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1
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Cac/o

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bad

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Calc/o

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Calcium

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Calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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Calci/o

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Calcium

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Calcul/o , -calculia

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to compute

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Cali/o

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Calyx

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Calic/o

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calyx

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Calor/i

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heat

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Campt/o

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bent

Camptodactyly - abnormal bending of fingers or toes

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Capillar/o

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capillary (tiniest blood vessel)

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Capn/o

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Carbon dioxide

capnia - CO2 in blood

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-capnia

capnia

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carbon dioxide

capnia - CO2 in blood

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Caps/o , Capsul/o

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capsule, container

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Carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

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Cari/o

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rottenness

caries - dental caries, tooth decay

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Cardi/o

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heart

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Carp/o

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wrist bones (carpals)

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Cata-

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down, reverse

opposite of ana-

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-Cataphasia

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affirmation

cataphasia = speech disorder, repeat words

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cathar/o , cathart/o

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cleansing, purging

catharsis - process of releasing, providing relief from

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-cathisia , -kathisia

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sitting

akathisisa - inability to remain still

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Caud/o

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tail, lower part of body

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Caus/o

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burn, burning

causalgia - constant burning pain from injury of peripheral nerve

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Cauter/o

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heat, burn

cauterize - burn flesh to stop bleeding

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Cav/o , Cavit/o

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hollow, cavity

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Cec/o

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cecum (first part of colon)

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-cele

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hernia, tumor, swelling

hydrocele

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Celi/o

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belly, abdomen

celiopathy - disease of abdomen

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-centesis

centesis

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surgical punture to remove fluid

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Centr/o

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center

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Cephal/o

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head

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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum (posterior part of brain)

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Cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of brain)

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Cerumin/o

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cerumen - earwax

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Cervic/o

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neck, cervix (neck of uterus)

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-chalasia

chalasia

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relaxation

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37
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-chalasis

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relaxation

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Cheil/o

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lip

cheilitis - inflammation of the lip

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Chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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40
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-Chezia

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defecation, elimination of waste

hematochezia - blood in stool

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Chir/o

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hand

Chiropractic - doing by hand, use hand to heal

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Chlor/o

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green

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43
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Chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

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44
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Chol/e-

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bile, gall

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45
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Cholangi/o

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bile - vessel

cholangitis - inflammation of bile duct

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Cholecyst/o-

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gallbladder

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47
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Choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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48
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Cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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49
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Chondr/o

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cartilage

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50
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Chore/o

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dance

Choreograph - drance routine

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51
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Chori/o

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chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)

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52
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Chorion/o

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chorion

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Choroid/o

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choroid layer of eye

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54
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-chroia

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skin coloration

dyschroia - bad skin color

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Chrom/o

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color

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56
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Chron/o

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time

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57
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Chrys/o

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gold

chrysotherapy - use gold salt to treat

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Chyl/o

chyle

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chyle - milky fluid of fat and lymph

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Chym/o

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to pour

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60
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Cib/o

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meal

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61
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-cide

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killing

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62
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-cidal

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pertaining to killing

63
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Cine/o

A

movement

refer to motion picture

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Circum-

A

around

65
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Cirrh/o

A

orange-yellow

cirrhosis - scarring of liver

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Cis/o

A

to cut

67
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-clasis

A 
to break
(thromboclasis - breaking thrombus)
68
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-clast

A

to break

69
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Claustr/o

A

enclosed space

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Clavicul/o

A

clavicle (collar bone)

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Cleid/o

A

clavicle

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Clin/o

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to slope, bend

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-clysis

A

irrigation, washing

74
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Coagul/o

A

coagulation (clotting)

75
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-coccus

A

berry-shaped bacterium

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Coccyg/o

A

coccyx (tail bone)

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Cochle/o

A

cochlea (inner part of ear)

78
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-coimesis

A

sleeping

dyscoimesis - sleep disorder, not sleeping

79
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Col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

80
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Coll/a

A

glue

collaborate

81
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Colon/o

A

Colon (large intestine)

82
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Colp/o

A

vagina

colpodynia - pain in vagina

83
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Comat/o

A

deep sleep

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Comi/o

A

to care for

85
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-coma

A

deep sleep

86
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con-

A

together, with

87
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Coni/o

A

dust

88
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Conjunctiv/o

A

conjuctiva (lines of eyelid)

89
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Consci/o

A

awareness, aware

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Constrict/o

A

narrowing, binding

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-constriction

A

narrowing

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contra-

A

against, opposite

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Contus/o

A

to bruise

contusion - bruise

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Cor/o

A

pupil

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core/o

A

pupil

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Corne/o

A

cornea

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Coron/o

A

crown or circle (ex. coronary arteries encircle the heart)

98
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Corpor/o

A

body

99
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cortic/o

A

cortex, outer region

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Cost/o

A

rib

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Cox/o

A

hip

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Crani/o

A

skull

103
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Cras/o

A

mixture, temperament

crasia - mixing

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Crin/o

A

secrete

endocrine

105
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-crine

A

to secrete, separate

106
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-crit

A

to separate

107
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Critic/o

A

crisis, dangerous

108
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Cry/o

A

cold

109
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Crypt/o

A

hidden

110
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Cubit/o

A

elbow, forearm

cubitum - elbow/forearm

111
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Culd/o

A

cul-de-sac

112
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Cupr/o

A

copper

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-cusis

A

hearing

114
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Cutane/o

A

skin

cutaneous

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Cyan/o

A

blue

116
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Cycl/o

A

ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle

117
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-cyesis

cyesis

A

pregnancy

118
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Cyst/o

A

urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

119
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Cyt/o

A

cell

120
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-cyte

A

cell

121
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-cytosis

A

condition of cell, slight increase in numbers

122
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Dacry/o

A

tear

dacryocyst - tear sac

123
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Dacryoaden/o

A

tear gland

124
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Dacryocyst/o

A

tear sac, lacriman sac

125
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Dactyl/o

A

fingers, toes

126
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De-

A

lack of, down, less, removal of

127
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Dem/o

A

people

128
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Dent/i

A

tooth

129
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Derm/o

A

skin

130
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-derma

A

skin

131
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Dermat/o

A

skin

132
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Desicc/o

A

drying

desiccation - remove moisture

133
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-desis

A

to bind, tie together
(desis - surgical fixation of bone)
(arthrodesis - join 2 bone)

134
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dextr/o

A

right

135
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dia-

A

complete, through

diagnosis - completely define issue

136
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diaphor/o

A

sweat

diaphoresis - profuse sweating

137
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-dilation

A

widening, stretching, expanding

138
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Dilat/o

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to enlarge, expand

139
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Dipl/o

A

double

140
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Dips/o

A

thirst

dipsia - wanting to drink

141
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Dis-

A

apart, to separate

142
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Dist/o

A

far, distant

143
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Dolich/o

A

long

dolichocephaly - elongated infant head

144
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Dolor/o

A

pain

dolorous - feeling sorrow or distress

145
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Dors/o

A

back (of body)

146
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dorsi-

A

back

147
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-dote

A

to give

148
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-drome

A

to run

149
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Duct/o

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to lead, carry

150
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Duoden/o

A

duodenum

151
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Dur/o

A

dura mater

152
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Dynam/o

A

power, strength

153
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-dynia

A

pain

154
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Dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Medical term A-Z (10 decks)

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