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AASM 2022sep-2023aug cohort > Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, ch4 Terminology + Essentials ch3 p75-77, roots+prefixes+suffixes > Flashcards

Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage, ch4 Terminology + Essentials ch3 p75-77, roots+prefixes+suffixes Flashcards

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prefix ankyl(o)*

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crooked, fused, stiff

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prefix pan*

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all

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prefix heter*

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other, different

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prefix hol*

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whole, all

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later(al, o)*

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side

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prefix etio*

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cause

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prefix estheal*

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sensation

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prefix a, an

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without, not

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prefix artho*

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joint

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prefix neur*

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nerve

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prefix ab*

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away from

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prefix acr(o)*

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extremity

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prefix ad*

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toward

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prefix aden*

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gland

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prefix alba*

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white

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prefix ambi*

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both, on sides

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prefix ana*

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upward, backward, through, excessive

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prefix andr(o)*

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male

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prefix angio*

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related to blood or lymph vessels

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prefix ante*

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before, forward

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prefix anti*

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against

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prefix audi*

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hear

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prefix auto*

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self

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prefix bi*

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double, two

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prefix bio*

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living, life

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prefix brach*

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short

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prefix brady(o)*

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slow, dull, short

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prefix carcin(o)*

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cancer, malignant

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prefix cent(i)*

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hundred

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prefix chron(i,o,us)*

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time. long time

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prefix circum*

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around

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prefix contra*

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opposite, against

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prefix counter*

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against, opposite

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prefix cry(mo,o)

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cold

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prefix de*

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downward, away from, not

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prefix dext*

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right

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prefix dia*

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across, through, apart

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prefix dis*

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separation, away from

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prefix dys*

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abnormal, undesirable, difficult

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prefix ecto*

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outer, outside

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prefix en*

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in, into, within

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prefix endo*

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inner, inside

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prefix epi*

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over, on

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prefix eryth*

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red

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prefix ex*

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out, out of, from, away from

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prefix febr(I,o)*

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fever

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prefix fract*

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break, broken

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prefix gen*

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beginning, origin, produce

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prefix gluc*

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sweat, glucose

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prefix gyn(a,e, eco, oi)*

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female

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prefix hemi*

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one of two, half of a pair set

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prefix hyg(ei, ie)*

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health

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prefix hyper*

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excessive, more

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prefix hypo*

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insufficient, less

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prefix iatr(o)*

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physician

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prefix idio*

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distinct, peculiar to the individual

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prefix immuno*

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protection

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prefix in*

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into, in, within, not

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prefix infra*

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beneath

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prefix inter*

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between

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prefix intra*

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within

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prefix intro*

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into, within

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prefix iso*

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equal, like, identidcal

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prefix juxta*

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adjoining, near to

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prefix kyphol*

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bend, hump

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prefix lactrol*

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milk

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prefix leuk*

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white

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prefix levo*

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left

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prefix macro*

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large

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prefix mal*

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disease, illness, damaged

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prefix mega*

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large

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prefix micro*

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small

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prefix mono*

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single, one

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prefix multi*

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many

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prefix necr(o)

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death

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prefix neo*

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new

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prefix noct(i,o)*

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night

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prefix non*

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not

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prefix olig*

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small, scanty

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prefix onc(o)*

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tumor, mass

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prefix ortho*

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straright, erect, correct

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prefix oxy*

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sharp, acute, acid

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prefix palp*

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touch

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prefix para*

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beyond parameters, quasi parameters

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prefix path(o)*

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disease, suffering

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prefix pept(o)*

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disgestion

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prefix per*

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by, through

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prefix peri*

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around

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prefix phag(o)*

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eat, consume

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prefix pharmaco*

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drugs, poison, medication

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prefix physio*

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natural, physical agents

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prefix poly*

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many, much

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prefix post*

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after, behind

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prefix pre*

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before, in front, prior to

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prefix pro*

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before, in front of

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prefix pseudo*

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false

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prefix quadr(a,i)*

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four

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prefix re*

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again

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prefix retro*

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backward

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prefix schist(o)*

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split, divide

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prefix scler(o)*

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hard

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prefix semi*

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half of a whole

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prefix sepsis*

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putrid, rotten

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prefix son(o)*

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sound

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prefix steno*

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contracted, narrow

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prefix strat(i)*

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layer

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prefix sub*

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under

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prefix super*

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above. over

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prefix supra*

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above, over

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prefix therm*

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warm

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prefix tract*

A

pull down

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prefix trans*

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across

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prefix ultr(a,o)*

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excessive, extreme, beyond

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prefix uni*

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one, single

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prefix zyg(o,us)

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yoke, join, together

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prefix fund*

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base, bottom

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prefix osm(io,o)*

A

odor, smell

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root enter

A

intenstines

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root chondi

A

cartilage

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root abdomin

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abdomen

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root aden(o)

A

gland

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root angi(o)

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vessel

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root arteri(o)

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artery

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root arthr(o)

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joint

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root bronchi(o)

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bronchus, bronchi

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root card, cardi(o)

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heart

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root cephal(o)

A

head

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root col(o)

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colon, large instentine

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root cost(o)

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rib

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root crani(o)

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skull

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root cyan(o)

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blue

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root cyt(o)

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cyst, bladder

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root derma

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skin

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root duoden(o)

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duodenum, small intensine-first section

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root encephal(o)

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brain

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root enter(o)

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intestines

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root fibr(o)

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fiber, fiborous

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root gastr(o)

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stomach

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root gloss(o)

