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1
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insulin/o

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insulin

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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intro-

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into, within

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introit/o

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entrance, passage

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iod/o

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iodine

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ion/o

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ion, to wander

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-ion

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process, action

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-ior

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pertaining to

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ipsi-

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same

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ir-

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in, into

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ir/o

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iris

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irid/o

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iris

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is/o

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equal, same, alike

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iso-

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equal, same, alikw

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isch/o

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to hold back, back

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ischi/o

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ischium, part of the pelvis

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-ism

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condition, process, state of

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-ismus

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condition, process, state of

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ity

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condition, state

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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-ive

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pertaining to, action (of drug)

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jaund/o

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yellow

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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jugul/o

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throat, neck

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juxta-

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adjoining, near

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kal/i

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potassium

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kary/o

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nucleus

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kel/o

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growth, tumour

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kerat/o

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cornea

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kerat/o

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hard, horny tissue

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keratin/o

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keratin

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kern-

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nucleus

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ket/o

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ketones

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keton/o

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ketones

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kilo-

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thousand

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kines/o

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movement, motion

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kinesi/o

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movement, motion

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-kinesia

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movement, motion

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-kinesis

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movement, motion

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-kinetic

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movement, motion

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klept/o

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to steal

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kyph/o

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hump

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labi/o

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lips

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth, inner ear

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lacrim/o

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tears

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lact/i

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milk

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lact/o

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milk

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lactat/o

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to secrete milk

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-lalia

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disorder of speech

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lamin/o

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lamina, layer, part of the vertebral arch

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lapar/o

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abdominal wall, flank, abdomen

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55
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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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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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lei/o

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smooth

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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-lemma

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sheath, confining membrane

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-leptic

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to seize hold of

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leth/o

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death

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leuc/o

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white

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leuk/o

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white

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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-lexia

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word, phrase

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ligament/o

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ligament

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-ligation

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ligation, tying off

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lip/o

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fat

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-listhesis

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slipping, sliding

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-lith

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stone, calculus

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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-lithiasis

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condition of stones, calculi

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lob/o

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lobe

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loc/o

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place

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log/o

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study of

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-logist

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specialist of the study of

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-logy

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(the process of the) study of

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lord/o

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bent forward

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-lucent

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to shine

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lumb/o

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lower back, loins

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lute/o

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yellow, saffron yellow

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lux/o

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to slide

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph gland, node

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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-lysis

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destruction, loosening, breakdown, separation

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-lytic

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to reduce, destroy

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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-malacia

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softening

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malign/o

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bad, harmful, cancerous (of tumours)

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malleol/o

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malleolus (plural - malleoli), process on each side of the ankle

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mamm/a

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breast

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mamm/o

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breast

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mammill/o

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nipple, nipple-like

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man/o

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pressure

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mandibul/o

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mandible, lower jaw bone

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-mania

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frenzy, unwarranted exhilaration

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mast/o

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breast

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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maxill/o

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maxilla, upper jaw bone

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meat/o

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meatus

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medi/o

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middle

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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medull/o

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soft, inner part

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medull/o

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marrow

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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mega-

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million

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mega-

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abnormally large

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megal/o

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enlargement

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-megaly

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enlargement

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melan/o

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black

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men/o

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menses, menstruation

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mening/o

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meninges

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meningi/o

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meninges

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menisc/o

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meniscus (plural – menisci), crescent-shaped cartilage of

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the

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knee joint

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ment/o

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mind

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mes-

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middle

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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after, beyond, next

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meta-

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change or exchange

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus (plural - metacarpi), metacarpal bones, hand bones

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metatars/o

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metatarsus, (plural - metatarsi), metatarsal bones, foot bone

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-meter

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measure, instrument used to measure

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metr/o

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uterus

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metri/o

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uterus

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-metry

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process of measuring

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mi/o

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smaller, less

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micro-

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small

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mid-

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middle

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milli-

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thousandth

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-mission

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to send

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mon/o

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one, single

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mono-

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one, single

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-morph

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shape, form

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morph/o

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shape, form

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mort/o

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death

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-mortem

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death

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-motor

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movement

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muc/o

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mucus

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mucos/o

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mucous membrane, mucosa

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multi-

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many

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muscul/o

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muscle

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mut/a

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genetic change

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my/o

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muscle

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myc/o

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fungus, mould

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mydr/o

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widen, enlarge

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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myocardi/o

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myocardium, heart muscle

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myos/o

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muscle

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myring/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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myx/o

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mucus

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narc/o

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stupor, sleep

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nas/o

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nose

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nat/i

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birth

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-natal

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pertaining to the birth

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natr/o

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sodium

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necr/o

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death

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neo-

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new

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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neutr/o

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neutral, neither base nor acid

