hosa Flashcards
1
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What does the prefix ‘a-‘ signify?
A
no; not; without
2
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What is the meaning of ‘ab-‘?
A
away from
3
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What does ‘abdomin/o’ refer to?
A
abdomen
4
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What suffix indicates ‘pertaining to’?
A
-ac
5
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What does ‘acanth/o’ mean?
A
spiny; thorny
6
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What is the meaning of ‘acar/o’?
A
mites
7
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What does ‘acetabul/o’ refer to?
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
8
Q
What does ‘acous/o’ stand for?
A
hearing
9
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What does ‘acr/o’ mean?
A
extremities; top; extreme point
10
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What is the meaning of ‘acromi/o’?
A
acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
11
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What does ‘actin/o’ refer to?
A
light
12
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What does ‘acu/o’ signify?
A
sharp; severe; sudden
13
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What suffix indicates ‘hearing’?
A
-acusis
14
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What does the prefix ‘ad-‘ mean?
A
toward
15
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What does ‘aden/o’ refer to?
A
gland
16
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What is the meaning of ‘adip/o’?
A
fat
17
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What does ‘adren/o’ indicate?
A
adrenal gland
18
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What does ‘aer/o’ mean?
A
air
19
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What does ‘agglutin/o’ refer to?
A
clumping; sticking together
20
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What does the suffix ‘-agogue’ signify?
A
producer, leader
21
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What does the suffix ‘-agon’ mean?
A
to assemble; gather
22
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What does ‘agora-‘ refer to?
A
marketplace
23
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What does the suffix ‘-agra’ indicate?
A
excessive pain
24
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What does the prefix ‘alb/o’ signify?
A
white
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What is the meaning of 'albumin/o'?
albumin (protein)
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What does 'alges/o' mean?
sensitivity to pain
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What does 'algia' refer to?
pain
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What is the meaning of 'all/o'?
other
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What does 'alveol/o' mean?
alveolus; air sac; small sac
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Fill in the blank: 'ambi-' means _______.
around, on both sides, about
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What does 'amyl/o' refer to?
starch
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What does 'an/o' signify?
anus
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What does the prefix 'ana-' mean?
up; apart; backward; again; anew
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What does 'andr/o' refer to?
male
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What does 'aneurysm/o' indicate?
aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
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What does 'angi/o' mean?
vessel (blood)
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What does 'ankyl/o' refer to?
stiff
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What does 'ante-' signify?
before; forward
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What does 'anti-' mean?
against
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What does 'aort/o' refer to?
aorta (largest artery)
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What does '-apheresis' indicate?
removal
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What does 'aphth/o' mean?
ulcer
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What does 'apo-' signify?
off; away
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What does 'append/o' refer to?
appendix
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What does 'aque/o' mean?
water
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What does the suffix '-ar' signify?
pertaining to
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What does 'arachn/o' refer to?
spider
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What does 'arsenic/o' mean?
arsenic
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What does 'arter/o' signify?
artery
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What does 'arthr/o' refer to?
joint
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What does the suffix '-arthria' indicate?
articulate (speak distinctly)
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What does 'articul/o' mean?
joint
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What does '-atresia' signify?
closure, occlusion
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What does 'asbest/o' refer to?
asbestos
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What does '-ase' indicate?
enzyme
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What does 'aspir/o' mean?
removal
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What does '-assay' signify?
to examine, analyze
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What does '-asthenia' mean?
lack of strength
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What does 'astr/o' refer to?
star, star-shaped
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What does 'atel/o' signify?
incomplete
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What does 'ather/o' mean?
plaque (fatty substance)
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What does '-ation' indicate?
process; condition
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What does 'atri/o' refer to?
atrium (upper heart chamber)
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What does 'atmo-' mean?
steam, vapor
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What does 'audi/o' signify?
hearing
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What does 'aur/o' refer to?
ear
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What does 'auscult/o' mean?
to listen
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What does 'aut/o' signify?
self; own
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What does 'aux/o' refer to?
growth, acceleration
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What does 'axill/o' mean?
armpit
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What does 'azot/o' signify?
urea; nitrogen
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What does 'bacill/o' refer to?
bacilli (bacteria)
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What does 'bacteri/o' mean?
bacteria
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What does 'balan/o' signify?
glans penis
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What does 'bar/o' refer to?
pressure; weight
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What does 'bartholin/o' mean?
