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HIMAA component parts - part 1 Flashcards

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1
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a-

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without, no, not

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ab-

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-ac

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pertaining to

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acanth/o

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thorny, spiny

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum, hip socket

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achill/o

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Achilles tendon

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acid/o

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acid

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-acousia

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(condition of) hearing

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acous/o (has 2 meanings)

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hearing, sound

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acr/o

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extremities

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acromi/o

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= acromion
The lateral (side) extension of the spine of the scapula (shoulder blade), forming the highest point of the shoulder and connecting with the clavicle (shoulder blade) at a small oval surface in the middle of the spine. It gives attachment to the deltoideus and trapezius muscles.

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actin/o - Clue: Think of Hollywood what do they say, ‘______(minus the S), camera, action’ - the ‘actin should remind you of the ‘action’ part

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light

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acu/o - 3 separate words and all start with S

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sharp, severe, sudden

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-acusis

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hearing

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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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adhesi/o

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adhesion

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adip/o

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fat

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adnex/o - Clue: Think of siamese twins (2 separate answers)

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= conjoined, bound to
Example word - adnexa
e.g. the ovaries and the Fallopian tubes are adnexa of the uterus
Example word 2 - adnexal
e.g. pertaining to accessory organs or tissues, as in the relationship of the uterine tubes and uterus

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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-aemia

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(-emia) blood condition

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aer/o - Clue: 2 separate answers

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air, gas

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aesthes/o

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(esthes/o) feeling, sensation

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aesthesi/o - Clue: 3 separate answers

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(esthesi/o) feeling, perception, nervous sensation

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-aesthesia - 2 separate answers (1 one word, the other 2 words)

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(-esthesia) feeling, nervous sensation

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aeti/o

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(eti/o) cause

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agglutin/o - Clue: similar to glue, but it’s the behaviour of glue not glue itself (2 separate answers)

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clumping, sticking together

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-agon - Clue: A classroom of children has to do this when instructed by the teacher (2 separate answers)

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assemble, gather together

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agora-

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marketplace, open space

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-agra - Clue: If you fall off niAGRA falls you’ll be in - 2 word answer

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excessive pain

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-al

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pertaining to

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alb-

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white

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albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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white

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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(condition of) pain

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aliment/o

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food, nutrition

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all/o

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other, different

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alveol/o

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alveolus (plural - alveoli), air sac

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ambly/o - Clue: Think of a boring person.. what are they? 2 separate answers

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dull, dim

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ambulat/o

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walking

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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the fetus)

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-amnios

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amnion, amniotic fluid

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amyl/o

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starch

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an-

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no, not, without

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an/o

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anus

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ana- (as there are 2 different ana-‘s, think of this one as ‘if you’re not going forward your going…..’)

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backward

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52
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ana- :as there are 2 different ana-‘s here’s some clues for the 3 different answers here:
- a plane taking off goes ______
- if you’re a hairy woman you have _________ hair
- if you repeat yourself your saying it _____

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upward, excessive, again

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andr/o

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male, man

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm

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angi/o

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vessel

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anis/o

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unequal, asymmetrical

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ankyl/o - 3 separate words

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crooked, bent, stiff

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-ant

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characteristic of

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ante-

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forward, before

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anter/o

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front

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anthrac/o

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black, coal

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anti-

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against

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antr/o

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antrum

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anxi/o

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anxious, uneasy, distressed

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aort/o

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aorta

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-apheresis

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removal, carry away

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aphth/o

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ulcer

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apic/o

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apex

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apo-

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away from

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aponeur/o

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aponeurosis - a type of tendon

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append/o

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appendix (blind pouch hanging from the caecum)

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appendic/o

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appendix

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aqu/a

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water

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aque/o

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water

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-arche

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beginning, first

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arter/o

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artery

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole, “little artery”

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arthr/o

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joint

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-arthria

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articulate, speak clearly

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articul/o

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ase

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enzyme

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-asia

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state of, condition

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-asis

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state of, condition

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-asthenia

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lack of strength, weakness

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astr/o

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star

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-ate

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use, subject to

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atel/o

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incomplete

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ather/o

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atheroma, fatty plaque, yellowish substance like ‘porridge’