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nid/o

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nest

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noct/i

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night

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nod/a

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knot, swelling

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nona-

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nine

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norm/o

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rule, order

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nos/o

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disease

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novem-

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nine

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nuch/o

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neck

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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nulli-

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none

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nutri/o

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nourishment, nutrition

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nyct/o

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night, darkness

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nyctal/o

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night, darkness

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o/o

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egg, ovum

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obstetr/o

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midwife

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occipit/o

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occiput, back of head

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occlus/o

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shut, close up

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octo-

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eight

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186
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ocul/o

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eye

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odont/o

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tooth, teeth

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odyn/o

A

pain

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oedem/a

A

(edem/a) swelling due to fluid

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-oedema

A

(-edema) swelling due to fluid

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oesophag/o

A

(esophag/o) oesophagus (esophagus)

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oestr/o

A

(estr/o) female, oestrogen (estrogen)

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-oid

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resembling, derived from

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-ole

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little, small

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olecran/o

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olecranon, elbow

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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-oma

A

tumour (tumor), mass, collection

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onc/o

A

tumour (tumor)

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-one

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hormone

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onych/o

A

nail

202
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oophor/o

A

ovary

203
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-opaque

A

obscure

204
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

205
Q

-opia

A

vision condition

206
Q

-opsia

A

vision condition

207
Q

-opsy

A

view of, process of viewing

208
Q

opt/o

A

eye, vision

209
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optic/o

A

eye, vision

210
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-or

A

person, agent

211
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or/o

A

mouth

212
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orbit/o

A

orbit of the eye

213
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orch/o

A

testis, testicle

214
Q

orchi/o

A

** testis, testicle

215
Q

orchid/o

A

** testis, testicle

216
Q

-orexia

A

appetite

217
Q

orth/o

A

straight, upright, normal, in proper order

218
Q

-ory

A

pertaining to

219
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-ose

A

carbohydrate

220
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

221
Q

osm/o

A

sense of smell

222
Q

-osmia

A

sense of smell

223
Q

oss/i

A

bone

224
Q

osse/o

A

bone

225
Q

ossicul/o

A

ossicle, bones of the middle ear - malleus, incus and

226
Q

stapes,

A

small bone

227
Q

osphresi/o

A

odour

228
Q

-osphresia

A

condition of sense of smell

229
Q

oste/o

A

bone

230
Q

ot/o

A

ear

231
Q

-otia

A

ear condition

232
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to, composed of

233
Q

ov/i

A

egg, ovum

234
Q

ov/o

A

egg, ovum

235
Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

236
Q

ovul/o

A

egg, ovum

237
Q

ox/i

A

oxygen

238
Q

ox/o

A

oxygen

239
Q

-oxia

A

oxygen condition

240
Q

oxy-

A

swift, sharp, acid

241
Q

oxy-

A

oxygen

242
Q

oxysm/o

A

sudden

243
Q

pachy-

A

heavy, thick

244
Q

paed/o

A

(ped/o) child

245
Q

palae/o

A

old, primitive

246
Q

palat/o

A

palate, roof of the mouth

247
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palpebr/o

A

eyelid

248
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

249
Q

papill/o

A

nipple-like projection

250
Q

papill/o

A

optic disc

251
Q

papul/o

A

pimple, papula

252
Q

par-

A

other than, apart from

253
Q

-para

A

to bear, “to bring forth”, give birth to

254
Q

-parous

A

to bear, bring forth, give birth to

255
Q

para-

A

near, beside, alongside

256
Q

para-

A

abnormal, departure from normal

257
Q

para-

A

two like parts or a pair

258
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parathyr/o

A

parathyroid glands

259
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parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

