope)

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-scopy

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process of visually examining (endoscopy)

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-sis

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state of; condition

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-somes

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bodies

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-type

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picture, classification

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-y

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process, condition

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a-an-

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no, not, without

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, sever, sudden

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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ana-

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up

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angi/o

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vessel

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anter/o

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front

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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aut-auto-

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self, own

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axill/o

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armpit

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bi/o

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life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bol/o

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to cast (throw)

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

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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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cata-

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down

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cervic/o

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neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage (type of connective tissue)

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chrom/o

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color

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chron/o

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time

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cis/o

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to cut (incision)

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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crani/o

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skull

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crin/o

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to secrete (to form and give off) (endocrine glands)

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cyst/o

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

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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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dia-

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complete, through

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dist/o

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far, distant

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dors/o

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back portion of the body

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electro/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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endo-

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within

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enter/o

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intestines (usually the small intestine)

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epi-

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above, upon

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erythr/o

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red

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ex-exo-

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out, outside of, outward

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hemat/o

hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hist/o

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tissue

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hist/o

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tissue

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hyper-

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excessive, above, more than normal

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

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ili/o

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ilium (part f the pelvic bone)

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in-

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into, in

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inguin/o

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groin

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inter-

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between

93
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kary/o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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lumb/o

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lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)

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medi/o

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middle

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meta-

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change

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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onc/o

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tumor

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child

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pelv/i

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pelvis, hip region

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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poster/o

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back, behind

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pro-

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before, forward

112
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proxim/o

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nearest

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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x-rays

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re-

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back, backward, again

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ren/o

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kidney

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retro-

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behind

118
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rhin/o

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nose

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

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flesh

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sect/o

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to cut (resection)

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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sub-

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below, under

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thel/o, theli/o

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nipple

125
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thromb/o

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clot, clotting

126
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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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trans-

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across, through

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unbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

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ur/o

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urinary tract, urine

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ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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vertebr/o

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vertebra(e), backbone(s)

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

134
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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

140
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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

142
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my/o

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muscle

143
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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

144
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necr/o

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death (of cells or whole body)

145
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neutr/o

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neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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ot/o

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ear

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

149
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phleb/o

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vein

150
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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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rect/o

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rectum

155
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splen/o

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spleen

156
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staphyl/o

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clusters

157
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strept/o

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twisted chains

158
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thorac/o

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chest

159
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tonsill/o

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tonsils

160
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ven/o

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vein

161
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-cele

A

hernia

162
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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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  • coccus (singular)
  • cocci (plural)
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berry-shaped bacterium

((bacteria plural)

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-dynia

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pain

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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-graph

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instument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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-hardening

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-stasis

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controlling, stopping

178
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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

179
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-therapy

A

treatment

180
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-trophy

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develpment, nourishment

181
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-er

A

one who

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-ia

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condition

183
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-ole

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little, small

184
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-ule

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little, small

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-um, -ium

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structure, tissue

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-us

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structure, substance

187
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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

A

pertaining to

189
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-oid

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resembling, derived from

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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