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1
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a-, an-

A

no; not; without

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ab-

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-ac

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pertaining to

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acanth/o

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spiny; thorny

ex: acanthocyte - type of red blood cell that has spiny projections on its surface

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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acous/o

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hearing

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acr/o

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extremities; top; extreme point

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acromi/o

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acromion (extension of shoulder bone)

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actin/o

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light

ex: actinotherapy - treatment using ultraviolet light or other forms of radiation

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acu/o

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sharp; severe; sudden

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-acusis

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hearing

ex: presbycusis - age-related hearing loss

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ad-

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toward

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-ad

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toward

ex: cephalad - toward the head of the body

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aden/o

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gland

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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adip/o

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fat

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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aer/o

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air

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af-

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toward

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agglutin/o

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clumping; sticking together

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-agon

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assemble, gather

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agora-

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marketplace

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-agra

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excessive pain

ex: podagra foot pain that occurs in the joint of the big toe in gout (gouty arthritis)

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-al

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pertaining to

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alb/o

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white

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albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin (protein)

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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pain

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all/o

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other; different

allopathy - a system of medical practice that aims to combat disease by using remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac; small sac

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ambly/o

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dim; dull

ex: amblyopia - “lazy eye,” a condition in which one eye has reduced vision due to abnormal visual development, occurs when one eye is weaker or misaligned, leading to decreased visual acuity in the affected eye

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-amine

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nitrogen compound

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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)

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amyl/o

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starch

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an/o

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anus

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-an

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pertaining to

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ana-

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up; apart; backward; again, anew

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andr/o

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male

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm (widened blood vessel)

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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anis/o

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unequal

ex: anisocoria - a condition characterized by unequal pupil sizes in the eyes

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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ante-

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before; forward

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anter/o

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front

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49
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anthrac/o

A

coal

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anthr/o

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antrum of the stomach (lower part of stomach where food mixes with gastric juice)

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anti-

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against

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anxi/o

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uneasy; anxious

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aort/o

A

aorta (largest artery)

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54
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-apheresis

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removal

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aphth/o

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ulcer

ex: aphthous stomatitis - recurrent formation of ulcers in mouth

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apo-

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off, away

ex: apoptosis - programmed cell death in which cells undergo controlled self-destruction, removing damaged or unnecessary skills

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aponeur/o

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aponeurosis (type of tendon)

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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aque/o

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water

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-arche

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beginning

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arter/o

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artery

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole (small artery)

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arthr/o

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joint

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-arthria

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articulate (speak distinctly)

ex: dysarthria - speech disorder that causes weakened or impaired muscles used in speech

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articul/o

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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asbest/o

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asbestos

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-ase

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enzyme

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-asthenia

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lack of strength

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atel/o

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incomplete

ex: atelectasis - condition characterized by partial or complete collapse of a lung, leading to reduced or absent gas exchange

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ather/o

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plaque (fatty substance)

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75
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-ation

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process; condition

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atri/o

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atrium (upper heart chamber)

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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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aur/o

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ear

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auricul/o

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ear

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aut/o

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self, own

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82
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aut-, auto-

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self, own

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axill/o

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armpit

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azot/o

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urea; nitrogen

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bacill/o

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bacilli (bacteria)

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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balan/o

A

glans penis

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bar/o

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pressure; weight

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bartholin/o

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Bartholin glands

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bas/o

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base; opposite of acid

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bi-

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two

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bi/o

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life

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bil/i

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bile; gall

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin

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-blast

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embryonic; immature cell

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-blastoma

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immature tumor (cells)

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bol/o

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cast; throw
referring to throwing, casting, building up

ex: metabolism - building up complex molecules and breaking down of complex molecules

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brachi/o

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o

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bronchial tube

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bronchi/o

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bronchial tube

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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bucc/o

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cheek

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bunion/o

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bunion

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burs/o

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bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

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byssin/o

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cotton dust

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cac/o

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bad

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calc/o

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calcium

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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calci/o

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calcium

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cali/o, calic/o

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calyx (cup-shaped)

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capillar/o

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capillary (tiniest blood vessel)