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-ation

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process, action

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-atresia

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congenital absence of a normal body opening; occlusion

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or

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closure of the opening

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atri/o

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atrium, upper heart chamber (plural: atria)

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audi/o

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hearing, sense of hearing

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audit/o

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hearing

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aur/i

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ear

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aur/o

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ear

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aure/o

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golden

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auricul/o

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ear

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auscult/o

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listen

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auto-

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self, own

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axi/o

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axis

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axill/o

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armpit

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azot/o

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urea, nitrogen

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bacill/o

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bacteria, rod shaped, bacillus (plural – bacilli)

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bar/i

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weight, pressure

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bar/o

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weight, pressure

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bartholin/o

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Bartholin’s gland

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bas/o

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base, alkaline (opposite of acid)

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batho-

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deep, depth

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bathy-

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deep, depth

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bi-

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two, twice, paired

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bi/o

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life

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bifid/o

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split

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bil/i

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bile, gall

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin, bile pigment

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bin-

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two, twice, paired

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bis-

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two, twice

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-blast

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embryonic, immature

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blast/o

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embryonic, immature

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-blastoma

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immature tumour

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bol/o

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cast, throw

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brachi/o

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o

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bronchus (plural - bronchi), bronchial tubes

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bronchi/o

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bronchus (plural - bronchi), bronchial tubes

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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bucc/o

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cheek

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burs/o

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bursa (plural - bursae), sac of fluid near joints

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cac-

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bad, ill

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caco-

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bad, ill

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caec/o

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(cec/o) caecum

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calc/o

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calcium

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calcane/o

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calcaneus, heel bone, the largest of the tarsal bones

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calci/o

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calcium

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cali/o

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calyx (plural - calyces) especially of the kidney, flower[1]shaped

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calic/o

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calyx (plural - calyces) especially of the kidney, flower[1]shaped

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calor/i

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heat

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cancer/o

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cancer, cancerous

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canth/o

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canthus, corner of the eye

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capill/o

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capillary, tiniest blood vessels

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capillar/o

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capillary, tiniest blood vessels

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capit/o

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head

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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-capnia

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(condition of) carbon dioxide

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capsul/o

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capsule

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carb/o

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carbon, carbonic acid, charcoal

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carbon/o

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carbon, carbonic acid, charcoal

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carcin/o

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cancer, cancerous

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-carcinoma

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malignant tumour of epithelial cells

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cardi/o

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heart

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-cardia

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(condition of) heart, type of heart action

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carp/o

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carpus, (plural - carpi), carpal bones, wrist bones

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cata-

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down

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cathart/o

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cleansing, purging

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caud/o

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tail, lower part of the body

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caus/o

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burn, burning

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caust/o

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burn, burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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-cele

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(-coele - less

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commonly

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seen)

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168
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protrusion,

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hernia

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cellul/o

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cell

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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centi-

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hundredth

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centri-

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centre

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centr/o

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centre

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cephal/o

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head

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cer/o

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wax

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum; “little brain”

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum - largest part of the brain

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cerumin/o

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cerumen, ear wax

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cervic/o

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neck (of the body or of the uterus), cervix

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-chalasia

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relaxation, slackening

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-chalasis

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relaxation, slackening

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cheil/o

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(chil/o) lips

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cheir/o

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(chir/o) hand

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chem/o

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drug, chemical (reaction)

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chemic/o

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drug, chemical (reaction)

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186
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-chezia

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defaecation

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chlor/o

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green

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188
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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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chol/o;

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chole- bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile duct, bile vessel

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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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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol - a lipid

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chondr/o

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cartilage, rib

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chori/o

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chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)

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196
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chorion/o

