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ab-

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away from

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a-, an-

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no, not

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abdomin/o

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abdomen; see also lapar/o

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-ac

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pertaining to

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ad-

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toward

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aden/o

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gland

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain; see also -dynia

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alveol/o

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alveolus (air sac within the lung)

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amni/o

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amnion (sac that surrounds the embryo)

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-an

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pertaining to

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ana-

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up, apart

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an/o

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anus

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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ante-

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before, forward

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anter/o

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front

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anti-

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against

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o, appendic/o

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appendix

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-ar

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pertaining to

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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small artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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-ation

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process, condition

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aur/o

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ear; see also ot/o

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aut-

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self

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axill/o

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armpit

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balan/o

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penis

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bari/o

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weight

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bi-

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two

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bi/o

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life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o

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bronchial tube

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bronchiol/o

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small bronchial tube

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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capillar/o

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capillary

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carcin/o

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cancer, cancerous

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist bones (carpals)

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cervic/o

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neck

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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chrondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

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time

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-cision

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process of cutting

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cis/o

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to cut

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collarbone)

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-coccus

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bacterium (berry-shaped); plural: -cocci

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coccyg/o

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tailbone

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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colon/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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comi/o

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to care fore

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con-

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with, together

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coni/o

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dust

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-coniosis

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abnormal condition of dust

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coron/o

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heart

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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crin/o

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secrete

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-crine

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secretion

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-crit

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separation

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cry/o

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cold

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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-cyte

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cell

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cyt/o

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cell

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dactyl/o

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fingers or toes

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dent/i

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tooth

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dermato/o, derm/o

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skin

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dia-

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thorough, complete

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-dipsia

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thirst

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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dur/o

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dura mater (outermost meningeal layer)

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

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-eal

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pertaining to

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ec-

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out, outside

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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dilation, stretching, widening

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ecto-

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out, outside

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-ectomy

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excision (resection, removal); process of cutting out

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electr/o

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electricity

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-emesis

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vomitting

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-emia

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blood condition

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en-

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in, inner, within

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encephal/o

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brain

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endo-

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within, in, inner

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endocrin/o

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endocrine glands

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endometr/o, endometri/o

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endometrium (inner lining of the uterus)

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enter/o

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intestines (usually small intestine)

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epi-

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above, upon

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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epitheli/o

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skin (surface tissue)

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erythr/o

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red

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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esthesi/o

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sensation

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ex-, exo-, extra-

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out, outside

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femor/o

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femur, thigh bone

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fibr/o

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fibrous tissue

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fibul/o

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fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gen/o

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to produce

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-gen

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production, formation

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-genesis

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producing, formation

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-genic

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pertaining to producing, produced by

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ger/o

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old age

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-globin

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protein

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument to record

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-graphy

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process of recording, to record

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hemat/o, hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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hydr/o

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water

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hyper-

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above, excessive, more than normal, too much

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hypo-

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below, deficient, less than normal, too little

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hypophys/o

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pituitary gland

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hyster/o

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uterus

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-ia

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condition

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-ian

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practitioner

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iatr/o

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treatment

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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ile/o

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ileum (third part of small intestine)

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ili/o

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ilium (upper part of hip bone)

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in-

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in, into

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-ine

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pertaining to

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infra-

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below

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inguin/o

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groin

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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-ior

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pertaining to

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isch/o

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to hold back

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-ism

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condition, process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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-lapse

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slide

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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later/o

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side

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ligament/o

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ligament

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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-listhesis

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sliding

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lith/o

A

stone

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-lith

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stone

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-logist

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one who specializes in study of

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-logy

A

process of study, study of

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lumb/o

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loin, waist region

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph nodes

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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lys/o

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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mal-

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bad

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-malacia

A

softening

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

A

breast

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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

175
Q

medull/o

A

medulla oblongata (lower part of the brain)

176
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

177
Q

men/o

A

menstruation

178
Q

mening/o

A

meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)

179
Q

meta-

A

beyond, change

180
Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

181
Q

metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

182
Q

-meter

A

measure

183
Q

metr/o, metri/o

A

uterus; to measure

184
Q

-metry

A

measurement

185
Q

-mortem

A

death

186
Q

-motor

A

movement

187
Q

muscul/o

A

muscle

188
Q

my/o

A

muscle

189
Q

myel/o (with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma)

A

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

190
Q

myel/o (with -cele, -gram, it is)

A

spinal cord (with -cele, -gram, it is)