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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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 (carpals)

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cata-

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down

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caud/o

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tail; lower part of body

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caus/o

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burn; burning

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cauter/o

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heat; burn

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cec/o

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cecum (first part of the colon)

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-cele

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hernia

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celi/o

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belly; abdomen

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cerumin/o

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cerumen (ear wax)

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

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-chalasia

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relaxation

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-chalasis

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relaxation

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cheil/o

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lip

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chem/o

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drug; chemical

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137
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-chezia

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defecation; elimination of wastes

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chir/o

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hand

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139
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chlor/o

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green

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140
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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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141
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chol/e

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bile; gall

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142
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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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common bile duct

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chore/o

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dance

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chori/o

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chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)

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chorion/o

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chorion

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choroid/o

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choroid layer of eye

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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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chym/o

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to pour; fluid

ex: chyme - semi-fluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum

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cib/o

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meal

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-cide

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killing

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pertaining to killing

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cine/o

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movement

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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow

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cis/o

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to cut

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to cut; to break

osteoclasis - the surgical breaking of a bone to correct a deformity

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-clast

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to break

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claustr/o

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enclosed space

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clavicle (collar bone)

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-clysis

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irrigation; washing; infusion or injection of fluid into the body

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coagulation (clotting)

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-coccus (-cocci, pl.)

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berry-shaped bacterium

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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cochle/o

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cochlea (inner part of ear)

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col/o

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colon

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coll/a

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glue

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colon/o

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colon (large intestine)

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colp/o

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vagina

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comat/o

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deep sleep

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comi/o

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to care for

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con-

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together, with

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coni/o

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dust

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva (lines the eyelids)

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-constriction

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narrowing

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contra-

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against; opposite

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cor/o

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pupil

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core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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coron/o

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heart (crown or circle)

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corpor/o

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body

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cortic/o

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cortex, outer region

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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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cras/o

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mixture; temperament

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crin/o

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secrete

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-crine

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secrete; separate

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-crit

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separate

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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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-cusis

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hearing

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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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cycl/o

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ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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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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-cyte

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cell

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-cytosis

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abnormal condition of cells; slight increase in numbers

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dacry/o

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tear

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dacryoaden/o

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tear gland

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dacryocyst/o

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tear sac; lacrimal sac

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dactyl/o

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fingers; toes

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de-

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lack of; down; less; removal of

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dem/o

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people

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dent/i

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tooth; teeth

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derm/o

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skin

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-derma

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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desicc/o

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drying

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-desis

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bind, tie together

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dia-

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complete; through

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diaphor/o

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sweat

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-dilation

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widening; stretching; expanding

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dipl/o

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double

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dips/o

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thirst

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dist/o

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far; distant

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dors/o

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back (of body)

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dorsi-

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back

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-dote

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back

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-drome

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to run

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duct/o

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to lead, carry

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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dur/o

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dura mater

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

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-eal

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pertaining to

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ec-

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out; outside

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echo-

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reflected sound

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-ectasia

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dilation; dilatation; widening

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-ectasis

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dilation; dilatation; widening

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ecto-

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out; outside

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-edema

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swelling

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-elasma

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flat plate

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electr/o

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electricity

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em-

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in

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-ema

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condition

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emic

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pertaining to blood condition

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emmetr/o

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in due measure

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en-

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in; within

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encephal/o

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brain

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end-

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in; within

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endo-

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in; within

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enter/o

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intestines (usually small intestine)

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eosin/o

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red; rosy; dawn-colored

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epi-

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above; upon; on

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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episi/o

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vulva (external female genitalia)

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epitheli/o

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skin; epithelium

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equin/o

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horse

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-er

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one who

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erg/o

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work

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erythem/o

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flushed; redness

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erythr/o

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red

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-esis

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action; condition; state of

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eso-

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inward

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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esthes/o

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feeling (nervous sensation)

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esthesi/o

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feeling (nervous sensation)

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-esthesia

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feeling (nervous sensation)