A

chorion

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choroid/o

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choroid, layer of eye

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chrom/o

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colour

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chromat/o

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colour

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chron/o

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time

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cib/o

A

meal

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-cidal

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pertaining to killing

203
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-cide

A

killing, agent that kills

204
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cine-

A

movement

205
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cinemat/o

A

movement

206
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circum-

A

around, about

207
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cirrh/o

A

yellow, tawny yellow

208
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cis/o

A

to cut

209
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-clasis

A

to break

210
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-clast

A

to break

211
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claustr/o

A

enclosed space

212
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clavic/o

A

clavicle, collar bone

213
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clavicul/o

A

clavicle, collar bone

214
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cleid/o

A

clavicle, collar bone

215
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-cleisis

A

(surgical) closure

216
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-clysis

A

irrigation, washing

217
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co-

A

together, with

218
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coagul/o

A

clotting, coagulation

219
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-coccus

A

(plural - cocci) berry-shaped bacterium

220
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berry-shaped

A

bacterium

221
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coccyg/o

A

coccyx or tailbone

222
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

223
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coeli/o

A

(celi/o) abdomen, belly

224
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-coital

A

sexual intercourse

225
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col/o

A

colon, large intestine

226
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colon/o

A

colon, large intestine

227
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colp/o

A

vagina

228
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com-

A

together, with

229
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comat/o

A

coma, deep unconsciousness

230
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comi/o

A

to care for

231
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con-

A

together, with

232
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condyl/o

A

condyle, a knuckle-like projection at the end of a bone

233
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-condyle

A

condyle, a knuckle-like projection at the end of a bone

234
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coni/o

A

dust

235
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conjunctiv/o

A

conjunctiva

236
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-constriction

A

narrowing

237
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contra-

A

against, opposite

238
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copr/o

A

faeces

239
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cor/o

A

pupil (of the eye)

240
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core/o

A

pupil (of the eye)

241
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corne/o

A

cornea

242
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coron/o

A

heart

243
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corpor/o

A

body

244
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cortic/o

A

cortex, outer region of an organ

245
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cost/o

A

rib

246
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cox/o

A

hip, hip joint

247
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crani/o

A

cranium, skull

248
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cras/o

A

mixture

249
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crepit/o

A

crackling

250
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crin/o

A

secrete

251
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-crine

A

secrete, separate

252
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-crit

A

to separate

253
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cry/o

A

cold

254
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crypt/o

A

hidden

255
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cubit/o

A

elbow

256
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culd/o

A

cul-de-sac

257
Q

-cule

A

small

258
Q

-cusis

A

hearing

259
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cut/i

A

skin

260
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cutane/o

A

skin

261
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cyan/o

A

blue

262
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cycl/o

A

ciliary body of the eye

263
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cycl/o

A

circular, recurring

264
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cyes/i

A

pregnancy

265
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cyes/o

A

pregnancy

266
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-cyesis

A

pregnancy

267
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cyst/o

A

sac of fluid, bladder, cyst

268
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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

269
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cyt/o

A

cell

270
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-cyte

A

cell

271
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-cytosis

A

increase in the number of cells, abnormal condition of cells

272
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dacry/o

A

tears, tear duct

273
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dacryoaden/o

A

tear gland

274
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dacryocyst/o

A

tear sac, lacrimal sac

275
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dactyl/o

A

digits - fingers, toes

276
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de-

A

lack of, down, less, removal of

277
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deca-

A

ten

278
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deci-

A

tenth

279
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dehisc/o

A

split, burst open

280
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demi-

A

half

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dem/o

A

people

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dendr/o

A

tree, branches

283
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dent/i

A

tooth, teeth

284
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dent/o

A

tooth, teeth

285
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derm/o

A

skin

286
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-derma

A

skin

287
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dermat/o

A

skin

288
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-desis

A

surgical fixation, fusion, to bind

289
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dextro-

A

right side

290
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di-

A

two, twice, double

291
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dia-

A

complete

292
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dia-

A

through, across

293
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-dialysis

A

separate

294
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diaphor/o

A

profuse sweating

295
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diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

296
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digit/o

A

digits - fingers, toes

297
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-dilation

A

widening, stretching, expanding

298
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dipl/o

A

double

299
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dips/o

A

thirst

300
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-dipsia

A

thirst

301
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dis-

A

apart; in two, reversal

302
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disc/o

A

intervertebral disc

303
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dist/o

A

distant, far

304
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diverticul/o

A

diverticulum, blind pouch

305
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doch/o

A

duct

306
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dors/o

A

back (of body)

