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Combining form Flashcards

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Amni/o

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Amnion

Amniotic sac

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Ang/o

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Vessel

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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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Audi/o

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Hearing

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Audit/o

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Hearing

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Bronchi/o

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Bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Col/o

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Colon

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Colp/o

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Vagina

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Crani/o

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Cranium, skull

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Dactyl/o

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Fingers, toes

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Dent/o

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Teeth

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gluc/o

Glyc/o

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Sugar

Sweetness

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lith/o

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Stone, calculus

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Log/o

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Study of

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Lymp/o

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Lymph

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Mast/o

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Breast

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Men/o

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Menses, menstruation

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My/o

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Muscle

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Obstetr/o

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Midwife

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Osteo/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Pen/o

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Penis

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40
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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Pneumon/o

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Air, lung

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Somn/o

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Sleep

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Thromb/o

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Blood clot

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Thyr/o

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Thyroid gland

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Vagin/o

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Vagina

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Ventricul/o

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Ventricle (of heart or brain)

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Anter/o

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Anterior, front

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cervic/o

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Neck, cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Coccyg/o

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Coccyx (tailbone)

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Crani/o

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Cranium, skull

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Dist/o

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Far, farthest

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Dors/o

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Back (of the body)

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Duct/o

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To lead, carry

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Fibr/o

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Fiber, fibrous tissue

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Ili/o

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Ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Later/o

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Side, to one side

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Lumb/o

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Loins (lower back)

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Medi/o

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Middle

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My/o

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Muscle

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Pelv/i

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Pelvis

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Poster/o

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Back (of the body), behind, posterior

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Sarc/o

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Sacrum

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Spin/o

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Spine

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Umbilic/o

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Umbilicus, navel

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Ventr/o

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Belly, belly side

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebrae (backbone)

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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Albin/o

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White

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Cirrh/o

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Yellow

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Cry/o

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Cold

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Duct/o

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To lead, carry

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Electr/o

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Electric

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Erythem/o
Erythemat/o
Erythr/o

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Red

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Eschar/o

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Scab

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Hist/o

Histi/o

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Tissue

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Ichthy/o

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Dry, scaly

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Jaudn/o

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Yellow

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Kerat/o

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Horny tissue, hard, cornea

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Melan/o

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Black

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Onych/o

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Nail

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Path/o

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Disease

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Pedicul/o

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A louse

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Pil/o

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Hair

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Rhytid/o

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Wrinkle

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Scler/o

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Hardening, sclera

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Seb/o

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Sebum, sebaceous

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Squam/o

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Scale

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Sudor/o

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Sweat

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Trich/o

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Hair

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Ungu/o

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Nail

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Vascul/o

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Vessel

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Xen/o

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Foreign, strange

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Xer/o

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Dry

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Albumin/o

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Albumin (protein)

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Andr/o

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Male

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Azot/o

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Nitrogenous compounds

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Balan/o

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Glans penis

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Corpor/o

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Body

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Gonad/o

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Gonads, sex glands

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Home/o

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Same, alike

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Kal/i

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Potssium (an electrolyte)

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Ket/o

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Ketone bodies (acids and acetones)

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Lith/o

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Stone, calculus

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Meat/o

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Opening, meatus

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Noct/o

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Night

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Olig/o

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Scanty

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Orch/o
Orchi/o
Orchid/o

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Testes

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145
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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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146
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Phim/o

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Muzzle

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Prostat/o

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Prostate gland

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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Py/o

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Pus

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Radi/o

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Radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Scler/o

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Hardening, sclera

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Son/o

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Sound

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Sperm/o

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Spermatozoa, sperm cells

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Spermat/o

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Spermatozoa, sperm

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Test/o

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Testes

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Trigon/o

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Trigone (triangular region at the base of the bladder)

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Ur/o

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Urine, urinary tract

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Ureter/o

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Ureter

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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Urin/o

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Urine, urinary tract

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Vagin/o

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Vagina

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Varic/o

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A dialated vein

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Vas/o

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Vessel, vas deferens, duct

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Vascul/o

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Vessel

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Vesic/o

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Bladder

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Append/o

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Appendi

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Appendic/o

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Appendi

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Bi/o

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Life

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Cheil/o

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Lip

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Cholangi/o

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Bile vessel

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Choledoch/o

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Bile duct

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Cirrh/o

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Yellow

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Col/o

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Colon

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Colon/o

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Colon

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Dent/o

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Teeth

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Enter/o

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Intestine (usually small intestine)

