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combining forms Flashcards

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lacrim/o

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tear duct

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bi/o

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life

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rect/o

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rectum

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hepat/o

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liver

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muc/o

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mucus

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glyc/o

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sugar

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tendin/o

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tendon

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tibi/o

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tibia

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uln/o

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ulna

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vertebr/0

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vertebrae

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae

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stern/o

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sternum

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synov/o

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synovial membrane

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tars/o

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tarsus

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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scapul/o

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scapula

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oss/e oss/i

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bone

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pelv/o

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pelvic

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metatars/o

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metatarsals

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olecran/o

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olecranon

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orth/o

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bone

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mandibul/o

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mandible lower jaw

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maxill/o

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maxilla upper jaw

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals

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ligament/o

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ligament

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lord//o

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sway back, bend backward

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fibul/o

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fubula

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hemat/o

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blood

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humer/o

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humerus

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ischi/o

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ischium

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kinesi/o

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movement

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femor/o

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femur

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fibros/o

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fibrous tissue

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calc/o

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calcium

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calcane/o

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calcaneus

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle collar bone

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crani/o

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cranial skull

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum

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articul/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa

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dors/o

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dorsal back

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later/o

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lateral side

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medi/o

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middle

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lumb/o

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lumbar lower back

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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adip/o

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fat

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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dist/o

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away

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cyt/o

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cell

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coccyg/o

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coccygeal

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viscer/o

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visceral internal organs

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chrom/o

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color

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poster/o

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back behind

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proxim/o

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proximal closer to

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spin/o

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spine

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umbilic/o

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navel

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vetebr/o

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vertebrae

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path/o

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disease

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laryng/o

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larynx

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rhin/o

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nose

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thorac/o

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chest thoracic

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trache/o

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trachea wind pipe

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my/o

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muscle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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aden/o

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gland

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caud/o

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caudal tail

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crin/o

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to secrete

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sarc/o

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connective tissue

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stern/o

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sternum

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hist/o

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tissue

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col/o colon/o

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colon lg intestine

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pharyag/o

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pharynx throat

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opt/o

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eye

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derm/o

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skin

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cyt/o

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cell

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bi/o

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life

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arthr/o

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joint

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dermat/o

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skin

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cephal/o

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head

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enter/o

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small intestines

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encephal/o

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brain

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electr/o

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electricity

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erythr/o

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red

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nephr/o

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kidney

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gastr/o

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stomach

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neur/o

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nerve

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ur/o

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urinary tract

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thromb/o

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clot

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oste/o

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bone

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splen/o

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spleen

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radi/o

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xray

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hydr/o

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water

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hem/o

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blood

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arthr/o

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joint

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necr/o

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death

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pub/o

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pubis

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carp/o

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carpals

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dactyl/o

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digits

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ped/o

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child foot

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ren/o

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kidney

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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leuk/o

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white

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cib/o

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meals

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carcin/o

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cancer

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chron/o

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time

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malleol/o

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malleolus

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rhabdomy/o

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striated muscle

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ten/o

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tendon

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ton/o

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tension

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myos/o

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muscles

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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114
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pariet/o

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side

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115
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acu/o

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sharp

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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lamin/o

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lamina

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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perone/o

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fibula

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kyph/o

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humpback

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rheumat/o

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watery flow

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erg/o

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work

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fasci/o fasc/i

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fascia

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cost/o

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rib

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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duct/o

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to lead carry

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kary/o

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nucleus

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anter/o

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front

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bol/o

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to cast

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cervic/o

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neck

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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inguin/o

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groin

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neur/o

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nerve

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thel/o

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nipple

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anis/o

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unequal

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prot/o

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first

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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cis/o

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to cut

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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hemato/o hem/o

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blood

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iatr/o

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treatment

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phag/o

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to eat swallow

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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ili/o

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ilium

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sect/o

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to cut

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aliment/o

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to nourish

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amyl/o

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starch

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an/o

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bil/i

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bile, gall

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bilirubin/o

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bucc/o

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cec/o

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celi/o

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belly; abdomen

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cheil/o

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chol/e

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bile; gall

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel; bile duct

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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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copr/o

