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Common Medical Word Parts Flashcards

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a, an

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absence of

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acou, acu

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hear

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aden, adeno

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gland

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malac

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soft

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mamm, mammo

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breast

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mast, masto

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breast

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aer, aero

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air

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megal, megalo

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large

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alg

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pain

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melan, melano

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black

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andr, andro

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man

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mening, meningo

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membranes

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angi, angio

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vessel

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my, myo

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muscle

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ankyl, ankylo

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crooked, curved

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myc, myco

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fungus

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17
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ante

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before

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18
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myel, myelo

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marrow

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anter, anteri

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front, forward

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20
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nas, naso

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nose

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21
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anti

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against

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22
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necr, necro

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death

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23
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arteri, arterio

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artery

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24
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nephr, nephro

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kidney

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25
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arthr, arthro

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joint

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26
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neur, neruo

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nerve

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27
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articul

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joint

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28
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nutri

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nourish

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29
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ather, athero

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fatty

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30
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ocul, oculo

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eye

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audi, audio

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hearing

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odyn, odyno

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pain

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33
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aur, auri

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ear

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34
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oma

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tumor

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35
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aut, auto

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self

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36
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onc, onco

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tumor

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bi, bis

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double, twice, two

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38
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oophor, oophoro

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ovaries

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39
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brachy

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short

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40
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ophthalm, ophthalmo

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eye

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brady

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slow

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42
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opia

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vision

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43
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bucc, bucco

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cheek

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44
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opsy

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examination

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45
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carcin, carcino

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cancer

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46
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orchi, orchio

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testes

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47
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cardi, cardio

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heart

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48
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osis

A

condition

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49
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cephal, cephalo

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head

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50
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osse, osseo

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bone

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51
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cerebr, cerebro

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brain

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52
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oste, osteo

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bone

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53
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cervic

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neck

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54
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ot, oto

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ear

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55
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chol, chole

A

bile, referring to gallbladder

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56
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path, patho

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disease

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57
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chondr, chondro

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cartilage

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58
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ped, pedo

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child

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59
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circum

A

around, about

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60
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penia

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deficient, deficiency

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61
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contra

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against, counter

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62
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peps, pept

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digest

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corpor

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body

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64
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peri

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around

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cost, costo

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phag, phago

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eat, destroy

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crani, cranio

68
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pharmaco

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cry, cryo

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pharyng, pharyngo

71
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cut

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phleb, phlebo

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cyan, cyano

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phob, phobia

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cyst, cysto

76
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plasty

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cyt, cyto

78
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pleg, plegia

79
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dactyl, dactylo

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finger, toe

80
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pnea

81
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dent

82
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pneum, pneumato

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breath, air

83
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derm, dermato

84
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pneumon, pneumono

85
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dipl, diplo

86
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pod, podo

87
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dors

88
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poie

A

make, produce

89
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dys

A

bad, faulty, abnormal

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poly

A

much, many

91
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ectomy

A

excision (removal by cutting)

92
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post

93
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emia

94
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poster, posteri

A

back, behind

95
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encephal, encephalo

96
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end, endo

97
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presby

98
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proct, procto

99
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enter, entero

100
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pseud, pseudo

101
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epi

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outer, superficial, upon, on top

102
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psych, psycho

103
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erythr, erythro

104
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pulmon, pulmono

105
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eu

106
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pyel, pyelo

A

pelvis, kidney

107
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extra

108
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pyr, pyro

A

fever, fire

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gastr, gastro

110
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rachi, rachio

111
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gen

A

become, originate

112
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ren, reno

113
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gloss, glosso

114
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rhag

A

break, burst

115
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glyc, glyco

A

sweet, referring to glucose

116
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rhe

117
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gram, graph

A

write, record

118
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rhin, rhino

119
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gyn

120
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scler, sclero

121
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hem, hemato

122
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scope

A

instrument

123
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hemi

124
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scopy

A

examination

125
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hepat, hepato

126
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somat, somato

127
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hist, histo

128
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spondyl, spondylo

129
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hydr, hydro

130
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steat, steato

131
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hyper

A

excessive, high

132
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sten, steno

A

narrow, compressed

133
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hypo

A

deficient, low

134
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steth, stetho

135
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hyster, hystero

136
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stom

A

mouth, opening

137
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iatr, iatro

138
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supra

139
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infra

140
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tachy

A

fast, quick

141
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inter

A

among, between

142
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therap

143
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intra

144
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therm, thermo

145
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itis

A

inflammation

146
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thromb, thrombo

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chest, clot, lump

147
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lact, lacto

148
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tomy

A

incision (operation by cutting)

149
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lapar, laparo

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flank, abdomen

150
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tox, toxi

151
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latero

152
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uria

153
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leuk, leuko

154
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vas, vaso

155
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lingu, linguo

156
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ven, veno

157
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lip, lipo

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vesic, vesico

159
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lys, lysis

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xer, xero

161
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mal

A

bad, abnormal

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