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Labi/o

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Lip

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Lith/o

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Stone, calculus

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Odont/o

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Teeth

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Pharyng/o

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Pharyn (throat)

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Polyp/o

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Small growth

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Proct/o

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Anus, rectum

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Pylor/o

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Pylorus

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Sial/o

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Saliva, salivary gland

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

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Son/o

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Sound

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Steat/o

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Mouth

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus

Plural, alveoli

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Anthrac/o

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Black, coal

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Asbest/o

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Asbestos

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Atel/o

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Incomplete, imperfect

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus

Plural, bronchi

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Bronchi/o

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Bronchus

Plural: bronchi

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Chalic/o

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Limestone

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Coni/o

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Cyan/o

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Erythr/o

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Hem/o

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Hydr/o

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Lob/o

223
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Nas/o

224
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Orth/o

225
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Ox/o

226
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Pector/o

227
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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

Throat

228
Q

Phren/o

A

Diaphragm, mind

229
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Pleur/o

230
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Pneum/o

Pneumon/o

231
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Pulmon/o

232
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Rhin/o

233
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Silic/o

234
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Spir/o

235
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Steth/o

236
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Thorac/o

237
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Trache/o

238
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Tubercul/o

A

A little swelling

239
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Aort/o

240
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Aneurysm/o

A

A widening, a widened blood vessel

241
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Arteri/o

242
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Arteriol/o

243
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Ather/o

A

Fatty plague

244
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Atri/o

245
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Cardi/o

246
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Electr/o

A

Electricity

247
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Embol/o

248
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Hemangi/o

A

Blood vessel

249
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Hem/o

250
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Isch/o

A

To hold back

251
Q

Lipid/o

252
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My/o

253
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Phleb/o

254
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Scler/o

A

Hardening, sclera

255
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Sphygm/o

256
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Thromb/o

A

Blood clot

257
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Vascul/o

258
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Ven/o

259
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Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle (of heart or brain)

260
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Acr/o

261
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Adren/o

A

Adrenal gland

262
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Adrenal/o

A

Adrenal glands

263
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Andr/o

264
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Calc/o

265
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Chrom/o

266
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Crin/o

267
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Cyt/o

268
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Gluc/o

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Sugar, sweetness

269
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Glucos/o

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Sugar, sweetness

270
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Glyc/o

A

Sugar, sweetness

271
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Gonad/o

A

Gonads, sex gland

272
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Home/o

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Same, alike

273
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Kal/i

A

Potassium (an electrolyte)

274
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Ket/o

A

Ketone bodies (acids and acetones)

275
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Lob/o

276
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Myx/o

277
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Natr/o

A

Sodium (an electrolyte)

278
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Pancreat/o

279
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Parathyroid/o

A

Parathyroid glands

280
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Phe/o

A

Dusky, dark

281
Q

Pituitar/o

A

Pituitary gland

282
Q

Test/o

283
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Thym/o

A

Thymus gland

284
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Thyr/o

A

Thyroid gland

285
Q

Thyroid/o

A

Thyroid gland

286
Q

Toxic/o

287
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Ur/o

A

Urine, urinary tract

288
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Abort/o

A

To miscarry

289
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Amni/o

A

Amnion (amniotic sac)

290
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Candid/o

A

Glowing white

291
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Carcin/o

292
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Cephal/o

293
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Cervic/o

A

Neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

294
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Colp/o

295
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Cry/o

296
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Culd/o

A

Cul-de-sac

297
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Derm/o

298
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Dur/o

A

Dura matter, hard

299
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Episi/o

300
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Esthes/o

301
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Fibr/o

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Fiber, fibrous tissue

302
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Galact/o

303
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Gynec/o

A

Woman, female

304
Q

Hydr/o

305
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Hyster/o

A

Uterus, womb

306
Q

Kern/o

A

Kernel (nucleus)

307
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Lact/o

308
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Leiomy/o

A

Smooth muscle (visceral)

309
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Mamm/o

310
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Mast/o

311
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Men/o

A

Menses, menstruation

312
Q

Metr/o

A

Uterus, measure

313
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Myc/o

314
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Nat/o

315
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Olig/o

316
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Oophor/o

317
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Ovari/o

318
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Pelv/o

319
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Pelv/i

320
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Perine/o

321
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Pylor/o

322
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Py/o

323
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Salping/o

A

Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory)

324
Q

Son/o

325
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Uter/o

A

Uterus, womb

326
Q

Vagin/o

327
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Vulv/o

328
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Acromi/o

A

Acromion ( projection of scapula)

