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med terms Flashcards

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greek origin

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disease

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latin origin

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body organs

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prefix

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beginning of the word

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root

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foundation of the word

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suffix

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ending of the word

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which part are descriptors?

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prefix and suffix

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who is the “father of medicine”

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Hippocrates

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T/F: All medical terms have one or more roots

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True

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Combining form is made up of

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root and combining vowel

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bone

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oste/o

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muscle

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myo or sarco

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nerves

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neuro

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skin

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derm

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blood vessels

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angi/o

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veins

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ven/o or phleb/o

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heart

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cardio

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nose

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rhino

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eardrum

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tympan

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kidney

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neph

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skull

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crani

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eye

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opthalm or oculo

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blood clot

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thromb/o

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ear

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oto

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liver

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hepato

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breast

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mamm/o

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large intestine

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colo

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stomach

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gastro

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small intestine

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ileo

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chest

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thorac/o

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lung

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pneumo or pleuro

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macro

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large

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micro

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small

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megalo- or -megaly

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large/ enlarged

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hyper-

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high/ elevated/ above

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hypo-

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low/ reduced/ below

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tachy-

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fast/ rapid

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brady-

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slow/ reduced

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chloro-

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green

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leuk-

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white

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eryth-

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red

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cyan-

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blue

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endo- or intra-

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within

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inter-

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between

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extra-

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outside

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across

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echo-

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using ultrasonic waves

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electro-

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using electricity

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-ectomy

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removal of

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-gram

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record

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-graph/y

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process of making an image

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-otomy

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making a cut in

incision

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-scopy

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using an instrument for viewing

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-stomy

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create an opening

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dys-

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not working properly

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mal-

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bad

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-emia

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blood condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-osis

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condition or disease

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-pathy

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disease

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-aden/o (r)

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gland

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endo

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within

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exo

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outside

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crin/o

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secrete

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-ic

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pertaining to

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hypo-

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under

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-gram

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record

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electro-

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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erythr/o

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red blood

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-ectomy

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excision

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-tomy

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incision

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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dia-

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complete

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-sis

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state of

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gynec/o

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women diseases

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hemat/o

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blood

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oma

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tumor/ collection for blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment

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-genic

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pertaining to producing

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leuk/o

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white

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nephr/o

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kidnneys

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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-ist

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one who specializes in a field of medicine

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-scope

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an instrument for visual examination

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opthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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arthr/o

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joint

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path/o

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disease

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ic-

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pertaining to

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ped/o

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children

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iatr-

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treatment

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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x-rays

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ren/o

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kidneys

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sarc/o

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flesh

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-al

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pertaining to

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sect/o

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to cut

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-ion

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pertaining to

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carcin/o

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cancer

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re-

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back

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-itis

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inflammation

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enter/o

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intestine

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colon

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large intestine

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-logy

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study of

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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nect/o

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to bind, tie, connect

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phleb/o

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vein

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-cytosis

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condition of cells

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thromb/o

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clot

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-emia

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blood condition (abnormal)

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my/o

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muscle

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lith/o

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stone

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if it has an “o” it can’t be a

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prefix

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costo

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rib

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ase

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enzyme

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oid

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like

120
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start reading from which component

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suffix

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Antigen

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marker that tells your immune system whether something in your body is harmful or not.

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Antibody

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a protein produced by the body’s immune systems when it detects harmful substances (antigens)

CCMA Med Term Foundations (8 decks)

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