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estr/o

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female

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ethm/o

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sieve

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eti/o

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cause

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eu-

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good; normal; true

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-eurysm

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widening

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ex-

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out; away from

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exanthemat/o

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rash

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exo-

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out; away from

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extra-

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outside

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faci/o

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face

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fasci/o

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fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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-ferent

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to carry

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fibrin/o

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fiber

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fibr/o, fibromat/o

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fiber

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fibros/o

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fibrous connective tissue

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fibul/o

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fibula

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-fication

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process of making

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-fida

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split

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flex/o

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bend

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fluor/o

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luminous

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follicul/o

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follicle; small sac

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-form

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resembling; in the shape of

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fung/i

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fungus; mushroom (lower organism lacking chlorophyll)

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furc/o

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forking; branching

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-fusion

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to pour; to come together

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galact/o

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milk

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ganglion/o

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ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies

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gastr/o

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stomach

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-genesis

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producing; forming

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-genic

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produced by or in

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ger/o

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old age

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geront/o

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old age

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gest/o

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pregnancy

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gester/o

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pregnancy

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gingiv/o

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gum

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glauc/o

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gray

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gli/o

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glial cells; neuroglial cells (supportive tissue of nervous system)

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-globin

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protein

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-globulin

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protein

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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gloss/o

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tongue

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gluc/o

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glucose; sugar

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glyc/o

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glucose; sugar

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glycogen/o

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glycogen; animal starch

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glycos/o

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glucose; sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gon/o

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seed

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gonad/o

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sex glands

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goni/o

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angle

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-grade

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to go

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-gram

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record

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granul/o

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granule(s)

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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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gravid/o

A

pregnancy

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-gravida

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pregnant woman

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gynec/o

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woman; female

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hallucin/o

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hallucination

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hemi-

A

half

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hemoglobin/o

A

hemoglobin

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hepat/o

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liver

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herni/o

A

hernia

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-hexia

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state of

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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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home/o

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sameness; unchanging; constant

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hormon/o

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hormone

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humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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341
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hydr/o

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water

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342
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hyper-

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above; excessive

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hypn/o

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sleep

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hypo-

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deficient; below; under; less than normal

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Q

hypophys/o

A

pituitary gland

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346
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hyster/o

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uterus; womb

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347
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-ia

A

condition

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348
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-iac

A

pertaining to

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349
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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350
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iatr/o

A

physician; treatment

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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ichthy/o

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dry; scaly

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-icle

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small

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idi/o

A

unknown; individual; distinct

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-ile

A

pertaining to

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ile/o

A

ileum

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ili/o

A

ilium

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immun/o

A

immune; protection; safe

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in-

A

in; into; not

361
Q

-in, -ine

A

substance

362
Q

-ine

A

pertaining to

363
Q

infra-

A

below; inferior to; beneath

364
Q

inguin/o

A

groin

365
Q

insulin/o

A

insulin (pancreatic hormone)

366
Q

inter-

A

between

367
Q

intra-

A

within; into

368
Q

iod/o

A

iodine

369
Q

ion/o

A

ion; to wander

370
Q

-ion

A

process

371
Q

-ior

A

pertaining to

372
Q

ipsi-

A

same

373
Q

ir-

A

in

374
Q

ir/o

A

iris (colored portion of eye)

375
Q

irid/o

A

iris (colored portion of eye)

376
Q

is/o

A

same; equal

377
Q

isch/o

A

hold back; back

378
Q

ischi/o

A

ischium (part of hip bone)

379
Q

-ism

A

process; condition

380
Q

-ist

A

specialist

381
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

382
Q

-itus

A

condition

383
Q

-itus

A

condition

384
Q

-ium

A

structure; tissue

385
Q

jaund/o

A

yellow

386
Q

jejun/o

A

jejunum

387
Q

kal/i

A

potassium

388
Q

kary/o

A

nucleus

389
Q

kerat/o

A

cornea; hard, horny tissue

390
Q

kern-

A

nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)

