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HIMAA component parts - part 3 Flashcards

1
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-some

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body

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somn/i

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sleep

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-somnia

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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-spadia

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to tear, cut

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-spasm

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sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles

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sperm/o

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seed, sperm, spermatozoa

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spermat/o

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seed, sperm, spermatozoa

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-spermia

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condition of possessing or producing seed

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sphen/o

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wedge, sphenoid bone

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spher/o

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sphere, globe, round

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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spir/o

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to breathe

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splen/o

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spleen

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spondyl/o

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vertebra (plural vertebrae)

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squam/o

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scale-like

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staped/o

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stapes, stirrup, third bone of the middle ear, ossicle

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-stalsis

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contraction

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staphyl/o

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cluster, “bunch of grapes”

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21
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-stasis

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stop, control

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-static

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pertaining to stopping, controlling

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-staxis

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dripping (of blood)

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steat/o

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fat

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sten/o

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narrow, constricted

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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ster/o

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solid structure

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ster/o

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steroid

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stere/o

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solid

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stere/o

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three-dimensional

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stern/o

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sternum, breastbone

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steth/o

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chest

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sthen/o

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strength, power

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-sthenia

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strength

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-stitial

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to set, standing or positioned

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stomat/o

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mouth

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-stomy

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formation of a mouth or artificial opening, creation of an

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opening

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between two structures

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strab/o

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squinting

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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styl/o

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pole, stake

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42
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sub-

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under, below

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submaxill/o

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mandible, lower jaw bone

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sud/o

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sweat

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sudor/o

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sweat

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super-

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above, excessive

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super/o

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above, toward the head

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-suppression

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to stop

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supra-

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above, upper

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-surgery

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surgery, operative procedure

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sym-

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together, with

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syn-

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together, with

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syncop/o

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to cut off, cut short

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synovi/o

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synovium (plural - synovia), synovial membrane, sheath

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55
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around

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a tendon

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system/o

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system

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syring/o

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tube

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tach/o

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fast, rapid

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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tact-

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touch

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tal/o

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talus (plural - tali), ankle, the second largest tarsal bone

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tars/o

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tarsus (plural - tarsi), tarsal bones, ankle bone

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tax/o

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order, coordination

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-taxia

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order, coordination

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tel/o

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complete

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tele-

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far, distant

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tel/o

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far, distant

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ten/o

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tendon

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tend/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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-tension

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pressure

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ter-

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three

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terat/o

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monster

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terti-

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third

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test/i

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testis, testicle

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test/o

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testis, testicle

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testicul/o

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testis, testicle

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tetan/o

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tetanus, extreme tension

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tetra-

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four

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thalass/o

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sea

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thec/o

A

sheath (in this case, of the meninges)

83
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thec/o

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sheath (of brain and spinal cord)

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thel/o

A

nipple

85
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therapeut/o

A

treatment

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-therapy

A

treatment

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therm/o

A

heat

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-thermy

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heat

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thorac/o

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chest, thorax

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-thorax

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chest, pleural cavity

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thromb/o

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clot

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thym/o

A

thymus gland

93
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-thymia

A

mind, emotion (condition)

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-thymic

A

pertaining to the mind, emotion

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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tibi/o

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tibia, larger of the two lower leg bones

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-tic

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pertaining to, drug action

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toc/o

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labour (labor), delivery

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-tocia

A

condition of labour (labor), delivery

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-tocin

A

a substance of labour (labor), delivery

102
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tom/o

A

to cut

103
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

104
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-tomy

A

incision into, cut in to

105
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ton/o

A

tension, tone

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tone/o

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to stretch

107
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-tonia

A

muscle tension

108
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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

109
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-tony

A

muscle tension

110
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top/o

A

place, position, location

111
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tox/o

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poison, toxin

112
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toxic/o

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poison, toxin

113
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trache/o

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trachea

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trachel/o

A

neck, neck-like structure

115
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trans-

A

across, through

116
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-tresia

A

opening, perforation

117
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tri-

A

three

118
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trich/i

A

hair, hair-like structure

119
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trich/o

A

hair, hair-like structure

120
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trigon/o

A

trigone (area at the base of the urinary bladder)

121
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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

122
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troph/o

A

nourishment, development

123
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-trophy

A

nourishment, development

124
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-tropia

A

to turn

125
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-tropic

A

stimulating the function of, turning toward, affinity to

126
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-tropin

A

stimulating the function of, to turn or act upon

127
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tympan/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

128
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-type

A

classification, picture

129
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-ula

A

little, small

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-ule

A

little, small

131
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uln/o

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ulna, lower arm bone, medial

132
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ultra-

A

beyond, excess

133
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-ulum

A

little, small

134
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-ulus

A

little, small

135
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-um

A

structure, tissue

136
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umbilic/o

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umbilicus, navel

137
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un-

A

not, opposite of

138
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ungu/o

A

nail

139
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uni-

A

one

140
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ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract

141
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uran/o

A

palate

142
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-urea

A

urea

143
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-uresis

A

urination, “to make water”

144
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ureter/o

A

ureter

145
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urethr/o

A

urethra

146
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-uria

A

condition of urine, urination

147
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uric/o

A

uric acid

148
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urin/o

A

urine

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-us

A

structure

150
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uter/o

A

uterus

151
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uve/o

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uvea, vascular layer of the eye, including the iris, ciliary

152
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body

A

and choroid

153
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uvul/o

A

uvula

154
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vag/o

A

vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)

155
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vagin/o

A

vagina

156
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valv/o

A

valve

157
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valvul/o

A

valve

158
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varic/o

A

varicose, varicosity

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vas/o

A

vas deferens

160
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vas/o

A

vessel

161
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vascul/o

A

vessel

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ven/i

A

vein

163
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ven/o

A

vein

164
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vener/o

A

sexual intercourse

165
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ventr/o

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front, belly side of the body

166
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ventricul/o

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ventricle, lower heart chamber

167
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venul/o

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venule, a little vein, taking blood from capillaries to veins

168
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verm/i

A

worms

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-version

A

to turn

170
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (plural vertebrae), backbone

171
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vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

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vesic/o

A

blister, vesicle

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vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

174
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vestibul/o

A

vestibule

175
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vir/o

A

virus

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viril/o

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masculine

177
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visc/o

A

sticky

178
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viscer/o

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viscera, organs of the body

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vit/o

A

life

180
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vitre/o

A

glassy

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viv/i

A

life, living

182
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vulv/o

A

vulva

183
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xanth/o

A

yellow

184
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xen/o

A

stranger

185
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xer/o

A

dry

186
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xiph/i

A

xiphoid process (part of the sternum), sword

187
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xiph/o

A

xiphoid process (part of the sternum), sword

188
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-y

A

process

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zo/o

A

animal life

190
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zyg/o

A

union, joined

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zygomat/o

A

zygomatic arch, cheekbone

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