Bartholin glands
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What does 'bary-' signify?
weight, pressure
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What does '-basia' mean?
walking
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What does 'bas/o' refer to?
base; opposite of acid
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What does 'batho-' mean?
deep, depth
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What does 'bi-' signify?
two
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What does 'bil/i' refer to?
bile; gall
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What does 'bilirubin/o' mean?
bilirubin
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What does '-blast' indicate?
embryonic; immature cell
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What does '-blastoma' mean?
immature tumor (cells)
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What does 'blenn/o' refer to?
mucus
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What does 'blephar/o' signify?
eyelid
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What does 'bol/o' mean?
cast; throw
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What does '-boulia' indicate?
will
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What does 'brachi/o' refer to?
arm
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What does 'brachy-' mean?
short
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What does 'brady-' signify?
slow
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What does 'brom/o' refer to?
bromine-containing compound, odor
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What does 'bronch/o' mean?
bronchial tube
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What does 'bronchi/o' refer to?
bronchial tube
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What does 'bronchiol/o' mean?
bronchiole
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What does 'bucc/o' signify?
cheek
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What does 'bunion/o' refer to?
bunion
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What does 'burs/o' mean?
bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
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What does 'byssin/o' signify?
cotton dust
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What does 'cac/o' refer to?
bad
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What does 'calc/o' mean?
calcium
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What does 'calcane/o' refer to?
calcaneus (heel bone)
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What does 'calci/o' signify?
calcium
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What does 'calcul/o' mean?
to compute
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What does 'cali/o' refer to?
calyx
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What does 'calic/o' mean?
calyx
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What does 'calor/i' signify?
heat
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What does 'campt/o' refer to?
bent
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What does 'capillar/o' mean?
capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
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What does 'capn/o' signify?
carbon dioxide
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What does '-capnia' refer to?
carbon dioxide
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What does 'caps/o' mean?
capsule, container
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What does 'carcin/o' signify?
cancerous; cancer
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What does 'cari/o' refer to?
caries, rottenness
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What does 'cardi/o' mean?
heart
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What does 'carp/o' signify?
wrist bones (carpals)
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What does 'cata-' refer to?
down
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What does '-cataphasia' mean?
affirmation
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What does 'cathar/o' refer to?
cleansing, purging
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What does 'caud/o' signify?
tail; lower part of body
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What does 'caus/o' mean?
burn; burning
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What does 'cauter/o' refer to?
heat; burn
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What does 'cav/o' signify?
hollow, cavity
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What does 'cec/o' refer to?
cecum (first part of colon)
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What does '-cele' mean?
hernia
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What does 'celi/o' signify?
belly; abdomen
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What does '-centesis' refer to?
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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What does 'centr/o' mean?
center
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What does 'cephal/o' signify?
head
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What does 'cerebell/o' refer to?
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
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What does 'cerebr/o' mean?
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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What does 'cerumin/o' signify?
cerumen
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What does 'cervic/o' refer to?
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
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What does '-chalasia' mean?
relaxation
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What does 'cheil/o' signify?
lip
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What does 'chem/o' refer to?
drug; chemical
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What does '-chezia' mean?
defecation; elimination of wastes
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What does 'chir/o' signify?
hand
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What does 'chlor/o' mean?
green
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What does 'chlorhydr/o' refer to?
hydrochloric acid
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What does 'chol/e' signify?
bile; gall
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What does 'cholangi/o' mean?
bile; vessel
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What does 'cholecyst/o' refer to?
gallbladder
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What does 'choledoch/o' mean?
common bile duct
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What does 'cholesterol/o' signify?
cholesterol
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What does 'chondr/o' refer to?
cartilage
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What does 'chore/o' mean?
dance
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What does 'chori/o' signify?
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
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What does 'chorion/o' refer to?
chorion
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What does 'choroid/o' mean?
choroid layer of eye
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What does '-chroia' signify?
skin coloration
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What does 'chrom/o' refer to?
color
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What does 'chron/o' mean?
time
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What does 'chrys/o' signify?
gold
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What does 'chyl/o' refer to?
chyle
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What does 'chym/o' mean?
to pour
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What does 'cib/o' signify?
meal
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What does '-cide' refer to?
killing
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What does '-cidal' mean?
pertaining to killing
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What does 'cine/o' refer to?
movement
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What does 'circum-' signify?
around
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What does 'cirrh/o' mean?
orange-yellow
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What does 'cis/o' refer to?
to cut
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What does '-clasis' indicate?
to break
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What does '-clast' mean?
to break
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What does 'claustr/o' signify?
enclosed space
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What does 'clavicul/o' refer to?
clavicle (collar bone)
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What does 'cleid/o' mean?
clavicle
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What does 'clin/o' signify?
to slope, bend
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What does '-clysis' refer to?
irrigation; washing
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What does 'coagul/o' mean?
coagulation (clotting)
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What does '-coccus' signify?
berry-shaped bacterium
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What does 'coccyg/o' refer to?