391
Q

ket/o

A

ketones; acetones

392
Q

ket/o

A

ketones; acetones

393
Q

keton/o

A

ketones; acetones

394
Q

kines/o

A

movement

395
Q

kinesi/o

A

movement

396
Q

-kinesia

A

movement

397
Q

-kinesis

A

movement

398
Q

klept/o

A

to steal

399
Q

kyph/o

A

humpback

400
Q

labi/o

A

lip

401
Q

lacrim/o

A

tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

402
Q

lact/o

A

milk

403
Q

lamin/o

A

lamina (part of vertebral arch)

404
Q

lapar/o

A

abdominal wall; abdomen

405
Q

-lapse

A

slide, fall, sag

406
Q

laryng/o

A

larynx (voice box)

407
Q

later/o

A

side

408
Q

leiomy/o

A

smooth (visceral) muscle

409
Q

-lemma

A

sheath, covering

410
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

411
Q

lept/o

A

thin, slender

412
Q

-leptic

A

pertaining to seizing, taking hold of

413
Q

leth/o

A

death

414
Q

leuk/o

A

white

415
Q

lex/o

A

word; phrase

416
Q

-lexia

A

word; phrase

417
Q

ligament/o

A

ligament

418
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

419
Q

lip/o

A

fat (a type of lipid)

420
Q

lipid/o

A

lipid

421
Q

-listhesis

A

slipping

ex: lateral listhesis lateral displacement of vertebra to left or right

422
Q

lith/o

A

stone; calculus

423
Q

-lithiasis

A

condition of stones

424
Q

-lithotomy

A

incision (for removal) of a stone

425
Q

lob/o

A

lobe

426
Q

log/o

A

study

427
Q

-logy

A

study (process of)

428
Q

lord/o

A

curve; swayback

429
Q

-lucent

A

to shine

430
Q

lumb/o

A

lower back; loin

431
Q

lute/o

A

yellow

432
Q

lux/o

A

slide

433
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph

434
Q

lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland (node)

435
Q

lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

436
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

437
Q

-lytic

A

reducing, destroying; separating; breakdown

438
Q

macro-

A

large

439
Q

mal-

A

bad

440
Q

-malacia

A

softening

441
Q

malleol/o

A

malleolus

442
Q

mamm/o

A

breast

443
Q

mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

444
Q

-mania

A

obsessive preoccupation

445
Q

mast/o

A

breast

446
Q

mastoid/o

A

mastoid process (behind the ear)

447
Q

maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

448
Q

meat/o

A

meatus (natural body opening or canal)

449
Q

medi/o

A

middle

450
Q

mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

451
Q

medull/o

A

medulla (inner section); middle; soft, marrow

452
Q

mega-

A

large

453
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

454
Q

melan/o

A

black

455
Q

men/o

A

menses; menstruation

456
Q

mening/o

A

meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)

457
Q

meningi/o

A

meninges

458
Q

ment/o

A

mind; chin

459
Q

meso-

A

middle

460
Q

meta-

A

change; beyond

461
Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

462
Q

metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

463
Q

-meter

A

measure

464
Q

metr/o

A

uterus (womb); measure

465
Q

metri/o

A

uterus (womb)

466
Q

mi/o

A

smaller; less

467
Q

micro-

A

small

468
Q

-mimetic

A

mimic; copy

469
Q

-mission

A

send

470
Q

mon/o

A

one; single

471
Q

morph/o

A

shape; form

472
Q

mort/o

A

death

473
Q

-mortem

A

death

474
Q

-motor

A

movement

475
Q

muc/o

A

mucus

476
Q

mucos/o

A

mucous membrane (mucosa)

477
Q

multi-

A

many

478
Q

mut/a

A

genetic change

479
Q

mutagen/o

A

causing genetic change

480
Q

my/o

A

muscle

481
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

482
Q

mydr/o

A

wide

483
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

484
Q

myocardi/o

A

myocardium (heart muscle)