329
Q

Ankyl/o

A

Stiffness, bent, crooked

330
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Arthr/o

331
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Brachi/o

332
Q

Calcane/o

A

Calcaneum (heel bone)

333
Q

Carp/o

A

Carpus (wrist bones)

334
Q

Brachi/o

335
Q

Calcane/o

A

Calcaneum (heel bone)

336
Q

Carp/o

A

Carpus (wrist bones)

337
Q

Cephal/o

338
Q

Cervic/o

A

Neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

339
Q

Chondr/o

340
Q

Clavicul/o

A

Clavicle (collar bone)

341
Q

Condyl/o

342
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Cost/o

343
Q

Crani/o

A

Cranium, skull

344
Q

Dactyl/o

A

Fingers, toes

345
Q

Fasci/o

A

Band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)

346
Q

Femor/o

A

Femur (thigh bone)

347
Q

Fibr/o

A

Fiber, fibrous tissue

348
Q

Fibul/o

A

Fibula (smaller, outer bone of lower leg)

349
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Humer/o

A

Humerus ( upper arm bone)

350
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Ili/o

A

Ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

351
Q

Ischi/o

A

Ischium ( lower portion of a hip bone)

352
Q

Kyph/o

A

Hill, mountain

353
Q

Lamin/o

A

Lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

354
Q

Lei/o

355
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Lord/o

A

Curve, swayback

356
Q

Lumb/o

A

Loins(lower back)

357
Q

Metacarp/o

A

Metacarpus ( hand bones)

358
Q

Metatars/o

A

Metatarsals (foot bones)

359
Q

Muscul/o

360
Q

My/o

361
Q

Myel/o

A

Bone marrow, spinal cord

362
Q

Myos/o

363
Q

Orth/o

364
Q

Oste/o

365
Q

Patell/o

A

Patella( kneepcap)

366
Q

Ped/i

Ped/o

A

Foot, child

367
Q

Pelv/i

368
Q

Phalang/o

A

Phalanges ( bones of fingers and toes)

369
Q

Pod/o

370
Q

Pub/o

A

Pelvis bone (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

371
Q

Rachi/i

372
Q

Radi/o

A

Radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

373
Q

Rhabd/o

A

Rod-shaped (striated)

374
Q

Sarc/o

A

Flesh ( connective tissue)

375
Q

Scoli/o

A

Crooked, bent

376
Q

Sequestr/o

A

A separation

377
Q

Spondyl/o

A

Vertebrae (backbone)

378
Q

Stern/o

A

Sternum (breastbone)

379
Q

Synov/o

A

Synovial membrane, synovial fluid

380
Q

Ten/o

381
Q

Tend/o

382
Q

Tendin/o

383
Q

Thorac/o

384
Q

Tibi/o

A

Tibia (larger inner bone of the lower leg)

385
Q

Uln/o

A

Ulna (lower arm bone on thumb size)

386
Q

Vertebr/o

A

Vertebrae (backbone)

387
Q

Xiph/o

388
Q

Aden/o

389
Q

Adenoid/o

390
Q

Agglutin/o

A

Clumping, gluing

391
Q

Angio

392
Q

Bi/o

393
Q

Cyt/o

394
Q

Immun/o

A

Immune; immunity

395
Q

Lymph/o

396
Q

My/o

397
Q

Myel/o

A

Bone marrow, spinal cord

398
Q

Nucle/o

399
Q

Oste/o

400
Q

Phag/o

A

Swallowing, eating

401
Q

Path/o

402
Q

Splen/o

403
Q

Thym/o

A

Thymus gland

404
Q

Tonsill/o

405
Q

Angi/o

406
Q

Astr/o

407
Q

Ax/o

A

Axis, axon

408
Q

Bi/o

409
Q

Cephal/o

410
Q

Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

411
Q

Cerebr/o

412
Q

Clon/o

413
Q

Cortic/o

414
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Crani/o

A

Cranium, skull

415
Q

Cyt/o

416
Q

Dendr/o

417
Q

Dur/o

A

Dura mater, hard

418
Q

Encephal/o

419
Q

Faci/o

420
Q

Gangli/o

421
Q

Ganglion/o

422
Q

Gli/o

A

Glue, neuroglia tissue

423
Q

Hydr/o

424
Q

Kinesi/o

425
Q

Later/o

A

Side, to one side

426
Q

Lex/o

A

Word, phase

427
Q

Medull/o

428
Q

Mening/o

429
Q

Meningi/o

430
Q

Myel/o

A

Bone marrow, spinal cord

431
Q

My/o

432
Q

Narc/o

A

Stupor, numbness, sleep

433
Q

Neur/o

434
Q

Olig/o

435
Q

Poli/o

A

Gray, gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

436
Q

Psych/o

437
Q

Radicul/o

A

Nerve root

438
Q

Scler/o

A

Hardening, sclera

439
Q

Spin/o

440
Q

Synapt/o

A

Synapsis, point of contact

441
Q

Tax/o

A

Order, coordination

442
Q

Thalam/o

443
Q

Thec/o

A

Sheath (usually refers to the meninges)