260
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-paresis

A

slight paralysis, weakness

261
Q

-pareunia

A

sexual intercourse

262
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pariet/o

A

wall

263
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parotid/o

A

parotid gland

264
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part/o

A

labour (labor), delivery, childbirth

265
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-partum

A

labour (labor), delivery, childbirth

266
Q

patell/o

A

patella, kneecap

267
Q

path/o

A

disease condition

268
Q

-pathy

A

disease process

269
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pector/o

A

chest, breast, thorax

270
Q

-ped

A

foot, feet

271
Q

ped/o

A

foot

272
Q

pedicul/o

A

lice

273
Q

pell-

A

skin

274
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvis, hip bone

275
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pelv/o

A

pelvis, hip bone

276
Q

pen/o

A

penis

277
Q

pend/o

A

to hang

278
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

279
Q

penta-

A

five

280
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

281
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pept/o

A

digestion

282
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per-

A

through

283
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percuss/o

A

strike hard

284
Q

peri-

A

around, surrounding

285
Q

perine/o

A

perineum

286
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

287
Q

perone/o

A

fibula, smaller of the two lower leg bones, and the

288
Q

surrounding

A

area

289
Q

petr/o

A

stone

290
Q

-pexis

A

fixation, put in place

291
Q

-pexy

A

fixation, put in place

292
Q

phac/o

A

lens of eye

293
Q

phae/o

A

(phe/o) dusky, dark

294
Q

phag/o

A

eat, swallow

295
Q

-phage

A

eat, swallow

296
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-phagia

A

to eat; swallow

297
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phak/o

A

lens of eye

298
Q

-phakia

A

lens of eye

299
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phalang/o

A

phalanx (plural phalanges), finger or toe

300
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phall/o

A

penis

301
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pharmac/o

A

drug, medicine

302
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pharmaceutic/o

A

drug, medicine

303
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pharyng/o

A

pharynx, throat

304
Q

phas/o

A

speech

305
Q

-phasia

A

speech

306
Q

-pheresis

A

removal

307
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-phil

A

attraction to, affinity to

308
Q

phil/o

A

attraction to, love

309
Q

-philia

A

attraction for, increase in numbers

310
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phim/o

A

muzzle

311
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phleb/o

A

vein

312
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phob/o

A

fear, irrational or unreasonable fear

313
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-phobia

A

fear, irrational or unreasonable fear

314
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phon/o

A

voice, sound

315
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-phonia

A

voice, sound

316
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phor/o

A

carry, bear

317
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-phore

A

bearer or possessor

318
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-phoresis

A

carrying, transmission

319
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-phoria

A

feeling, bearing, emotional state

320
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-phoria

A

visual axes of the eyes (condition of)

321
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phot/o

A

light

322
Q

phren/i

A

diaphragm

323
Q

phren/i

A

mind

324
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm

325
Q

phren/o

A

mind

326
Q

-phrenia

A

condition of the mind

327
Q

phrenic/o

A

diaphragm, phrenic nerve

328
Q

phrenic/o

A

mind

329
Q

-phthisis

A

wasting away

330
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

331
Q

-phyma

A

swelling, tumour

332
Q

phys/o

A

air, gas

333
Q

physi/o

A

nature, function

334
Q

-physis

A

to grow

335
Q

phyt/o

A

plant, fungus

336
Q

-phyte

A

plant, a type of fungus

337
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pil/o

A

hair

338
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pineal/o

A

pineal gland

339
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland, hypophysis

340
Q

placent/o

A

placenta

341
Q

-plakia

A

plaques, patches

342
Q

plan/o

A

flat

343
Q

plant/o

A

sole of the foot

344
Q

plas/o

A

formation

345
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-plasia

A

formation, growth, development

346
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-plasm

A

formation, growth, formation

347
Q

plasm/a

A

plasma, fluid portion of blood

348
Q

plasm/o

A

plasma, fluid portion of blood

349
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-plasma

A

formation, growth, formation

350
Q

-plastic

A

pertaining to formation

351
Q

-plasty

A

plastic, surgical repair, reconstruction

352
Q

ple/o

A

more, many

353
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis, loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of

