Intro To Med Term Flashcards

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Centrioles

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Structures that function in cell reproduction

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Cilia

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Hairlike extensions on the surface of cells capable of movement

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Membrane network of “roads or “channels” that wind through cytoplasm

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Flagella

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A sperm cells tail

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Lysosomes

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The cells “digestive system”

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Mitochondria

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The power house of the cell, that burn food in the presence of oxygen to make cell energy

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Ribosomes

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Protein factories; makes protein

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Anabolism

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The building metabolic phase; grows, maintains, and repairs body structure

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Biology

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The study of life

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Catabolism

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Breaking down metabolic phase; producing energy from food and oxygen

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Chromosomes

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Short, tightly coiled rods that contain genes

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Cytoplasm

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A substance between the plasma membrane and nucleus of the cell

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, what the chemical genes are made of

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Genes

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Regions of DNA organized into the body’s blueprints

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Kary/o

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The nucleus

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Karyoplasm

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The substance of the nucleus

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Karyotype

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The number and visual appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus

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Metabolism

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The chemical process by which cells obtain and use energy

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Nucleus

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The spheroid body within a cell that dictates
Protein production
Controls transport
Metabolism
Growth and heredity

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Organelles

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Structures within cytoplasm

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-plasm

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Formative, formed material

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Plasma membrane

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The outside boundary of the cell

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RNA

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Ribonucleic acid; needed for production of protein

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Tissue fluid

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A saltwater solution that bathes every cell in the body

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Procedural Suffixes

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Describes procedures

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-centesis

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Puncture of

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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29
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-genic

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Producing, forming

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-lysis

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Separation

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-opsy

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View of, vision

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-stomy

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Opening

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting

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37
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Diagnostic Suffixes

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Something in the body is abnormal

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-algia

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Pain

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39
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-dynia

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Pain

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-ia

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Condition, disease

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-Itis

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Inflammation

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-lepsy

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Seizure or attack

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor, mass

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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49
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-penia

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Deficiency

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50
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-plegia

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Paralysis

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51
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-pnea

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Breathing

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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53
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-rrhage

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To break; burst forth

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54
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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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Breaking open

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Adjectival suffixes

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-ac, -iac

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Pertaining to

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-Al, -eal, -ial

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Pertaining to

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-ar, -ary

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Pertaining to

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60
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-ella

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Small

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61
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-iatric

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Medical treatment

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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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-ine

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Pertaining to

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-oid

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Resembling

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-ous

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Characteristic of

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-plast

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Cell, living substance

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-plasty

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Formation, plastic repair of

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-ular

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Pertaining to

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69
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-vorous

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Eating

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Quantitative + Qualitative prefixes

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Numeral and descriptive prefixes

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A-, An-

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No, not, without

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Ana-

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Up, apart

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Anti-

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Against

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Auto-

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Self

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Bi-

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Two

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Brady-

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Deficient, under

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Chloro-

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Green

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Chromo

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Color

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Com-, Co-, Con-

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With, together

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Cyano-

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Blue

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De-

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Down, lack of

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Deci-

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One-tenth

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Di-

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Two

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Dia-

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Through, between, apart, across, completely

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Dys-

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Bad, painful

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Erythro-

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Red

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hexa-

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Six

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above

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Hypo-

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Below, deficient

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Leuko-

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White

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Macro-

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Large

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Mal-

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Bad

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Melano-

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Black

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Meta-

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Change, beyond

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Micro-

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Small

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Multi-

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Many

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Mono-

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One, single

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Neo-

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New

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Pan-

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All

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Pent-

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Five

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Poly-

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Many, much

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Pseudo-

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False

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Quadr-

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Four

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Sub-

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Less than, beneath

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Sym-, syn-

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With, together

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Tri-

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Three

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Ultra-

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Beyond

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Xanth-

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Yellow

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward, near

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Ante-

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Before, forward

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Dia-

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Through

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Dis-

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Apart, away from

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Ec-, Ecto-

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Outside

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Endo-

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Within, in, inner

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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Ex-

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Out

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Extra-

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Outside of

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In-

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In, into

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Infra-

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Below, beneath

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Meta-

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Beyond, change

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Para-

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Near, alongside

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Post-

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After, behind

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Pre-

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Before

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Pro-, pros-

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Before, forward

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Re-

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Back, again

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Retro-

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Behind, backward

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Sub-

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Beneath, less than

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Supra-

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Above, upper

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Trans-

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Across, thorough

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cerebr/o

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Brain

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Chir/o

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Hand

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Chol/o

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Bile

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Col/o

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Lower intestine, colon

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Colp/0

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Vagina

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Cor/o

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Pupil of eye

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Cortic/o

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Cortex

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Dacry/o

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Tears

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Dent/i

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Tooth

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Dextr/o

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Right side

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Fibr/o

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Fibrous

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Gynec/o

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Woman

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Hem/a, hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Hyster/o

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Uterus, womb

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Ili/o

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Flank, upper hipbone

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Irid/o

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Iris of the eye

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Labi/o

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Lip

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Lapar/o

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Flank, abdominal wall

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Laryng/o

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Windpipe, larynx

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Bronch/o

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Windpipe, throat

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Aden/o

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Gland