307
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dorsi-

A

back

308
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-dote

A

to give, what is given

309
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-drome

A

to run

310
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duoden/o

A

duodenum

311
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dur/o

A

dura mater

312
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dynam/o

A

power, strength

313
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-dynia

A

pain

314
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dys-

A

bad, difficult, painful

315
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-eal

A

pertaining to

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ec-

A

out, outside

317
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echo-

A

reflected or repeated sound

318
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ect-

A

out, outside

319
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-ectasia

A

stretching, dilation, expansion

320
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-ectasis

A

stretching, dilation, expansion

321
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ecto-

A

out, outside

322
Q

-ectomy

A

excision of, surgical removal of, cutting out

323
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ectop/o

A

displaced, located away from usual place

324
Q

-ectopia

A

displacement

325
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ectro-

A

congenital loss or absence of, miscarriage

326
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electr/o

A

electricity, electrical activity

327
Q

ellipt/o

A

ellipse shaped

328
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em-

A

in, into

329
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-ema

A

condition

330
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embol/o

A

embolism, plug

331
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embry/o

A

embryo

332
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

333
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-emetic

A

to cause vomiting

334
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emmetr/o

A

in due measure, normally proportioned

335
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en-

A

in, into

336
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encephal/o

A

brain

337
Q

endo-

A

in, into, within

338
Q

-ent

A

person, agent

339
Q

enter/o

A

intestines (usually small intestines)

340
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eosin/o

A

red, rosy, dawn colour

341
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epi-

A

above, upon

342
Q

epididym/o

A

epididymis

343
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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

344
Q

episi/o

A

vulva

345
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epitheli/o

A

epithelium

346
Q

equi-

A

equal

347
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equin/o

A

horse

348
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-er

A

one who

349
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erg/o

A

work

350
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erot/o

A

sexual love

351
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eruct/o

A

belch

352
Q

erythem/o

A

redness

353
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erythemat/o

A

redness

354
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erythr/o

A

red

355
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-esis

A

condition, usually abnormal

356
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eso-

A

inward

357
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ethm/o

A

sieve, ethmoid

358
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eu-

A

good, normal, well

359
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ex-

A

out, outside, away from

360
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exanthemat/o

A

rash

361
Q

exo-

A

out, outside, away from

362
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extra-

A

outside of

363
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exud/o

A

to sweat out

364
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faci/o

A

face

365
Q

faec/o

A

(fec/o) faeces

366
Q

fasci/o

A

fascia, membrane supporting muscles

367
Q

febr/i

A

fever

368
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femor/o

A

femur, upper leg bone, thigh bone

369
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fer/o

A

carry, bear

370
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-ferent

A

to carry

371
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-ferous

A

carrying, bearing, producing

372
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ferr/o

A

iron

373
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fet/o

A

fetus

374
Q

fibr/o

A

fibres

375
Q

fibros/o

A

fibrous connective tissue

376
Q

fibul/o

A

fibula, smaller of the two lower leg bones

377
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-fication

A

process of making

378
Q

-fida

A

split

379
Q

fil/a

A

thread, thread-like

380
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fimbri/o

A

fringe

381
Q

-flect

A

bend

382
Q

flex/o

A

to bend

383
Q

fluor/o

A

luminous, fluorescent

384
Q

foc/o

A

focus

385
Q

follicul/o

A

follicle, small glandular sac

386
Q

for-

A

an opening

387
Q

fore-

A

before, in front of

388
Q

-form

A

resembling, in the shape of

389
Q

foss/o

A

depression

390
Q

front/o

A

front, forehead

391
Q

fund/o

A

fundus, base or lowest part of an organ

392
Q

fung/i

A

fungus, mushroom

393
Q

furc/o

A

forking, branching

394
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galact/o

A

milk

395
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

396
Q

-gen

A

forming, producing, precursor of

397
Q

gen/o

A

produce, to become

398
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-genesis

A

producing, forming

399
Q

geni/o

A

chin

400
Q

-genic

A

produced by or in, pertaining to formation

401
Q

genicul/o

A

knee

402
Q

genit/o

A

genital organs, reproductive organs

403
Q

-genous

A

produced by, producing

404
Q

ger/o

A

old age, aged

405
Q

geront/o

A

old age, aged

406
Q

gest/o

A

pregnancy

407
Q

gingiv/o

A

gum

408
Q

glauc/o

A

grey

409
Q

gli/o

A

glue, neuroglia

410
Q

globin/o

A

protein

411
Q

-globin

A

protein

412
Q

-globulin

A

protein

413
Q

glomerul/o

A

glomerulus (of the kidney)

