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1
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aut-

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self

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cirn-

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[separate], secrete, secretion

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esthe(s)-

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sensation, sensitivity, sense

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gen(e)-, -gen

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come into being; produce

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gram-

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[something written], a record

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iatr-

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healer, physician; treatment

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idi-

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of one’s self

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kine-

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move

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kines(i)-

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movement, motion

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ly(s)-

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destroy, break down

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myx-

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mucus

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orth-

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straight, erect; normal

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ot-

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ear

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path-

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[suffering] disease

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phil-

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love; have an affiity for

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pt-

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fall, sag, drop, prolapse

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pyr-

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[fire] fever, burning

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pyret-

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fever

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pyrex-

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be feverish

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rhe-

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[run] flow, secrete

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rhag-

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[burst forth] flow profusely, hemorrhage

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rhex-

A

rupture

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rhin-

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nose

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scop-

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look at, examine

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sep-

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[be putrid] be infected

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ta-

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stretching

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tel-

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end, completion

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ten-, tenon(t)-

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tendon

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therap(eu)-

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treat medically, heal

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tom-

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a cutting, slice, incision

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ton-

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[a stretching] (muscular) tone, tension

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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dilation, enlargement

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-ectomy

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surgical excision; removal of all or part of an organ

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-gen

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substance that produces (something)

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-genesis

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formation, origin

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-genic

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causing, producing, caused

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-genous

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by, produced by or in

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-gram

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a record of the activity of an organ

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-graph

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an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

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-graphy

A

the recording of the activity of an organ

a descriptive treatise (on a subject)

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-lysis

A

dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

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-lytic

A

pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration

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-pathy

A

disease

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-ptosis

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dropping, sagging, prolapse

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-rrhagia

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profuse discharge, hemorrhage

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-rrhea

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profuse discharge, excessive secretion

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-rrhexis

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bursting (of tissues), rupture

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-scope

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an instrument for examining

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-scopy

A

examination

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-tome

A

a surgical instrument for cutting

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-tomy

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surgical incision

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acou(s)-, acu(s)

A

hear

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amni-

A

fetal membrane, amniotic sac

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asc-, ascit-

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bladder, sac, bag

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bary-

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heavy, dull, hard

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cente-

A

pierce

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chrom-, chroma-, chromat-

A

color, pigment

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dips-

A

thirst

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echo-

A

reverberating sound, echo

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edema, edemat-

A

swelling

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eme-

A

vomit

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gno(s)-

A

know

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lal-

A

talk

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lapar-

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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lex-

A

read

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mne-

A

remember

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ne-

A

new

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no-

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mind, mental activity, comprehension

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orec-, orex-

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have an appetite

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ox(y)-

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acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen

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pha-

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speak, communicate

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phag-

A

swallow, eat

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pharmac(eu)-

A

medicine, drug

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phem-

A

speech

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phob-

A

(abnormal) fear

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phon-

A

voice, sound

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phrac-, phrag-

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enclose, obstruct

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phras-

A

speak

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phren-

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mind; diaphragm

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phylac-

A

protection (against disease)

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phys(i)

A

nature, appearance

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phyt-

A

plant (organism), growth

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poie-

A

produce, make

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sapr-

A

rotten, putrid, decaying

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stear-, steat-

A

fat, sebum, sebaceous glands

Medical Terminology C-209 (14 decks)

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