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tongue

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root gyn, gyne, gyneco

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female

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root hem, hema, hemat(o)

A

blood

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root hepa

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liver

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root hydr(o)

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water

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root hyster)

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uterus

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root ile(o), ili(o)

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ileum, small intenstine-last section

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root laryng(o)

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larynx

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root jejunum

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small intenstine-middle section

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root mamm

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mammory gland, breast

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root mast(o)

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mammary gland, breast

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root men(o)

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menustration

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root my(o)

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muscle

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root myel(o)

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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root nephr(o)

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kidney

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root neur(o)

A

nerve

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root ocul(o)

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eye

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root *ophthalm(o)

A

eye

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root orth(o)

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correct, straight, normal

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root osti oste(o)

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bone

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root *ot

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ear

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root ped(o)

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foot, child

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root pharyng(o)

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pharnyx
membrane lined cavity behind nose and mouth connecting to esophagus

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root phleb(o)

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vein

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root pnea

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breathing, respiration

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root pneum(o)

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lung, air, gas

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root proct(o)

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rectum

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root psych(o)

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mind

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root pulm(o)

A

lung

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root py(o)

A

pus

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root rect(o)

A

rectum

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root salping(o)

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eustachian tube, uterine tube

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root splen(o)

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spleen

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root sten(o)

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narrow, constriction

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root stern(o)

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sternum

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root stomat(o)

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mouth

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root therm(o)

A

heat

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root thorac(o)

A

chest

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root thromb(o)

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clot, thrombus

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root thyr(o)

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thyroid

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root tox(o), toxic(o)

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poison, poisonous

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root trache(o(o))

A

trachea

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root ur

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urine, urinary tract, urination

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root urethr(o)

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urethra

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root urin(o)

A

urine

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root uter(o)

A

uterus

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root vas(o)

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vascular, blood vessel

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root ven(o)

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vein

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root vertebr(o)

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vertebrae, spine

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root rhin(o)

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nose

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suffix *trophic

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related to growth, development, or nutrition

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suffix *scope

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examination instrument

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suffix *able

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capable, suitable

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suffix *ago

A

disease

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suffix *algesia

A

pain

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suffix *algia

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pain

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suffix *ase

A

enzyme

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suffix *asis

A

condition

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suffix *axilla

A

armpit

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suffix *cele

A

herniation, pouching

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suffix *cide

A

kill, causing death

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suffix *cule

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minute, tiny

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suffix *cyte

A

cell

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suffix *dom

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state of being

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suffix *duct

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tube, channel

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suffix *eal

A

pertaining to

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suffix *ease

A

condition

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suffix *ectasis

A

dilation, stretching

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suffix *ectomy

A

excision, removal

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suffix *emesis

A

vomiting

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suffix *emia

A

blood condition

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suffix *emia

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blood condition

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suffix *ferent

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to carry, to bear

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suffix *feron

A

to strike

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suffix *form

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shapte, structure

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suffix *genesis

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development, creation, production,

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suffix *genic

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causing, producing

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suffix *globin

A

protein

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suffix *gram

A

record

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suffix *graph

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recording instrument, convention of visualuizing data

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suffix *hood

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state of, quality of condition

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suffix *iasis

A

condition of

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suffix *ician

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one skilled ina discipline, one who practices a discipline

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suffix *ism

A

condition

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suffix *itis

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inflammation

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suffix *ity

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quality of , state of

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suffix *ive

A

having the power to, that which performs

226
Q

suffix *ize

A

treat with defined method

227
Q

suffix *kinesis

A

motion

228
Q

suffix *lemma

A

sheath

229
Q

suffix *logy

A

study of

230
Q

suffix *lysis

A

decomposition, destruction of, deconstruction of

231
Q

suffix *malacia

A

softening

232
Q

suffix *megaly

A

enlargement

233
Q

suffix *old

A

form, like, resemble

234
Q

suffix *oma

A

tumor

235
Q

suffix *opsy

A

view of

236
Q

suffix *osis

A

condition

237
Q

suffix *otomy

A

cutting into

238
Q

suffix *paresis

A

lack, deficiency

239
Q

suffix *pathy

A

disease

240
Q

suffix *penia

A

deficiency, lack

241
Q

suffix *phasia

A

speaking

242
Q

suffix *phobia

A

fear of

243
Q

suffix *phylaxis

A

protection

244
Q

suffix *plasty

A

reshaping, surgical repair

245
Q

suffix *plegia

A

paralysis

246
Q

suffix *pnea

A

to breath

247
Q

suffix *porosis

A

passage

248
Q

suffix *ptosis

A

falling sagging

249
Q

suffix *rrhage, *rrhagia

A

excessive flow

250
Q

suffix *rrhea

A

discharge, profuse flow

251
Q

suffix *sclerosis

A

curvature, crooked

252
Q

suffix *scope

A

examination, instrument

253
Q

suffix *septic, *sepsis

A

germs, putrification

254
Q

suffix *some

A

body

255
Q

suffix *stasis

A

maintenance, in balance

256
Q

suffix *stenosis

A

narrow, tighten, short, constrict

257
Q

suffix *stomy, *ostomy

A

opening, creation of an opening

258
Q

suffix *thymia

A

thymus gland, mind, soul, emotions

259
Q

suffix *tomy, *otomy

A

incision

260
Q

suffix *tonia

A

stretching, putting under tension

261
Q

suffix *ule

A

little, small

262
Q

suffix *uria

A

condition of urine

263
Q

suffix *uria

A

condition of urine

264
Q

suffix *vert, *version

A

turn, to turn

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