414
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

415
Q

glott/o

A

back of tongue

416
Q

gluc/o

A

sugar, glucose

417
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar, glucose

418
Q

glycogen/o

A

glycogen, animal starch

419
Q

glycos/o

A

sugar, glucose

420
Q

gnath/o

A

jaw

421
Q

gnos/o

A

knowledge

422
Q

-gnosis

A

knowledge, judgement

423
Q

gon/o

A

seed (male or female)

424
Q

gonad/o

A

gonad - an organ that produces sex cells - ovary in the

425
Q

female,

A

testis in the male; sex glands

426
Q

-graft

A

transplant of organ or tissue

427
Q

-gram

A

written record - this can be in the form of a graphic chart or

428
Q

an

A

x-ray film

429
Q

granul/o

A

granules

430
Q

-graph

A

instrument for recording

431
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

432
Q

gravid/o

A

pregnancy

433
Q

-gravida

A

pregnancy

434
Q

gyn/o

A

female, woman

435
Q

gynaec/o

A

(gynec/o) female, woman

436
Q

haem/o

A

(hem/o) blood

437
Q

haemangi/o

A

blood vessel

438
Q

haemat/o

A

blood

439
Q

haemoglobin/o

A

haemoglobin

440
Q

halit/o

A

breath

441
Q

hallucin/o

A

hallucination, to wander in the mind

442
Q

hector-

A

hundred

443
Q

helminth/o

A

worm

444
Q

hemi-

A

half

445
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

446
Q

hepatic/o

A

liver

447
Q

hepta-

A

seven

448
Q

herni/o

A

hernia

449
Q

heter/o

A

different

450
Q

hexa-

A

six

451
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-hexia

A

habit

452
Q

hiat/o

A

opening

453
Q

hidr/o

A

sweat

454
Q

hist/o

A

tissue

455
Q

histi/o

A

tissue

456
Q

hol/o

A

entire, whole

457
Q

hom/o

A

sameness, unchanging, constant

458
Q

home/o

A

sameness, unchanging, constant

459
Q

homo-

A

same, alike

460
Q

hormon/o

A

hormone

461
Q

humer/o

A

humerus, upper arm bone

462
Q

hydr/o

A

water

463
Q

hydra-

A

water

464
Q

hygro-

A

moisture, moistness

465
Q

hymen/o

A

hymen

466
Q

hyper-

A

above, excessive, more than normal

467
Q

hypn/o

A

sleep

468
Q

hypo-

A

below, under, deficient, less than normal

469
Q

hypophys/o

A

pituitary gland, hypophysis

470
Q

hyster/o

A

uterus

471
Q

-ia

A

condition, process

472
Q

-iac

A

pertaining to

473
Q

-ial

A

pertaining to

474
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

475
Q

iatr/o

A

treatment, physician

476
Q

-iatrics

A

medical specialty

477
Q

-iatry

A

medical specialty, treatment by doctor

478
Q

-ible

A

capable, able

479
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

480
Q

-ical

A

pertaining to

481
Q

ichthy/o

A

scaly, dry, fish-like

482
Q

-ician

A

medical specialty

483
Q

-icle

A

small

484
Q

-ictal

A

seizure, attack

485
Q

-icterus

A

jaundice

486
Q

idi/o

A

unknown, individual, distinct

487
Q

-ile

A

capable, able

488
Q

ile/o

A

Ileum – part of small intestine

489
Q

ili/o

A

Ilium - part of the pelvis

490
Q

im-

A

in, into, within

491
Q

im-

A

not

492
Q

immun/o

A

protection

493
Q

-in

A

substance, made of, pertaining to

494
Q

in-

A

in, into, within

495
Q

in-

A

not

496
Q

incud/o

A

incus, anvil, one of three bones in the middle ear, ossicle

497
Q

-ine

A

substance, made of, pertaining to

498
Q

infer/o

A

below, downward

499
Q

infra-

A

below, inferior to, beneath

500
Q

inguin/o

A

groin, inguinal area

Medical Terminology Revision (21 decks)

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