191
Q

myos/o

A

muscle

192
Q

myring/o

A

eardrum

193
Q

nas/o

A

nose

194
Q

nat/i

A

birth

195
Q

necr/o

A

death

196
Q

neo-

A

new

197
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

198
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

199
Q

norm/o

A

rule, order

200
Q

nos/o

A

disease

201
Q

obstetr/o

A

midwife

202
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

203
Q

odont/o

A

tooth

204
Q

-oid

A

pertaining to, resembling

205
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

206
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

207
Q

onycho/o

A

nail

208
Q

o/o

A

egg

209
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

210
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

211
Q

-opsy

A

process of viewing

212
Q

opt/o, optic/o

A

eye

213
Q

or/o

A

mouth

214
Q

orch/o

A

testicle, testis

215
Q

orchi/o

A

testicle, testis

216
Q

orchid/o

A

testicle, testis

217
Q

orth/o

A

straight

218
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition

219
Q

osm/o

A

smell

220
Q

oste/o

A

bone

221
Q

ot/o

A

ear

222
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

223
Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

224
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

225
Q

para-

A

along the side of, beside, near

226
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid gland

227
Q

-partum

A

birth

228
Q

path/o

A

disease

229
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

230
Q

ped/o

A

child

231
Q

pelv/o

A

hip bone

232
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

233
Q

per-

A

through

234
Q

peri-

A

surrounding

235
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs)

236
Q

perone/o

A

fibula

237
Q

-pexy

A

fixation (surgical)

238
Q

phak/o

A

lens of the eye

239
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges (finger and toe bones)

240
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx, throat

241
Q

-phasia

A

speech

242
Q

-philia

A

attraction to

243
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

244
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm

245
Q

phren/o

A

mind

246
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

247
Q

plas/o

A

development, formation, growth

248
Q

-plasm

A

development, formation, growth

249
Q

-plasia

A

formation, growth

250
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

251
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

252
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura (membranes surrounding the lungs)

253
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

254
Q

pneum/o

A

air, lung

255
Q

pneumon/o

A

lung

256
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

257
Q

poly-

A

many, much

258
Q

post-

A

after, behind

259
Q

poster/o

A

back, behind

260
Q

pre-

A

before

261
Q

pro-, pros-

A

before, forward

262
Q

prosth/o

A

artificial replacement

263
Q

proct/o

A

anus and rectum

264
Q

prostat/o

A

prostate gland

265
Q

psych/o

A

mind

266
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse, sagging

267
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

268
Q

pulmon/o

A

lung

269
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis (central section of kidney)

270
Q

radi/o

A

x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

271
Q

re-, retro-

A

behind, back

272
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

273
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

274
Q

retin/o

A

retina of the eye

275
Q

rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

276
Q

rheumat/o

A

flow, fluid

277
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

278
Q

-rrhage

A

excess flow of blood

279
Q

-rrhagia

A

excess flow of blood

280
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

281
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

282
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

283
Q

salping/o

A

fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube

284
Q

-salpinx

A

fallopian (uterine) tube; eustachian tube

285
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

286
Q

scapul/o

A

shoulder blade (bone)

287
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

288
Q

-scope

A

instrument to view or visually examine

289
Q

-scopy

A

process of visual examination

290
Q

scrot/o

A

scrotal sac, scrotum

291
Q

-section

A

process of cutting into

292
Q

sept/o

A

infection

293
Q

septic/o

A

infection

294
Q

-sis

A

condition

295
Q

-somatic

A

pertaining to the body

296
Q

son/o

A

sound

297
Q

-spasm

A

constriction

298
Q

spin/o

A

backbone, spine, vertebra

299
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

300
Q

spondyl/o

A

backbone, vertebra

301
Q

-stasis

A

control, stop; place, to stand

302
Q

-stat

A

stop, control

303
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing

304
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

305
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

306
Q

-stomy

A

opening

307
Q

sub-

A

below, under

308
Q

supra-

A

above

309
Q

sym-

A

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

310
Q

syn-

A

with, together

311
Q

tachy-

A

fast

312
Q

tendin/o, ten/o

A

tendon

313
Q

-tension

A

pressure

314
Q

theli/o, thel/o

A

nipple

315
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

316
Q

-thesis

A

put, place

317
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

318
Q

thromb/o

A

clot

319
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

320
Q

thyr/o, thyroid/o, thyroaden/o

A

thyroid gland

321
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia or shin bone (larger lower leg bone)

322
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

323
Q

-tomy

A

incision, process of cutting into

324
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsils

325
Q

top/o

A

to put, place

326
Q

trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

327
Q

trans-

A

across, through

328
Q

tri-

A

three

329
Q

troph/o

A

development, nourishment

330
Q

-trophy

A

development, nourishment

331
Q

tympan/o

A

eardrum

332
Q

uln/o

A

ulna (medial lower arm bone)

333
Q

ultra-

A

beyond

334
Q

-um

A

structure

335
Q

ungu/o

A

nail

336
Q

uni-

A

one

337
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter

338
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

339
Q

ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract

340
Q

-uria

A

urine condition

341
Q

uter/o

A

uterus

342
Q

vagin/o

A

vagina

343
Q

vas/o

A

vas deferens, vessel

344
Q

vascul/o

A

blood vessel

345
Q

ven/o

A

vein

346
Q

venul/o

A

venule

347
Q

vertebr/o

A

backbone, vertebra

348
Q

vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

349
Q

-y

A

condition, process

medical terminology (13 decks)

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