coccyx (tail bone)
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What does 'cochle/o' mean?
cochlea (inner part of ear)
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What does '-coimesis' signify?
sleeping
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What does 'col/o' refer to?
colon (large intestine)
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What does 'coll/a' mean?
glue
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What does 'colon/o' signify?
colon (large intestine)
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What does 'colp/o' refer to?
vagina
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What does 'comat/o' mean?
deep sleep
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What does 'comi/o' signify?
to care for
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What does '-coma' refer to?
deep sleep
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What does 'con-' mean?
together; with
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What does 'coni/o' signify?
dust
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What does 'conjunctiv/o' refer to?
conjunctiva (lines of eyelids)
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What does 'consci/o' mean?
awareness, aware
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What does 'constrict/o' signify?
narrowing, binding
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What does '-constriction' mean?
narrowing
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What does 'contra-' refer to?
against; opposite
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What does 'contus/o' mean?
to bruise
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What does 'cor/o' signify?
pupil
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What does 'core/o' refer to?
pupil
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What does 'corne/o' mean?
cornea
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What does 'coron/o' signify?
crown or circle
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What does 'corpor/o' refer to?
body
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What does 'cortic/o' mean?
cortex, outer region
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What does 'cost/o' signify?
rib
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What does 'cox/o' mean?
hip
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What does 'crani/o' refer to?
skull
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What does 'cras/o' mean?
mixture; temperament
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What does 'crin/o' signify?
secrete
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What does '-crine' mean?
to secrete; separate
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What does '-crit' refer to?
to separate
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What does 'critic/o' signify?
crisis, dangerous
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What does 'cry/o' mean?
cold
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What does 'crypt/o' refer to?
hidden
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What does 'cubit/o' mean?
elbow, forearm
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What does 'culd/o' signify?
cul-de-sac
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What does 'cupr/o' refer to?
copper
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What does '-cusis' mean?
hearing
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What does 'cutane/o' signify?
skin
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What does 'cyan/o' refer to?
blue
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What does 'cycl/o' mean?
ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle
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What does '-cyesis' signify?
pregnancy
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What does 'cyst/o' refer to?
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
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What does 'cyt/o' mean?
cell
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What does '-cyte' signify?
cell
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What does '-cytosis' mean?
condition of cells; slight increase in numbers
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What does 'dacry/o' refer to?
tear
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What does 'dacryoaden/o' mean?
tear gland
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What does 'dacryocyst/o' signify?
tear sac; lacrimal sac
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What does 'dactyl/o' mean?
fingers; toes
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What does 'de-' signify?
lack of; down; less; removal of
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What does 'dem/o' refer to?
people
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What does 'dent/i' mean?
tooth
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What does 'derm/o' signify?
skin
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What does '-derma' mean?
skin
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What does 'dermat/o' refer to?
skin
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What does 'desicc/o' mean?
drying
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What does '-desis' signify?
to bind; tie together
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What does 'dextr/o' refer to?
right
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What does 'dia-' mean?
complete; through
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What does 'diaphor/o' signify?
sweat
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What does '-dilation' mean?
widening; stretching; expanding
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What does 'dilat/o' refer to?
to enlarge, expand
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What does 'dipl/o' mean?
double
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What does 'dips/o' signify?
thirst
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What does 'dis-' refer to?
apart, to separate
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What does 'dist/o' mean?
far; distant
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What does 'dolich/o' signify?
long
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What does 'dolor/o' refer to?
pain
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What does 'dors/o' mean?
back (of body)
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What does 'dorsi-' signify?
back
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What does '-dote' mean?
to give
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What does '-drome' refer to?
to run
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What does 'duct/o' signify?
to lead; carry
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What does 'duoden/o' mean?
duodenum
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What does 'dur/o' refer to?
dura mater
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What does 'dynam/o' signify?
power, strength
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What does '-dynia' mean?
pain
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What does 'dys-' refer to?
bad: painful: difficult: abnormal
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What does '-eal' mean?
pertaining to
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What does 'ec-' signify?
out; outside
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What does 'echin/o' mean?
spiny, prickly
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What does 'echo-' refer to?
reflected sound
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What does '-ectasia' signify?
dilation; dilatation; widening
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What does '-ectasis' mean?
dilation; dilatation; widening
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What does 'ecto-' refer to?
out; outside
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What does 'ectro/o' signify?
congenital absence
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What does '-ectomy' mean?
removal; excision; resection
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What does '-edema' refer to?
swelling
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What does 'eight' mean?
octa-, octi-
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What does '-elasma' signify?
flat plate
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What does 'electr/o' refer to?
electricity
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What does 'ele/o' mean?
oil
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What does 'em-' signify?
in