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decidu/o

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dent/o dent/i

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dips/o

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duoden/o duoden/i

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esophag/o

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faci/o

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gingiv/o

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gluc/o

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glycogen/o

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gnath/o

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herni/o

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ile/o

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jejun/o

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labi/o

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lingu/o

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lip/o

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lith/o

178
Q

nas/o

179
Q

odont/o

180
Q

or/o

181
Q

palat/o

A

palate; roof of mouth

182
Q

pancreat/o

183
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneum

184
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx; throat

185
Q

proct/o

A

anus and rectum

186
Q

prote/o

187
Q

py/o

188
Q

pylor/o

A

pyloric sphincter; pylorus

189
Q

rug/o

A

wrinkle or fold

190
Q

sial/o

A

saliva; salivary

191
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

192
Q

steat/o

193
Q

stomat/o

194
Q

trich/o

195
Q

vill/i

A

tuft of hair; thread like projection from membrane

196
Q

balan/o

A

glans penis

197
Q

crypt/o

198
Q

epididym/o

A

epididymis

199
Q

gen/o

200
Q

later/o

201
Q

orch/o

A

testis, testicles

202
Q

orchi/o

A

testis, testicles

203
Q

orchid/o

A

testis, testicles

204
Q

pen/i

205
Q

priap/o

206
Q

prostat/o

207
Q

semin/i

A

semen, seed

208
Q

sperm/o

A

spermatozoa, semen

209
Q

spermat/o

A

spermatozoa, semen

210
Q

test/o

A

testis, testicles

211
Q

theri/o

212
Q

urethr/o

213
Q

vas/o

A

vessel, vas deferens

214
Q

zo/o

A

animal life

215
Q

amni/o

A

amnion, amniotic sac

216
Q

colp/o

217
Q

episi/o

218
Q

galact/o

219
Q

genit/o

A

related to birth, reproductive organs

220
Q

gester/o

221
Q

gynec/o

222
Q

hyster/o

A

uterus, womb

223
Q

lact/o

224
Q

mamm/o

A

mammary glands

225
Q

mast/o

A

mammary glands

226
Q

metr/o

A

uterus, womb, measure

227
Q

metri/o

A

uterus, womb

228
Q

nat/i

229
Q

o/o

230
Q

obstetr/o

A

midwife, one who receives

231
Q

oophor/o

232
Q

ov/i

233
Q

ov/o

234
Q

ovari/o

235
Q

ovul/o

236
Q

part/o

A

birth, labor

237
Q

parturit/o

A

birth, labor

238
Q

perine/o

239
Q

salping/o

A

fallopian tubes, uterine tubes, auditory tubes, eustachian

240
Q

umbilic/o

A

umbilicus, navel

241
Q

uter/o

A

uterus, womb

242
Q

vagin/o

243
Q

viv/o

244
Q

vulv/o

245
Q

angi/o

246
Q

aort/o

247
Q

arter/o

248
Q

arteri/o

249
Q

ather/o

250
Q

atri/o

251
Q

capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

252
Q

cholesterol/o

A

cholesterol

253
Q

coron/o

254
Q

cyan/o

255
Q

isch/o

A

to hold back, back

256
Q

man/o

257
Q

necr/o

258
Q

ox/o

259
Q

pericardi/o

A

pericardium

260
Q

phleb/o

261
Q

sphygm/o

262
Q

steth/o

263
Q

thorac/o

264
Q

valv/o

265
Q

valvul/o

266
Q

vascul/o

267
Q

ven/i

268
Q

ven/o

269
Q

ventricul/o

270
Q

alveol/o

A

alveoli, air sacs

271
Q

bronch/o

A

bronchial tubes

272
Q

bronchiol/o

A

bronchioles

273
Q

diaphragmat/o

274
Q

epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

275
Q

furc/o

A

forking, branching

276
Q

glott/o

277
Q

lob/o

278
Q

mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

279
Q

olfact/o

280
Q

onc/o

281
Q

pector/o

282
Q

phragm/o

283
Q

phren/o

284
Q

pleur/o

285
Q

pneum/o

A

lung;air ; gas

286
Q

pneumon/o

A

lung; air; gas

287
Q

pulmon/o

288
Q

sinus/o

289
Q

spir/o

A

to breathe, breathing

290
Q

tel/o

291
Q

thorac/o

292
Q

tuss/i

293
Q

bas/o

294
Q

coagul/o

295
Q

eosin/o

A

red, rosy, dawn

296
Q

erythr/o

297
Q

granul/o

298
Q

hemoglobin/o

A

hemoglobin

299
Q

home/o

A

sameness, unchanged, constant

300
Q

is/o

A

same equal

301
Q

lymph/o

302
Q

mon/o

A

one single

303
Q

morph/o

A

shape form

304
Q

meutr/o

A

neutrophil, natural, neither

305
Q

poikil/o

A

irregular, varied

306
Q

sider/o

307
Q

spher/o

A

round, globe shaped

308
Q

aden/o

309
Q

axill/o

310
Q

chem/o

A

drug, chemical

311
Q

immun/o

A

immune, protection, safe

312
Q

lymph/o

313
Q

lymphaden/o

A

lymph node

314
Q

lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

315
Q

staphyl/o

A

clusters, uvula

316
Q

splen/o

317
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

318
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

319
Q

tonsill/o

320
Q

tox/o

A

poison, toxic

321
Q

acr/o

A

extremities

322
Q

adren/o

A

adrenal gland

323
Q

adrenal/o

A

adrenal gland

324
Q

andr/o

325
Q

calc/o

326
Q

cortic/o

327
Q

crin/o

A

to secrete

328
Q

dips/o

329
Q

estr/o

330
Q

hormon/o

331
Q

kal/i

332
Q

keton/o

333
Q

natr/o

334
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

335
Q

phys/o

336
Q

pineal/o

A

pineal gland

337
Q

pituitar/o

338
Q

stomat/o

339
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

340
Q

ster/o

A

solid structure

341
Q

thyr/o

A

thyroid gland

342
Q

toc/o

A

childbirth

343
Q

toxic/o

344
Q

chlor/o

345
Q

magnesi/o

346
Q

adip/o

347
Q

albin/o

348
Q

cutane/o

349
Q

dermat/o

350
Q

erythem/o

A

redness flushed

351
Q

erythemat/o

A

redness flushed

352
Q

hidr/o

353
Q

ichthy/o

354
Q

kerat/o

A

horny hard cornea

355
Q

lip/o

356
Q

melan/o

357
Q

myc/o

358
Q

onych/o

359
Q

pil/o

360
Q

seb/o

361
Q

sebace/o

362
Q

squam/o

363
Q

steat/o

364
Q

ther.o

365
Q

ungul/o

366
Q

xer/o

367
Q

alges/o

A

sensitivity to pain

368
Q

arachn/o

A

arachnoid membrane

369
Q

astr/o

370
Q

ax/o

A

axis, main stem

medical terminology (20 decks)

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