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Combining Forms Flashcards

1
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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acetabul/o

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hip socket

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acr/o

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height/extremities

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4
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aden/o

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in relationship to a gland

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5
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adenoid/o

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androids

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adip/o

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fat

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adren/o, aderenal/o

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adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

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adrenal glad

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angi/o

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vessel

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ankyl/o

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bent, fused

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aort/o

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aorta

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aponeur/o

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tendon type

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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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15
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arche/o

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first

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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-arthr/o

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joint

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18
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atel/o

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incompl

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athr/o

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joint

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20
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atri/o

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atrium

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21
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audi/o

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hearing

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22
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aut/o

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self

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axill/o

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armpit

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azot/o

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urea

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25
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balan/o

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glans penis

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bi/o

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life

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bil/i

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bile

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bilirubin/o

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bile pigment

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29
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blephar/o

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eyelid

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30
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brachi/o

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arm

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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32
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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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33
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burs/o

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fluid-filled sac in joint

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34
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calc/o, calc/i

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calcium

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35
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cardi/o

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heart

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36
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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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37
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Cauter/o

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burn

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38
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cec/o

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cecum

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39
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celi/o

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abdomen

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40
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cephal/o

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head

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41
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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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42
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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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43
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cervic/o

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neck/cervix

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44
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chol/e

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gall/bile

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45
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cholangio/o

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bile duct

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46
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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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47
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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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48
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cholester/o

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cholester

49
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chondr/o

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cartilage

50
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chori/o

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chorion

51
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clavic/o, clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

52
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col/o

A

colon

53
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colp/o

A

vagina

54
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coni/o

A

dust

55
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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

56
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cor/o, core/o

A

pupil

57
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corne/o

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cornea

58
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coron/o

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heart

59
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cortic/o

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cortex

60
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cost/o

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rib

61
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crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

62
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crin/o

A

secrete

63
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crypt/o

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hidden

64
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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

65
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cutane/o

A

skin

66
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cyan/o

A

blue

67
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cycl/o

A

ciliary body

68
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cyst/o

A

bladder

69
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dacry/o

A

tear

70
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dacryocyst/o

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pertaining to the lacrimal sac

71
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dent/i

A

tooth

72
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derm/o, dermat/o

A

skin

73
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diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

74
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dips/o

A

thirst

75
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disc/o

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intervertebral disc

76
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diverticul/o

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diverticulum

77
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duoden/o

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duodenum

78
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dur/o

A

dura mater

79
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encephal/o

A

brain

80
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enter/o

A

small intestine

81
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eosin/o

A

rosy

82
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epididym/o

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epididymis

83
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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

84
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episi/o

A

vulva

85
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erythr/o, erythem/o

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red

86
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

87
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essi/o, esthesi/o

A

sensation

88
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estr/o

A

female

89
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femor/o

A

thighbone

90
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fet/o

A

fetus

91
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fibul/o

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fibula

92
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galact/o

A

milk

93
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gangli/o

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ganglion

94
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gastr/o

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stomach

95
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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

96
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gloss/o

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tongue

97
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gluc/o

A

sugar

98
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glyc/o

A

sugar

99
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glycos/o

A

sugar

100
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gonad/o

A

ovaries and testes

101
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gyn/o

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female

102
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gynec/o

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female

103
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hepat/o

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liver

104
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herni/o

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hernia

105
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heter/o

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different

106
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hidr/o

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sweat

107
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home/o

A

same

108
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hormon/o

A

hormone

109
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humer/o

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humerus

110
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hydr/o

A

water

111
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hymen/o

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hymen

112
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hyster/o

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uterus

113
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icythy/o

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dry/scaly

114
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ile/o

A

ileus

115
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ili/o

A

ilium (upper pelvic bone)

116
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immun/o

A

immune

117
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inguin/o

A

groin

118
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ir/o

A

iris

119
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irid/o

A

iris

MBC 180 Medical Terms (5 decks)

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