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1
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abdomen

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abdomin/o, lapar/o

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abnormal condition

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-osis

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abnormal condition of dust

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-coniosis

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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

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dys-

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above

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supra-

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above, excessive, more than normal, too much (as in they really used quite a few words to describe this)

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hyper-

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above, upon

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epi-

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across, through

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trans-

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adenoids

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adenoid/o

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adrenal gland

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adren/o

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after, behind

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post-

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against

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anti-

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air, lung

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pneum/o

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along the side of, beside, near

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para-

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alveolus

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alveol/o

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amnion

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amni/o

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anus

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an/o

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anus and rectum

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proct/o

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aorta

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aort/o

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appendix

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append/o, appendic/o

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armpit

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axill/o

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artery

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arteri/o

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artificial replacement

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prosth/o

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attraction to

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-philia

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away from

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ab-

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back, behind

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poster/o

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backbone, spine, vertebra

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spin/o

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backbone, vertebra

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spondyl/o

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backbone, vertebra

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vertebr/o

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bacterium

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-coccus

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bad

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mal-

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before

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pre-

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before, forward

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ante-, pro-, pros-

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behind, back

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re-, retro-

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below

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infra-

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below, deficient, less than normal, too little (as in they probably were afraid of being hypodescriptive)

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hypo-

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below, under

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sub-

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between

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inter-

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beyond

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ultra-

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beyond, change

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meta-

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birth

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-partum, nat/i

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blood

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hemat/o, hem/o

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blood condition

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-emia

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blood vessel

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vascul/o

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blue

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cyan/o

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bone

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oste/o

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bone marrow (with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma)

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myel/o

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brain

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encephal/o

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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lys/o, -lysis

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breast

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mamm/o, mast/o

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breathing

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-pnea

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bronchial tube

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bronch/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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calcane/o

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cancer, cancerous

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carcin/o

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capillary

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capillar/o

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cartilage

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chondr/o

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cell

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-cyte, cyto

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cerebellum

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cerebell/o

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cerebrum

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cerebr/o

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chest

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thorac/o

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child

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ped/o

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clavicle (collarbone)

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clavicul/o

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clot

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thromb/o

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cold

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cry/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon (large intestine)

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col/o

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common bile duct

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choledoch/o

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condition

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-ia, -sis

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condition, process

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-ism, -y

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constriction

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-spasm

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control, stop; place, to stand

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-stasis

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death

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-mortem, necr/o

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deficiency

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-penia

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development, formation, growth

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plas/o, -plasm

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75
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development, nourishment

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troph/o, -trophy

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diaphragm

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phren/o

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dilation, stretching, widening

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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discharge, flow

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-rrhea

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disease

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nos/o, path/o, -pathy

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drug, chemical

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chem/o

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duodenum

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duoden/o

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82
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dura mater (outermost meningeal layer)

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dur/o

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83
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dust

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coni/o

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ear

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aur/o, ot/o

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eardrum

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myring/o, tympan/o

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egg

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o/o

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electricity

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electr/o

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endocrine glands

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endocrin/o

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endometrium

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endometr/o, endometri/o

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enlargement

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-megaly

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epiglottis

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epiglott/o

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esophagus

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esophag/o

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93
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excess flow of blood

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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excision (resection, removal); process of cutting out

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-ectomy

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eye

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ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o, optic/o

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eyelid

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blephar/o

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fallopian tube; eustachian tube

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salping/o, -salpinx

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fast

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tachy-

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99
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fat

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lip/o

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fatty plaque

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ather/o

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femur, thigh bone

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femor/o

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fibrous tissue

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fibr/o

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fibula

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perone/o

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fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

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fibul/o

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fingers or toes

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dactyl/o

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106
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fixation (surgical)

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-pexy

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flesh

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sarc/o

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108
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flow, fluid

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rheumat/o

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formation

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-poiesis

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formation, growth

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-plasia

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111
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front

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anter/o

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gallbladder

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cholecyst/o

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gland

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aden/o

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114
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groin

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inguin/o

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hardening

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-sclerosis

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head

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cephal/o

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heart

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cardi/o, coron/o

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hernia

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-cele

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hip bone

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pelv/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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humer/o

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ileum (third part of small intestine)

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ile/o

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in, inner, within

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en-

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in, into

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in-

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incision, process of cutting into

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-tomy

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infection

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sept/o, septic/o

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inflammation

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-itis

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instrument to record

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-graph

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instrument to view or visually examine

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-scope

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intestines (usually small intestine)

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enter/o

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jejunum

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jejun/o

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joint

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arthr/o

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kidney

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nephr/o, ren/o

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knowledge

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gnos/o

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larynx

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laryng/o

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lens of the eye

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phak/o

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life

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bi/o

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ligament

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ligament/o

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liver

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hepat/o

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loin, waist region

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lumb/o

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lung

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pneumon/o, pulmon/o

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lymph

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lymph/o

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lymph nodes

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lymphaden/o

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lymph vessel

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lymphangi/o

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many, much

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poly-

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measure

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-meter

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measurement

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-metry

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mediastinum

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mediastin/o

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medulla oblongata

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medull/o

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meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)

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mening/o

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menstruation

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men/o

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metacarpals (hand bones)

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metacarp/o

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metatarsals (foot bones)

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metatars/o

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midwife

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obstetr/o

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mind

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phren/o, psych/o

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mouth

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or/o, stomat/o

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movement

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-motor

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muscle

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muscul/o, my/o, myos/o

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nail

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onycho/o, ungu/o

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narrowing

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-stenosis

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neck

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cervic/o

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nerve

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neur/o

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new

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neo-

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nipple

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theli/o, thel/o

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no, not

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a-, an-

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nose

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nas/o, rhin/o (hmm, rhinovirus?)

