Clinical terminology - Stems and Endings Flashcards

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part of shoulder blade

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acromi(o)-

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gland

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aden(o)-

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air

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aer(o)-

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pain

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alg(o)- / algia

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male

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andr(o)-

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blood vessel

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angei(o)-

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joint / articulation

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arthr(o)-

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related to heart

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cardi(o)-

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head

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cephal(o)-

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lip

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cheil(o)-

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hand

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chir(o)-

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cartilage

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chondr(o)-

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large intestine

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col(o)-

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vagina

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colp(o)- or kolp(o)-

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cell

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cyt(o)-

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skin

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dermat(o)-

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brain

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encephal(o)-

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intestines

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enter(o)-

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stomach

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gastr(o)-

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old person

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geront(o)-

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toungue

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gloss(o)-

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jaw

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gnath(o)-

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knee

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gonat(o)-

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female

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gynaec(o)-

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blood

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haem(o)- / haemat(o)-

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tissue

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hist(o)-

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sleep

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hypn(o)-

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physician

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iatr(o)-

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milk

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lact(o)- or galact(o)-

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abdomen

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lapar(o)-

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fat

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lip(o)-

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stone

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lith(o)-

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word / speech / science

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log(o)- or -logia, ae, f.

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lymph

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lymph(o)-

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breast

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mast(o)-

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month

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men(o)-

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uterus

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hyster(o)-

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form

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morph(o)-

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muscle

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myo(o)-

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marrow

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myel(o)-

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kidney

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nephr(o)-

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nerve

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neur(o)-

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tooth

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odont(o)-

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tumour

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onk(o)-

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nail

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onych(o)-

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bone

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oste(o)-

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ear

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ot(o)-

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child

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paed(o)-

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disease

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path(o)- or -pathia

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vein

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phleb(o)-

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air / lung

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pneum(o)- or pneumat(o)-

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foot

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pod(o)- or -podia, ae, f.

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way / path

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por(o)-

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soul / psychic

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psych(o)-

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pus

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py(o)-

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nose

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rhin(o)-

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uterine tube

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scalping(o)-

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skeleton

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scelet(o)-

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spleen

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splen(o)-

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vertebra

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spondyl(o)-

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mouth

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stomat(o)-

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stomach

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stomach(o)-

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death

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thanat(o)-

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poison

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toxic(o)-

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nutrition

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trop(o)- -trophia

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urine

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ur(o)-

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pain

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-algia, ae, f. (vena)

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excision

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-ectomia, ae, f. (vena)

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result of graphical / physical examinaiton e.g sonographia –> sonogramma

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-gramma, atis, n. (caput)

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graphical / visual examination

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-graphia, ae, f. (vena)

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generic creation of nouns

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-ia, ae. f.

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unspecified non-inflammatory disease

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-iasis, sis, f. (basis)

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inflamation

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-itis, itidis, f. (dolor)

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pain (also used as stem)

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-odynia, ae, f. (vena) -odyn-

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unspecified disease

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-pathia, ae, f. (vena)

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cancer / swelling / thickening

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-oma, omatis, n (caput)

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plastic surgery

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-plastica, ae, f. (vena)

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rhythm

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-rhytmia, ae, f. (-rhythmo-)

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flow

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-rrhoe, ae, f. (vena)

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-scopy, visual examination

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-scopia, ae, f. (vena)

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cut, section

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-tomia, ae, f. (vena)

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general pupose ending for creation of adjecto

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-us, a , um

83
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general purpose ending for creation of nouns

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-us, i, m.

84
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create clinical terms for:

unspecified disease of gland
inflammation of the ear
inflammation of the stomach
menses (month + flow)
surgical removal of breast
unspecified disease of bones

stone in urinary tract (urinary stone non-inflammatory disease)

surgical intervention in abdomen
plastic surgery of nose

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adenopathia, otitis, gastritis, menorrhea, mastectomia, osteopathia, urolithiasis, laparotomia, rhinoplastica

85
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Create all the grammatical cases from following terms, translate the terms in Nom. Sg. to English:

angioplastica
neuralgia
colpitis
osteomyeloma
gastropathia
gerontopathia
dermatitis
odontopathia
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angioplastica (surgical reconstruction of veins), angioplasticae, -ae, -arum

neuralgia (pain of nervous origin) , neuralgiae, -ae, -arum

colpitis (inflammation of vagina), colpitidis, colpitides, colpitidum

osteomyeloma (cancer of bone marrow), osteomyelomatis, osteomyelomata, osteomyelomatum

gastropathia (unspecified disease of stomach), gastropathiae, -ae, -arum

gerontopathia, (disease associated with old age), gerontopathiae, -ae, -arum

dermatitis (inflammation of skin), dermatitidis, dermtitidum

odontopathiae (non-specific disease of teeth), -ae, -arum

86
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Change the adjectives in brackets (provided in Nom. Sg. m. form) to match the clinical term and translate to english:

nephrosis (chronicus)
neuraligiae (incipiens)
urolithiasium (acutus)
odontopathia (juvenilis)
osteomyelomatis (latens)
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nephrosis chronica (chronic non-inflammatory disease of kidney)

neuralgiae incipientis (of beginning pain of nervous origin)

urolithiasium acutarum (of acute presences of stones in urinary tracts Gen. Pl. )

odontopathia juvenilis (juvenile non-specified pathology of teeth)

osteomyelomatis latentis (of hidden cancer of bone marrow)

87
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Translate to latin using Greek clinical terminology wherever possible:

Chronic disease of teeth
acute inflammation of uterine tube
suspicion of non-inflammatory disease of cartilage
epidemic of chronic inflammation of liver
visual examination of urine
suspicion of congenital unspecified disease of heart

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odontopathia chronica
salpingitis acuta
suspicio chondrosis
epidemia hapatitidis
uroscopia
suspicio cardiopathiae congenitae
88
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short

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brachy-

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slow

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brady-

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green

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chlor(o)-

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blue

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cyan(o)-

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long

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dolich(o)-

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red

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erythr(o)-

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broad / wide

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eury-

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green

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glauc(o)-

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wet/moist

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hygr(o)-

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white

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leuc(o)-

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big / large

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macr(o)-

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soft

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malac-

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softening

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-malacia, ae, f.

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big / large

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megal(o)-, mega-

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enlargement

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-megalia, ae, f.

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black

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melan(o)-

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small

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micr(o)-

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flat

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platy-

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deficiancy

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-poenia, ae, f.

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grey

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poli(o)-

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hard / hardening / thickening

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scler(o)-

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narrow

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sten(o)-

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fast

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tachy-

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dry

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xer(o)-

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two

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bi-

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three

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tri-

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four

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tetra-

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five

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penta-

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sic

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hexa-

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seven

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hepta-

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eight

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octo-

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nine

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ennea-

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ten

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deka-