354
Q

the

A

body

355
Q

-plegic

A

paralysis, loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of

356
Q

the

A

body

357
Q

pleio-

A

more, many

358
Q

pleo-

A

more, many

359
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

360
Q

plex/o

A

plexus, network of nerves

361
Q

-plexy

A

paralysis, seizure

362
Q

plic/o

A

fold, ridge

363
Q

pneum/o

A

lung

364
Q

pneum/o

A

air, gas

365
Q

pneum/o

A

respiration, breathing

366
Q

pneumat/o

A

lung

367
Q

pneumat/o

A

air, gas

368
Q

pneumat/o

A

respiration, breathing

369
Q

pneumon/o

A

lung

370
Q

pneumon/o

A

air, gas

371
Q

pneumon/o

A

respiration, breathing

372
Q

-pnoea

A

(-pnea) breathing

373
Q

pod/o

A

foot

374
Q

-poiesis

A

formation, production of

375
Q

-poietin

A

substance that forms

376
Q

poikil/o

A

varied, irregular

377
Q

poli/o

A

grey

378
Q

poly-

A

many

379
Q

polyp/o

A

polyp, small growth

380
Q

pont/o

A

pons, bridge

381
Q

por/o

A

passage, pore

382
Q

-porosis

A

porous, passage

383
Q

porphyr-

A
  • purple
384
Q

post-

A

after, behind

385
Q

poster/o

A

back, behind

386
Q

-prandial

A

meal

387
Q

-praxia

A

action, to achieve, an act

388
Q

pre-

A

before, in front of

389
Q

presby/o

A

old age

390
Q

primi-

A

first

391
Q

pro-

A

forward, before

392
Q

proct/o

A

rectum or anus

393
Q

pros-

A

before, forward

394
Q

prostat/o

A

prostate gland

395
Q

prot/o

A

first

396
Q

prote/o

A

protein

397
Q

protein-

A
  • protein
398
Q

proxim/o

A

near, close

399
Q

prurit/o

A

itching

400
Q

pseudo-

A

FALSE

401
Q

psych/o

A

mind

402
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping, sag, prolapse

403
Q

ptyal/o

A

saliva

404
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

405
Q

pub/o

A

grown up, adult

406
Q

pub/o

A

pubis, pubic bone, anterior part of the pelvis

407
Q

puerper/o

A

childbirth

408
Q

pulm/o

A

lung

409
Q

pulmon/o

A

lung

410
Q

pupill/o

A

pupil (of the eye), pupilla (plural - pupillae)

411
Q

purpur-

A
  • purple
412
Q

purul/o

A

pus

413
Q

py/o

A

pus

414
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

415
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus - muscular tissue surrounding and controlling the

416
Q

outlet

A

of the stomach

417
Q

pyr/o

A

fever, fire, heat

418
Q

pyret/o

A

fever, fire, heat

419
Q

pyrex/o

A

fever

420
Q

quadri-

A

four

421
Q

rachi/o

A

spinal column, vertebrae

422
Q

radi/o

A

radius, lower arm bone, lateral

423
Q

radi/o

A

rays, x-rays

424
Q

radicul/o

A

nerve root (of spinal nerves)

425
Q

re-

A

back, again

426
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

427
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

428
Q

reticul/o

A

network, netlike

429
Q

retin/o

A

retina

430
Q

retro-

A

back, again, backward

431
Q

retro-

A

behind

432
Q

rhabd/o

A

striated

433
Q

rhabdomy/o

A

striated muscle

434
Q

rheumat/o

A

watery flow

435
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

436
Q

rhiz/o

A

nerve root

437
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkle, crease

438
Q

roentgen/o

A

x-rays

439
Q

-rrhage

A

bursting forth, excessive discharge

440
Q

-rrhagia

A

bursting forth, excessive discharge

441
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

442
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

443
Q

-rrhoea

A

(-rrhea) flow, discharge

444
Q

rube/o

A

red

445
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

446
Q

salping/o

A

Eustachian tube, auditory tube from the middle ear to the nasopharynx

447
Q

salping/o

A

fallopian (uterine) tube

448
Q

-salpinx

A

fallopian (uterine) tube

449
Q

sangu/i

A

blood, bloody

450
Q

sanguin/o

A

blood, bloody

451
Q

sapr/o

A

decay, putrefaction

452
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

453
Q

-sarcoma

A

malignant tumour of connective tissue

454
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula, shoulder blade

455
Q

scat/o

A

faeces, dung

456
Q

-schisis

A

to split

457
Q

schist/o

A

split, cleft, division

458
Q

schiz/o

A

split, cleft, division

459
Q

scint/i

A

sparking, flashing of light

460
Q

scirrh/o

A

hard

461
Q

scler/o

A

sclera, white of the eye

462
Q

scler/o

A

hardening

463
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

464
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, bent

465
Q

-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

466
Q

-scopy

A

process of visual examination

467
Q

scot/o

A

darkness

468
Q

scrot/o

A

scrotum, bag or pouch

469
Q

seb/o

A

sebum, oily secretion from the sebaceous glands

470
Q

sebace/o

A

sebum, oily secretion from the sebaceous glands

471
Q

sect/o

A

to cut

472
Q

-section

A

cut

473
Q

secundi-

A

second

474
Q

semi-

A

half

475
Q

semin/i

A

semen, seed

476
Q

sensor/i

A

sensation, sensory

477
Q

seps/o

A

infection

478
Q

-sepsis

A

infection

479
Q

septi-

A

seven

480
Q

sept/o

A

septum

481
Q

-septic

A

infection, decay of a sort

482
Q

septic/o

A

infection

483
Q

ser/o

A

serum

484
Q

sesqui-

A

one and a half

485
Q

sex-

A

six

486
Q

sial/o

A

saliva, salivary

487
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

488
Q

sider/o

A

iron

489
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

490
Q

silic/o

A

glass

491
Q

sin/o

A

sinus

492
Q

sinistr/o

A

left (side)

493
Q

sinus/o

A

sinus, cavity, particularly paranasal sinus

494
Q

-sis

A

state of, condition

495
Q

sit/o

A

food

496
Q

-sol

A

solution

497
Q

somat/o

A

body

498
Q

-somatia

A

body

499
Q

-somatic

A

body

500
Q

somatic/o

A

body

Medical Terminology Revision (21 decks)

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