485
Q

myom/o

A

muscle tumor

486
Q

myos/o

A

muscle

487
Q

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

488
Q

myx/o

A

mucus

489
Q

narc/o

A

numbness; stupor; sleep

490
Q

nas/o

A

nose

491
Q

nat/i

A

birth

492
Q

natr/o

A

sodium

493
Q

necr/o

A

death

494
Q

nect/o

A

bind, tie, connect

495
Q

neo-

A

new

496
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

497
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

498
Q

neutr/o

A

neither; neutral; neutrophil

499
Q

nid/o

A

nest

500
Q

noct/o

A

night

501
Q

norm/o

A

rule; order

502
Q

nos/o

A

disease

503
Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

504
Q

nulli-

A

none of

505
Q

nyct/o

A

night

506
Q

obstetr/o

A

pregnancy; childbirth

507
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

508
Q

odont/o

A

tooth

509
Q

odyn/o

A

pain

510
Q

-oid

A

derived from, related to, resembling or originating from

511
Q

-ole

A

little; small

512
Q

olecran/o

A

olecranon (elbow)

513
Q

olig/o

A

scanty

514
Q

om/o

A

shoulder

ex: omalgia - pain in the shoulder

515
Q

om/o

A

shoulder

516
Q

-oma

A

tumor; mass; fluid collection

517
Q

omphal/o

A

umbilicus (navel)

518
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

519
Q

-one

A

hormone

520
Q

onych/o

A

nail (of fingers or toes)

521
Q

o/o

A

egg

522
Q

o/o

A

egg

523
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

524
Q

-opaque

A

obscure

525
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

526
Q

-opia

A

vision condition

527
Q

opi/o

A

opium

528
Q

-opsia

A

vision condition

529
Q

-opsy

A

view of

530
Q

opt/o

A

eye; vision

531
Q

optic/o

A

eye; vision

532
Q

-or

A

one who

533
Q

or/o

A

mouth

534
Q

orch/o

A

testis

535
Q

orchi/o

A

testis

536
Q

orchid/o

A

testis

537
Q

-orexia

A

appetite

538
Q

orth/o

A

straight

539
Q

-ose

A

full of; pertaining to; sugar

540
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

541
Q

-osmia

A

smell

542
Q

ossicul/o

A

ossicle (small bone)

543
Q

oste/o

A

bone

544
Q

-ostosis

A

condition of bone

545
Q

ot/o

A

ear

546
Q

-otia

A

ear condition

547
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

548
Q

ov/o

A

egg

549
Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

550
Q

ovul/o

A

egg

551
Q

ox/o

A

oxygen

552
Q

-oxia

A

oxygen

553
Q

oxy-

A

rapid; sharp; acid

554
Q

oxysm/o

A

sudden

555
Q

pachy-

A

heavy; thick

556
Q

palat/o

A

palate (roof of the mouth)

557
Q

palpebr/o

A

eyelid

558
Q

pan-

A

all

559
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

560
Q

papill/o

A

nipple-like; optic disc (disk)

561
Q

par-

A

other than; abnormal

562
Q

para-

A

near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

563
Q

-para

A

to bear, bring forth (live births)

564
Q

-parous

A

to bear, bring forth

565
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

566
Q

-paresis

A

weakness

567
Q

-pareunia

A

sexual intercourse

568
Q

-partum

A

birth; labor

569
Q

patell/a

A

patella

570
Q

patell/o

A

patella

571
Q

path/o

A

disease

572
Q

-pathy

A

disease; emotion

573
Q

pector/o

A

chest

574
Q

pector/o

A

chest

575
Q

ped/o

A

child; foot

576
Q

ped/o

A

child; foot

577
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvis; hip region

578
Q

pelv/o

A

pelvis; hip region

579
Q

pend/o

A

hang

580
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

581
Q

pen/o

A

penis

582
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

583
Q

per-

A

through

584
Q

peri-

A

surrounding

585
Q

perine/o

A

perineum

586
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneum

587
Q

perone/o

A

fibula

588
Q

-pexy

A

fixation; to put in place

589
Q

phac/o

A

lens of eye

ex: phacomalacia - softening of the ** lens of the eye**, often due to hypermature cataracts

590
Q

phag/o

A

eat; swallow

591
Q

-phage

A

eat; swallow

592
Q

-phagia

A

condition of eating; swallowing

593
Q

phak/o

A

lens of eye

594
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

595
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

596
Q

phall/o

A

penis

597
Q

pharmac/o

A

drug

598
Q

pharmaceut/o

A

drug

599
Q

pharyng/o

A

throat (pharynx)

