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Exam 4 Units 13-15 Flashcards

1
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pneumon/o

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lung

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-ectasis, -ectasia

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dilation, expansion

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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ser/o

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serum, serosa (the tissue that secretes serum)

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pulmon/o

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lung

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7
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embol

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thrombus (clot) that is moving

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pne/o

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breathing

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orth/o

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straight, correct

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hem/o

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blood

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pty

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sputum

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ptyal/o

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saliva

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13
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nas/o

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nasal cavity

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14
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ment/o

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chin (mentum)

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15
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epi-

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upon, over

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (back of throat)

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laryng/o

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larynx (vocal cords)

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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pleur/o

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pleura

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21
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phren/o

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diaphragm

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22
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-plegia

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paralysis

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23
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diaphragm/o

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diaphragm

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24
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dextr/o

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right

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25
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sinistr/o

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left

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ad-, -ad

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towards

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pod/o

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foot

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28
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ped/i

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foot

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29
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-iatrist, iatric

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medical professionals or physicians

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30
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chir/o

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hands

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31
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ger/i

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old age

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32
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pneum/o

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air

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33
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lev/o

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left

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34
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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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35
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-staxis

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ooze, drip

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36
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atel

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incomplete

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37
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skelet/o

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“dried up”

skeleton

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38
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carp/o

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wrist

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39
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meta-

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beyond

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40
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tars/o

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ankle bones

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malleolus, malleoli

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bony process on the outer distal end of tibia

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42
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phalang/o

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fingers

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43
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acromi/o

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scapula projection

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44
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humer/o

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bone of upper arm, humerus

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45
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radi/o

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radius

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46
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uln/o

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ulna

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condyl/o

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rounded process on many bones

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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tibi/o

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tibia (shin bone)

50
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fibul/o

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fibula (thin, long bone lateral to tibia)

51
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calcane/o

A

heel bone

52
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ili/o

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ilium (pelvic bone, hip)

53
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ischi/o

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ischium (lower pelvic bone)

54
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pub/o

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pubis

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stern/o

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sternum

56
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cost/o

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ribs

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xiph/o

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projection at inferior end of sternum

58
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rach/i, rachi/o

A

spine

59
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spindly/o

A

vertebrae

60
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cervic/o

A

cervical vertebrae

61
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

62
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thorac/o

A

thoracic vertebrae

63
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coccyg/o

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coccygeal

64
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brachi/o

A

arm

65
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lamin/o

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thin flat sheet, plate, or membrane

66
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noct/i

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night

67
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nyct/o

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night

68
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ambul/o

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walk

69
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somn/o

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sleep

70
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ankyl/o

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immovable, fixed

71
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-ia

A

condition

72
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-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

73
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schizo-

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split

74
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schisto-

A

cleft

75
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-schisis

A

fissure

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onych/o

A

nails

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ophthalm/o

A

eye

78
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opt/o

A

vision

79
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-opia

A

vision condition

80
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diplo

A

double

81
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ambi-

A

both, both sides

82
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-opter

A

visible

83
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-tropia, trop/o

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turning abnormally

84
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exo-

A

outwards

85
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eso-

A

toward

86
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hypo-

A

downward

87
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hyper-

A

upward

88
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belphar/o

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eyelid

89
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edema

A

swelling due to fluid retention

90
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conjunctiv/o

A

membrane that lines eyelids

91
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corne/o

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cornea

92
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phac/o

A

crystalline lens of the eye

93
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-cele

A

herniation, disloaction

94
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scler/o

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sclera (hardening)

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ir/o, irid/o

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iris

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retin/o

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retina

97
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cor/e, core/o

A

pupil

98
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karat/o

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cornea

99
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cycl/o

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ciliary body

100
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lacrim/o

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tears

101
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dacry/o

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excessive lacrimation

102
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onych/o

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nails

103
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crypt/o

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hidden

104
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trich/o

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hair

105
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phag/o, -phagia

A

swallow

106
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cyt/o, -cyte

A

cell

107
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endo-

A

within

108
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thyroid/o, thyr/o

A

thyroid gland

109
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thym/o

A

thymus gland

110
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adren/o

A

adrenal gland

111
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

112
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oophor/o

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ovary

113
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test/o, orchid/o, orchi/o

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testes

114
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-emia

A

condition of the blood

115
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hemat/o, hem/o

A

blood

116
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traumat/o

A

wound or injury

RCC Medical Terminology (5 decks)

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