444
Q

Ton/o

445
Q

Vascul/o

446
Q

Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle ( of heart or brain)

447
Q

Agglutin/o

A

Clumping, gluing

448
Q

Bas/o

A

Base (alkaline, the opposite of acid)

449
Q

Chrom/o

450
Q

Cyt/o

451
Q

Eosin/o

A

Dawn (rose-colored)

452
Q

Erythr/o

453
Q

Granul/o

454
Q

Hem/o

455
Q

Hemat/o

456
Q

Kary/o

457
Q

Leuc/o

458
Q

Leuk/o

459
Q

Lymph/o

460
Q

Morph/o

A

Form, shape, structure

461
Q

Myel/o

A

Bone marrow, spinal cord

462
Q

Nucle/o

463
Q

Phag/o

A

Swallowing, eating

464
Q

Plas/o

A

Formation, growth

465
Q

Poikil/o

A

Varied, irregular

466
Q

Reticul/o

467
Q

Sider/o

468
Q

Thalass/o

469
Q

Thromb/o

A

Blood clot

470
Q

Ambly/o

471
Q

Aque/o

472
Q

Bi/o

473
Q

Blast/o

A

Embryonic cell

474
Q

Blephar/o

475
Q

Choroid/o

476
Q

Chromat/o

477
Q

Conjunctiv/o

A

Conjunctiva

478
Q

Core/o

479
Q

Corne/o

480
Q

Cycl/o

A

Ciliary body of the eye, circular, cycle

481
Q

Cyst/o

482
Q

Dacry/o

A

Tear, lacrimal sac

483
Q

Dipl/o

484
Q

Glauc/o

485
Q

Goni/o

486
Q

Irid/o

487
Q

Kerat/o

A

Horny tissue, hard, cornea

488
Q

Lacrim/o

A

Tear, lacrimal gland

489
Q

Metr/o

A

Uterus, measure

490
Q

Mi/o

A

Smaller, less

491
Q

Mydr/o

A

Widen, enlarge

492
Q

Ocul/o

493
Q

Opthalm/o

494
Q

Opt/o

A

Eye, vision

495
Q

Optic/o

A

Eye, vision

496
Q

Orth/o

497
Q

Phac/o

498
Q

Phot/o

499
Q

Presby/o

500
Q

Pupill/o

501
Q

Retin/o

502
Q

Scler/o

A

Hardening, sclera

503
Q

Scot/o

504
Q

Stigmat/o

505
Q

Ton/o

506
Q

Trabecul/o

A

Trabecula (supporting bundles of

507
Q

Vitre/o

508
Q

Vitr/o

A

Vitreous body ( of the eye)

509
Q

Acous/o

510
Q

Adenoid/o

511
Q

Audi/o

512
Q

Audit/o

513
Q

Aur/ o

514
Q

Auricul/o

515
Q

Bronch/o

A

Bronchus (pl. bronchi)

516
Q

Cochle/o

517
Q

Chol/e

A

Bile, gall

518
Q

Epiglott/o

A

Epiglottis

519
Q

Labyrinth/op

A

Labyrinth, inner ear

520
Q

Larng/o

A

Larynx ( voice box)

521
Q

Mastoid/o

A

Mastoid process

522
Q

Myring/o

A

Tympanic membrane, eardrum

523
Q

Nas/o

524
Q

Ot/o

525
Q

Palat/o

A

Plate (roof of the mouth)

526
Q

Pharyng/o

A

Pharynx (throat)

527
Q

Polyp/o

A

Small growth

528
Q

Presby/o

529
Q

Rhin/o

530
Q

Salping/o

A

Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory) tubes)

531
Q

Scler/o

A

Hardening, sclera

532
Q

Ser/o

533
Q

Sinus/o

A

Sinus cavity

534
Q

Somn/o

535
Q

Staped/o

536
Q

Steat/o

537
Q

Tonsill/o

538
Q

Trache/o

539
Q

Tympan/o

A

Tympanic membrane, eardrum

540
Q

Uvul/o

Fundamentals Of Nursing (5 decks)

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