600
Q

phas/o

A

speech

601
Q

-phasia

A

speech

602
Q

phe/o

A

dusky; dark

603
Q

-pheresis

A

removal

604
Q

phil/o

A

like; love; attraction to

605
Q

-phil

A

attraction for

606
Q

-philia

A

attraction for

607
Q

phim/o

A

muzzle

608
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

609
Q

phob/o

A

fear

610
Q

-phobia

A

fear

611
Q

phon/o

A

voice; sound

612
Q

-phonia

A

voice; sound

613
Q

phor/o

A

to bear

614
Q

-phoresis

A

carrying; transmission

615
Q

-phoria

A

to bear; carry; feeling (mental state)

616
Q

phot/o

A

light

617
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm; mind

618
Q

-phthisis

A

wasting away

619
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

620
Q

physi/o

A

nature; function

621
Q

phys/o

A

growing

622
Q

-physis

A

to grow

623
Q

phyt/o

A

plant

624
Q

-phyte

A

plant

625
Q

pil/o

A

hair

626
Q

pineal/o

A

pineal gland

627
Q

-plakia

A

plaque

628
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

629
Q

plant/o

A

sole of the foot

630
Q

plas/o

A

development; formation; growth

631
Q

-plasia

A

development; formation; growth

632
Q

-plasia

A

development; formation; growth

633
Q

-plasm

A

formation; structure

634
Q

-plasm

A

formation; structure

635
Q

-plastic

A

pertaining to formation

636
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

637
Q

ple/o

A

more; many; varied

638
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis; palsy

639
Q

-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis; palsy

640
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

641
Q

plex/o

A

plexus; network (of nerves)

642
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

643
Q

pneum/o

A

lung; air; gas

644
Q

pneumon/o

A

lung; air; gas

645
Q

pod/o

A

foot

646
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

647
Q

-poietin

A

substance that forms

648
Q

poikil/o

A

varied; irregular

649
Q

pol/o

A

extreme

ex: polyuria - the production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine, another common symptom of diabetes

650
Q

polio-

A

gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

651
Q

poly-

A

many; much; increased

652
Q

polyp/o

A

polyp; small growth

653
Q

pont/o

A

pons (a part of the brain)

654
Q

-porosis

A

condition of pores (spaces)

655
Q

post-

A

after; behind

656
Q

poster/o

A

back (of body); behind

657
Q

-prandial

A

pertaining to eating or mealtime

658
Q

-praxia

A

action

659
Q

-praxia

A

action

660
Q

pre-

A

before; in front of

661
Q

presby/o

A

old age

662
Q

primi-

A

first

663
Q

pro-

A

before; foreward

664
Q

proct/o

A

anus and rectum

665
Q

pros-

A

before; forward

666
Q

prostat/o

A

prostate gland

667
Q

prot/o

A

first

668
Q

prote/o

A

protein

669
Q

proxim/o

A

near

670
Q

prurit/o

A

itching

671
Q

prurit/o

A

itching

672
Q

pseudo-

A

false

673
Q

psych/o

A

mind

674
Q

-ptom

A

happening

675
Q

-ptosis

A

falling; drooping; prolapse

676
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

677
Q

pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

678
Q

pulmon/o

A

lung

679
Q

pupill/o

A

pupil (dark center of the eye)

680
Q

purul/o

A

pus

681
Q

py/o

A

pus

682
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

683
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus; pyloric sphincter

684
Q

pyr/o

A

fever; fire

685
Q

pyret/o

A

fever

686
Q

pyrex/o

A

fever

687
Q

quadri-

A

four

688
Q

rachi/o

A

spinal column; vertebrae

689
Q

radi/o

A

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

690
Q

radicul/o

A

nerve root

691
Q

re-

A

back; again; backward

692
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

693
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

694
Q

reticul/o

A

network

695
Q

retin/o

A

retina

696
Q

retro-

A

behind; back; backward

697
Q

rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal muscle)

698
Q

rheumat/o

A

watery flow

699
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

700
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

701
Q

roentg/o

A

x-rays

702
Q

-rrhage

A

bursting forth (of blood)

