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1
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Kal/i

A

potassium

kalemia - potassium in blood

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Kary/o

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nucleus

eukaryotic - cell with nucleus

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Kel/o

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tumor, fibrous growth

keloid - scaring, growth

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Kerat/o

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cornea, horny tissue (strata corneum)

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Keraun/o

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lightning

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Kern-

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nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)

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Ket/o

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ketones, acetones

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Keton/o

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Ketones, acetones

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Kines/o

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movement

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Kinesi/o

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Movement

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-kinesis

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movement

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Klept/o

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to steal

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Koil/o

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hollow, concave, depressed

koilonychia - soft nail that looks scooped out

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Kraur/o

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dry
(kraurosis - dry, shriveling of skin/mucus membrane)
(dessci - similar)

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Kym/o

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waves

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Kyph/o

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humpback

kyphosis - curve of upper back

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labile

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unstable, perishable

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Labi/o

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lip

labial - pertaining to lips

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Lacrim/o

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tear, tear duct, lacrimal duct

lacrimal duct

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Lact/o

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milk

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Lal/o, -lalia

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speech, babble

alalia - mutism

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Lamin/o

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lamina (plate or layer)

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Lapar/o

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abdominal wall, abdomen

laparoscope

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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

leiomyoma - smooth muscle tumor

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Leiomy/o

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smooth (visceral) muscle

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-lemma

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sheath, covering

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Lepid/o

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plakes, scales

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Lepr/o

A

leprosy

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32
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-lepsy

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seizure

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Lept/o

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thin, slender

leptospirosis - disease caused by bacteria, small thing

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-leptic

A

condition of seizing

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35
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Leth/o

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death

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36
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Leuk/o

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white

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37
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Levo-

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left

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38
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Lex/o

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word, phrase

dyslexia - bad word condition

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39
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-lexia

A

word, phrase

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40
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Lien/o

obsolete

A

spleen

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41
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Ligament/o

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ligament

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Ligat/o

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binding, tying

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43
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Lim/o

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hunger

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44
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Lingu/o

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tongue

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45
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Lip/o

A

fat, lipid

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46
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-lipsis

A

omit, fail

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47
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-listhesis

A

slippage (e.g. vertebral slippage condition)

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48
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Lith/o

A

stone, calculus

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49
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-(o)-lithiasis

A

compound suffix, condition or presence of stones

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50
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-lithotomy

A

incision (for removal) of a stone

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51
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Lob/o

A

lobe

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52
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Logad/o

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whites of the eyes

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53
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-logist

A

specialist

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Log/o

A

word

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-logy

A

study (process of)

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Loph/o

obsolete

A

ridge

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Lord/o

A

curve, swayback

58
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Lox/o

A

oblique, slanting

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-lucent

A

to shine

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Lumb/o

A

lower back, loin

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Lumin/o

A

light

62
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Lute/o

A

yellow

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Lux/o

A

to slide

64
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Lymph/o

A

lymph

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Ly/o

A

to dissolve, loosen

66
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Lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland (node)

67
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Lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

68
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-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, loosening

69
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-lytic

A

to reduce, destroy, separate, breakdown

70
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Macro-

A

large

71
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Mal-

A

bad

72
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-malacia

A

softening

osteomalacia - softening of bone

73
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Malleol/o

A

malleolus

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Mamm/o

A

breast

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Mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

76
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-mania

A

madness, obsession

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-masesis

A

mastication, chewing

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Mast/o

A

breast

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Mastoid/o

A

Mastoid process (behind the ear)

80
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Maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jaw)

81
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Meat/o

A

Meatus (opening)

82
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Medi/o

A

middle

83
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Medic/o

A

to heal, heaing

84
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Mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

85
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Medi/o

A

middle

86
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Medull/o

A

medulla, middle, soft, marrow

87
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Mega-

A

large

88
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-megaly

A

enlargement

89
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Melan/o

A

black

90
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Mel/o

A

limb

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Men/o

A

menses, menstruation

92
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Mening/o

A

meninges (membrane covering the spinal cord and brain)

93
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meningi/o

A

meninges

94
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Ment/o

A

mind, chin

95
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Mer/o

obsolete

A

part

96
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Meso-

A

middle

97
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Meta-

A

change, beyond

98
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Metacarp/o

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

99
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Metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bone)

100
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-meter

A

measure

101
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Method/o

A

procedure, technique

102
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Metr/o

A

uterus (womb), measure

103
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Metri/o

A

uterus (womb)

104
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-metry

A

process of measuring

105
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Mi/o

A

smaller, less

106
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Micro-

A

small

107
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-mimesis

A

imitation, simulation

108
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-mimetic

A

mimic, copy

109
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-mission

A

to send

110
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-mnesia

A

memory

111
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Mogi-

A

difficult

mogiarthria - difficulty speaking

112
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Mon/o

A

one, single

113
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Morph/o

A

shape, form

114
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Mort/o

A

death

115
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-mortem

A

death

116
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-motor

A

movement

117
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Muc/o

A

mucus

118
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mucos/o

A

mucos membrane (mucosa)

119
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Multi-

A

many

120
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Muscul/o

A

muscle

121
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Mut/a

A

genetic change

122
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Mutagen/o

A

causing genetic change

123
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My/o

A

muscle

124
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Myc/o

A

fungus

125
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Mydr/o

A

wide

mydriasis - dilated pupil

126
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Myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

127
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Myocardi/o

A

myocardium (heart muscle)

128
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Myom/o

A

muscle tumor

129
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Myos/o

A

muscle

130
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Myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

131
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Myx/o

A

mucus

myxedema

Medical term A-Z (10 decks)

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