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Chapters 1-4 Combining Form, Prefixes, & Suffixes Flashcards

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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, severe, 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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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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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

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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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carp/o

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wrist bones

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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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cib/o

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meals

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cis/o

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to cut

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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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cost/o

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rib

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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)

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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cyt/o

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cell

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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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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duct/o

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to lead, carry

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41
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electr/o

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electricity

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42
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encephal/o

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brain

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43
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enter/o

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intestines (usually small intestine)

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erythr/o

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red

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flex/o

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to bend

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furc/o

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forking, branching

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glyc/o

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glucose; sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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51
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gynec/o

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woman; female

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52
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hem/o, hemat/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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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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iatr/o

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physician; treatment

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57
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ili/o

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ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

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immun/o

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protection

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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

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to hold back

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kary/o

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nucleus

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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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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

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lumb/o

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

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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

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medi/o

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middle

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morph/o

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shape, form

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mort/o

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death

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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nat/i

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birth

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necr/o

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death (of cells or whole body)

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nect/o

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to bind, tie, connect

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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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82
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neutr/o

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neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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norm/o

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rule, order

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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85
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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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ot/o

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ear

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ox/o

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oxygen

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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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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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99
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poster/o

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back, behind

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100
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proxim/o

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nearest

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101
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psych/o

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mind

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102
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pub/o

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pubis (pubic bone)

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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radi/o

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x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

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rect/o

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rectum

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106
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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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108
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sacr/o

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sacrum

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109
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sarc/o

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flesh (connective tissue)

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sect/o

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to cut

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seps/o

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infection

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

A

clusters

117
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strept/o

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twisted chains

118
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the/o

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to put, place

119
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thel/o, theli/o

A

nipple

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thorac/o

A

chest

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thromb/o

A

clot

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thyr/o

A

thyroid gland; shield

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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top/o

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place, position, location

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tox/o

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poison

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

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ur/o

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urine; urinary tract

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urethr/o

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urethra

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ven/o

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vein

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ventr/o

A

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

A

internal organs

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-ac, -iac

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pertaining to

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-cele

A

hernia

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (-cocci)

A

berry-shaped bacterium

143
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-crine

A

to secrete

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-cyte

A

cell

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-drome

A

to run

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-dynia

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pain

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-er

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one who

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-fusion

A

coming together; to pour

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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-genic

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pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

A

record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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condition

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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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-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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-itis

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inflammation

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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-logy

A

study of (process)

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation, loosening

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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to measure

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-mission

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to send

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-oid

A

resembling

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-ole

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little, small

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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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-opsy

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view of

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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

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-partum

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birth, labor

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-phobia

A

fear

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-phoria

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to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

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-physis

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to grow

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasm

A

structure or formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling, sagging, prolaps

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examination (with an endoscope)

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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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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision, cutting into

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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

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-ule

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little, small

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-um, -ium

A

structure, tissue

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-us

A

structure, substance

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-y

A

condition; process

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-or

A

one who

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-type

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picture, classification

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a-, an-

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no; not; without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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ana-

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up, apart

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against

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aut-, auto-

A

self; own

217
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bi-

A

two

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brady-

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slow

219
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cata-

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down

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con-

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with, together

221
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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down, lack of

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dia-

A

complete; through

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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ec-

A

out, outside

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en-, endo-

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in, within

227
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epi-

A

above; upon; on

228
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eu-

A

good, normal

229
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ex-, exo-

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out; outside of; outward; away from

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hemi-

A

half

231
Q

hyper-

A

above; excessive; more than normal

232
Q

hypo-

A

deficient; below; under; less than normal

233
Q

in-

A

in; into; not

234
Q

in-

A

into, within, not

235
Q

infra-

A

beneath, under

236
Q

inter-

A

between

237
Q

intra-

A

in, within, into

238
Q

macro-

A

large

239
Q

mal-

A

bad

240
Q

meta-

A

beyond, change

241
Q

micro-

A

small

242
Q

neo-

A

new

243
Q

pan-

A

all

244
Q

para-

A

abnormal, beside, near

245
Q

per-

A

through

246
Q

peri-

A

surrounding; around

247
Q

poly-

A

many, much

248
Q

post-

A

after, behind

249
Q

pre-

A

before, in front of

250
Q

pro-

A

before; forward

251
Q

pros-

A

before, forward

252
Q

re-

A

back; again; backward

253
Q

retro-

A

behind; back; backward

254
Q

sub-

A

under; below

255
Q

supra-

A

above, upper

256
Q

syn-, sym-

A

together, with

257
Q

tachy-

A

fast

258
Q

trans-

A

across; through

259
Q

ultra-

A

beyond, excess

260
Q

uni-

A

one

261
Q

a-, an-, in-

A

not; no; without

262
Q

ante-, pre-, pro-

A

before; forward; in front of

263
Q

anti-, contra-

A

against; opposite

264
Q

con-, syn-, sym-

A

with; together

265
Q

de-, cata-

A

down, lack of;

266
Q

dia-, per-, trans-

A

through; complete; across

267
Q

dys-, mal-

A

bad; abnormal; difficult; painful

268
Q

ec-, ecto-, ex-

A

out; outside

269
Q

endo-, in-, intra-

A

in; within; into

270
Q

epi-, hyper-, supra-

A

upon; on; above; excessive; upper

271
Q

hypo-, infra-, sub-

A

under; deficient; beneath

272
Q

re-, retro-, post-

A

back; again; behind; backward; after

273
Q

ultra-, meta-

A

beyond; excess; change

Language of Medicine (18 decks)

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