703
Q

-rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

704
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

705
Q

-rrhea

A

flow; discharge

706
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

707
Q

rrhythm/o

A

rhythm

708
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

709
Q

salpinx

A

fallopian tube (oviduct); auditory (eustachian) tube

710
Q

-salpinx

A

fallopian tube; oviduct

dervied from Greek word meaning “trumpet”

711
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh (connective tissue)

712
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula; shoulder blade

713
Q

-schisis

A

split

714
Q

schiz/o

A

split

715
Q

scint/i

A

spark

716
Q

scirrh/o

A

hard

717
Q

scler/o

A

sclera (white of eye); hard

718
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

719
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

720
Q

-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

721
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

722
Q

scot/o

A

darkness

723
Q

seb/o

A

sebum

724
Q

sebace/o

A

sebum

725
Q

sect/o

A

to cut

726
Q

semi-

A

half

727
Q

semin/i

A

semen; seed

728
Q

seps/o

A

infection

729
Q

sial/o

A

saliva; salivary

730
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

731
Q

sider/o

A

iron

732
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

733
Q

silic/o

A

glass

734
Q

sinus/o

A

sinus

735
Q

-sis

A

state of; condition

736
Q

-sol

A

solution

737
Q

somat/o

A

body

738
Q

somat/o

A

body

739
Q

-some

A

body

740
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

741
Q

-somnia

A

sleep

742
Q

son/o

A

sound

743
Q

-spadia

A

to tear, cut

744
Q

-spasm

A

sudden contraction of muscles

745
Q

sperm/o

A

spermatozoa; sperm cells

746
Q

spermat/o

A

spermatozoa; sperm cells

747
Q

sphen/o

A

wedge; sphenoid bone

748
Q

spher/o

A

globe-shaped; round

749
Q

sphygm/o

A

pulse

750
Q

-sphyxia

A

pulse

751
Q

splanchn/o

A

viscera (internal organs)

752
Q

spin/o

A

spine (backbone)

753
Q

spin/o

A

spine (backbone)

754
Q

spir/o

A

to breathe

755
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

756
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

757
Q

squam/o

A

scale

758
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction

759
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction

760
Q

staped/o

A

stapes (middle ear bone)

761
Q

staphyl/o

A

clusters; uvula

762
Q

-stasis

A

stopping; controlling; placing

763
Q

-static

A

pertaining to stopping or controlling

764
Q

steat/o

A

fat, sebum

765
Q

sten/o

A

narrowing

766
Q

-stenosis

A

tightening; stricture

767
Q

ster/o

A

solid structure; steroid

768
Q

stere/o

A

solid; three-dimensional

769
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

770
Q

steth/o

A

chest

771
Q

-sthenia

A

strength

772
Q

-stitial

A

pertaining to standing or positioned

773
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

774
Q

-stomia

A

condition of the mouth

775
Q

-stomy

A

new opening (to form a mouth)

776
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

777
Q

styl/o

A

pole or stake

778
Q

sub-

A

under; below

779
Q

submaxill/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

780
Q

-suppression

A

stopping

781
Q

supra-

A

above, upper

782
Q

sym-

A

together; with

783
Q

syn-

A

together; with

784
Q

syncop/o

A

to cut off, cut short; faint

785
Q

syndesm/o

A

ligament

786
Q

synov/o

A

synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon

787
Q

syring/o

A

tube

788
Q

tachy-

A

fast

789
Q

tars/o

A

tarsus; hind-foot or ankle (7 bones between the foot and the leg)

790
Q

tax/o

A

order; coordination

791
Q

tel/o

A

complete

792
Q

tele/o

A

distant

ex: telophase - stage of cell division where the separated chromosomes reach opposite poles of the dividing cell

793
Q

ten/o

A

tendon

794
Q

tendin/o

A

tendon

795
Q

-tension

A

pressure

796
Q

tens/o

A

force, strain, stretch

797
Q

terat/o

A

monster; malformed fetus

798
Q

terat/o

A

monster; malformed fetus

799
Q

test/o

A

testis (testicle)

