Definitions Flashcards

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Pneumono/coni/osis

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Lung/dust/medical condition or disease

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Pectoro-, Thoraco-, Stetho

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Chest

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Utero-, Hystero-, Metro-

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Uterus

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a-, an-, ir-, ar-

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without, lack of, no-, not

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ab-, ef-

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away from

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ad-, af-

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to, toward

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ambi-

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both, double, two

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ana-

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apart, up, back, again

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-

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against, reverse

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bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co-

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two, twice, double

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cata-

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down, under, against

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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away from, remove

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dia-

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across, complete, between, total, apart, through

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dis-

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apart or away from, reverse

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e-

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out, to remove, protrude

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ec-

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out from, out

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ecto-

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on outer side, situated on

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em-, en-

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in, within

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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upon, on

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ex-, exo-

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upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude

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extra-

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outside

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hyper-

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excessive, over, above, more

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient, low, less, lesser

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im-, in-

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in, into, or not

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infra-

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below, under

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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intro-, into-

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within, in, into, inward

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meta-

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beyond, after, change

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para-

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beside, near, beyond

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per-

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through, excessive, in

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peri-

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around

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retro-

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backward, behind

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sub-

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under, low, beneath

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super-

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above, upper, upon, excessive

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supra-

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above, upper, upon, excessive

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40
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sym-, syn-

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together, with

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trans-

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across, through, beyond

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ultra-

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beyond, in excess

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-a, -ia, -on, -os, -is, -us, -um, -ium

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(names a thing when attached to a root word) refers to, pertains to

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-al, -tic, -ic, -iac, -oius, -ous, -ent

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(adds to nouns – makes adjectives, express relationships) pertains to, refers to, concerning

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-an, -ion, -ian

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pertains to, process of, procedure of

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-ance, -ancy

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state of, condition of

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47
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-form

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shapes, resembles

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48
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-gen-, -troph-, plas-

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beginning, produce, development, cause

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49
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-gram

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to record, write

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-graph

A

instrument

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51
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-graphy

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procedure of, process of using an instrument to make a recording

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52
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-ia, -ity

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(add to adjective or nouns to express:) quality, condition, state of

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-ible, -ile

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(add to verbs to create adjectives) ability to, capacity of, refers to

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-id

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(add to verbs and nouns to create adjectives) the state of, condition of

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-isy, -icy, -itis

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to express condition of inflammation, infection

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-ium, -olus, -iole, -cule, -culus, -cle, -culum, -ellum

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small, smaller, lesser

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-oma

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tumor, swelling

58
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

59
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-ec/tom/y

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out/cut/procedure or removal

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-o/pex/y

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to fixate, position or attach

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oplast/y

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plastic surgery

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-o/rrhaph/y

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surgically to suture or repair

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-o/tom/y

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cut into, to open, make incision

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-os/tom/y

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new permanent opening or mouth

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-o/tripsy

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crushing or destroying

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-o/desis

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binding or stabilization

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-clasis

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to break down

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-lysis

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to loosen

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-cis

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to cut

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-cide

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to kill

71
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-stasis

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to stop or control

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-sis

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medical condition or disease

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iatr/y

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to treat, to heal, to cure

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sect/ion

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to cut or make several slices of a body part

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-algia

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pain

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-cau, -caus

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burn

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-duct-, -doch-

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canal or to draw

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ecta, -ectasis

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to dilate

80
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-fiss-, -schiz-

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to split

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-estes/ia, -phoro-

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to feel, to sense

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-gen

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to produce

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-kine-, -praxia

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to move

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myopia

A

near sighted

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hyperopia

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far sighted

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-op-, -opto, -opsy

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vision, sight, or to see

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-palpit

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to flutter

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-par-, -part, -partus, -toci-

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to labor

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-pep-

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to digest

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-phag, -phago

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to eat

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-phas

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to speak, utter

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-pnea

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to breathe

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-auto

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self

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-brachy

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short

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-brady

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slow

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-dextro

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right

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-iso

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equal

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-ortho

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straight, normal, correct

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-sclero

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hard

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-pronus

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face down

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-tachy

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fast

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-sinistro

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left

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-xero

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dry

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-erythr/o, -ruber/o, -rhod/o, -eosin

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red

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-albus, -leuc/o, -leuk/o

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white

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-fulvus

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brown

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-melan/o

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black

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-glauc/o, -polio

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grey

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-cirrh/o

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yellow

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-chlor/o, viridis

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green

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dextr/o-

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right of

112
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dors/o-

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back

113
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meso-

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towards the middle

114
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glucocytosis

A

increase in glucose cells

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andr/o-

A

man

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gynac/o

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woman

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cephal/o

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head

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arthro-, articulo-

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joint

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osteo-, oste-

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bone

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spondylo-

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vertebra

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fascio-

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band

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myleo-

A

spinal cord

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angio-

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vessel

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colono-

A

large intestine

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entero-

A

small intestine

126
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jejuno

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2nd part of small intestine

127
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ad/reno

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near the kidney

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gnatho-

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jaw

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occiputo-

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back of the head

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eu-

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normal, good, new

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A/nomaly

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lack of being normal

132
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meta/static

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spreads from one area of the body to another

133
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pro/gnosis

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a prediction of how a disease will go

134
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A/genesis

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part of normal body not produced

135
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endemic

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small group of people

136
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epidemic

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widely spread among a group

137
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neoplasm

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new disease cells

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sign

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observable occurrence that indicated a diseased state

139
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debridement

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removal of dead or foreign tissue