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old age

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ger/o

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one

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uni-

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one who specializes in study of

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-logist

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opening

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-stomy

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out, outside

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ex-, exo-, extra-, ec-, ecto-

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ovary

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oophor/o, ovari/o

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pain

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-algia, -dynia

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pancreas

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pancreat/o

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paralysis

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-plegia

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parathyroid gland

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parathyroid/o

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penis

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balan/o

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peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs)

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peritone/o

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pertaining to

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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ine, -ior, -ous, -tic

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pertaining to producing, produced by

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-genic

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pertaining to the body

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-somatic

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pertaining to, resembling

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-oid

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pharynx, throat

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phalang/o

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pituitary gland

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hypophys/o, pituitar/o

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pleura (membranes surrounding the lungs)

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pleur/o

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practitioner

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-ian

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pressure

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-tension

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process of cutting

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-cision

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process of cutting into

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-section

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process of recording, to record

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-graphy

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process of study, study of

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-logy

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process of viewing

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-opsy

192
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process of visual examination

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-scopy

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process, condition

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-ation

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producing, forming

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-genesis

195
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production, formation

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-gen

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prolapse, sagging

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-ptosis

197
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prostate gland

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prostat/o

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protein

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-globin

199
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put, place

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-thesis

200
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record

A

-gram

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rectum

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rect/o

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red

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erythr/o

203
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renal pelvis (central section of the kidney)

A

pyel/o

204
Q

retina of the eye

A

retin/o

205
Q

rib

A

cost/o

206
Q

rule, order

A

norm/o

207
Q

sacrum

A

sacr/o

208
Q

scrotal sac, scrotum

A

scrot/o

209
Q

secrete

A

crin/o

210
Q

secretion

A

-crine

211
Q

self

A

aut-

212
Q

sensation

A

esthesi/o

213
Q

separation

A

-crit

214
Q

shoulder blade

A

scapul/o

215
Q

side

A

later/o

216
Q

skin

A

cutane/o

217
Q

skin

A

dermat/o, derm/o

218
Q

skin (surface tissues)

A

epitheli/o

219
Q

skull

A

crani/o

220
Q

slide

A

-lapse

221
Q

sliding

A

-listhesis

222
Q

slow

A

brady-

223
Q

small artery

A

arteriol/o

224
Q

small bronchial tube

A

bronchiol/o

225
Q

smell

A

osm/o

226
Q

smooth muscle

A

leiomy/o

227
Q

softening

A

-malacia

228
Q

sound

A

son/o

229
Q

specialist

A

-ist

230
Q

speech

A

-phasia

231
Q

spinal cord (with -cele, -gram, -itis)

A

myel/o

232
Q

spitting

A

-ptysis

233
Q

spleen

A

splen/o

234
Q

sternum (breastbone)

A

stern/o

235
Q

stomach

A

gastr/o

236
Q

stone

A

lith/o, -lith

237
Q

stop, control

A

-stat

238
Q

straight

A

orth/o

239
Q

striated (skeletal muscle)

A

rhabdomy/o

240
Q

structure

A

-um

241
Q

sugar

A

glyc/o

242
Q

surgical puncture to remove fluid

A

-centesis

243
Q

surgical repair

A

-plasty

244
Q

surrounding

A

peri-

245
Q

suture

A

-rrhaphy

246
Q

tailbone

A

coccyg/o

247
Q

tendon

A

tendin/o, ten/o

248
Q

testicle, testis

A

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

249
Q

thirst

A

-dipsia

250
Q

thorough, complete

A

dia-

251
Q

three

A

tri-

252
Q

through

A

per-

253
Q

thymus gland

A

thym/o

254
Q

thyroid gland

A

thyr/o, thyroid/o, thyroaden/o

255
Q

tibia or shin bone

A

tibi/o

256
Q

time

A

chron/o

257
Q

to care for

A

comi/o

258
Q

to cut

A

cis/o

259
Q

to hold back

A

isch/o

260
Q

to produce

A

gen/o

261
Q

to put, place

A

top/o

262
Q

tonsils

A

tonsill/o

263
Q

tooth

A

dent/I, odont/o

264
Q

toward

A

ad-

265
Q

trachea, windpipe

A

trache/o

266
Q

treatment

A

iatr/o, -therapy

267
Q

tumor

A

onc/o

268
Q

tumor, mass, swelling

A

-oma

269
Q

two

A

bi-

270
Q

ulna

A

uln/o

271
Q

up, apart

A

ana-

272
Q

ureter

A

ureter/o

273
Q

urethra

A

urethr/o

274
Q

urinary bladder

A

cyst/o, vesic/o

275
Q

urine condition

A

-uria

276
Q

urine, urinary tract

A

ur/o

277
Q

uterus

A

hyster/o, uter/o

278
Q

uterus; to measure

A

metr/o, metri/o

279
Q

vagina

A

colp/o, vagin/o

280
Q

vas deferens, vessel

A

vas/o

281
Q

vein

A

phleb/o, ven/o

282
Q

venule

A

venul/o

283
Q

vessel (blood)

A

angi.o

284
Q

vomiting

A

-emesis

285
Q

water

A

hydr/o

286
Q

weight

A

bari/o

287
Q

white

A

leuk/o

288
Q

with, together

A

con-, syn-

289
Q

with, together (use before b, p, and m)

A

sym-

290
Q

within

A

intra-

291
Q

within, in, inner

A

endo-

292
Q

woman, female

A

gynec/o

293
Q

wrist bones (carpals)

A

carp/o

294
Q

x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

A

radi/o

Medical Terminology (7 decks)

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