800
Q

test/o

A

testis (testicle)

801
Q

tetra-

A

four

802
Q

tetra-

A

four

803
Q

thalam/o

A

thalamus

804
Q

thalass/o

A

sea

805
Q

the/o

A

put; place

806
Q

thec/o

A

sheath

807
Q

thel/o, theli/o

A

nipple

808
Q

therapeut/o

A

treatment

809
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

810
Q

therm/o

A

heat

811
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

812
Q

-thorax

A

chest; pleural cavity

813
Q

thromb/o

A

clot

814
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

815
Q

-thymia

A

mind (condition of)

ex: cyclothymia - mood disorder with periods of hypomanic and depressive symptoms

816
Q

-thymic

A

pertaining to mind

817
Q

-thymic

A

pertaining to mind

818
Q

thyr/o

A

thyroid gland; shield

819
Q

thyr/o

A

thyroid gland; shield

820
Q

thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

821
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)

822
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

823
Q

toc/o

A

labor; birth

824
Q

-tocia

A

labor; birth (condition of)

825
Q

-tocin

A

labor; birth (a substance for)

826
Q

tom/o

A

to cut

827
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

828
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting

829
Q

ton/o

A

tension

830
Q

tone/o

A

to stretch

831
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsil

832
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsil

833
Q

top/o

A

place; position; location

834
Q

-tory

A

pertaining to

835
Q

tox/o

A

poison

836
Q

toxic/o

A

poison

837
Q

trache/o

A

trachea (windpipe)

838
Q

trans-

A

across; through

839
Q

-tresia

A

opening

840
Q

tri-

A

three

841
Q

trich/o

A

hair

842
Q

trigon/o

A

trigone (area within the bladder)

843
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

844
Q

troph/o

A

nourishment; development

845
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment; development (condition of)

846
Q

-tropia

A

to turn

847
Q

-tropic

A

pertaining to stimulating

848
Q

-tropin

A

stimulate; act on

849
Q

tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum); middle ear

850
Q

-type

A

classification; picture

851
Q

-ule

A

little; small

852
Q

uln/o

A

ulna (medial lower arm bone)

853
Q

ultra-

A

beyond; excess

854
Q

-um

A

structure; tissue; thing

855
Q

umbilic/o

A

umbilicus (navel)

856
Q

ungu/o

A

nail

857
Q

uni-

A

one

858
Q

ur/o

A

urine; urinary tract

859
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter

860
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

861
Q

-uria

A

urination; condition of urine

862
Q

urin/o

A

urine

863
Q

-us

A

structure; thing

864
Q

uter/o

A

uterus (womb)

865
Q

uve/o

A

uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)

866
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula

867
Q

vag/o

A

vagus nerve

868
Q

vagin/o

A

vagina

869
Q

valv/o

A

valve

870
Q

vavul/o

A

valve

871
Q

varic/o

A

varicose veins

872
Q

vas/o

A

vessel; duct; vas deferens

873
Q

vascul/o

A

vessel (blood)

874
Q

ven/o, ven/i

A

vein

875
Q

vener/o

A

venereal (sexual contact)

876
Q

ventr/o

A

belly side of body

877
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle (of heart or brain)

878
Q

venul/o

A

venule (small vein)

879
Q

-verse

A

to turn

880
Q

-version

A

turning (condition of)

881
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

882
Q

vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

883
Q

vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

884
Q

vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

885
Q

vestibul/o

A

vestibule of the inner ear

886
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

887
Q

vit/o

A

life

888
Q

vitr/o

A

vitreous body (of the eye)

889
Q

vitre/o

A

glass

referring to glassy vitreous humor of the eye

890
Q

viv/o

A

life

891
Q

vol/o

A

to roll

892
Q

vulv/o

A

vulva (female external genitalia)

893
Q

xanth/o

A

yellow

894
Q

xen/o

A

stranger

895
Q

xer/o

A

dry

896
Q

xiph/o

A

sword

897
Q

-y

A

condition; process

898
Q

zo/o

A

animal life

medical terminology (9 decks)

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