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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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aden/o

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gland

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adRen/o

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adrenal gland

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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atri/o

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atrium

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blepher/o

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eyelid, eyelash

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cervic/o

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cervix/neck of organ

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cheil/o

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lip

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chol/o, chole-

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bile

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cili/o

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eyelid, eyelash

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col/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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cranium, skull

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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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dactyl/o

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digit, toe

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dent/o

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tooth, teeth

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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epis/o, episi/o

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vulva

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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faci/o

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face

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fibr/o

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fibers

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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gnath/o

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jaw

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hepa-, hepat/o

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liver

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hist/o

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tissue

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hyster/o

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uterus

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ile/o

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ileum (of intestine)

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ili/o

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ileum (of pelvis)

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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kerat/o

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cornea or horny tissue

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labi/o

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lap

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lapar/o

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flank, abdomen

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lip/o

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fat

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mast/o, mamm/o

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mammary glands

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mening/o

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meninges

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metr/o

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uterus (special reference to inner lining)

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muscul/o, my/o, myos-

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muscle

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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nephr/o

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kidney, nephron

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neur/o

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nerve

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occipit/o

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back of head

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ocul/o

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eye

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odont/o

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tooth, teeth

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onych/o

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claw, hoof

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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orchi/o, orchid/o

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testes

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or/o

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mouth

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oste/o, oss/eo, oss/i

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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ovari/o

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ovary

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palat/o

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palate

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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phleb/o

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vein

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pil/o, trich/o

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hair

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pneum/o

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lung, air, breath

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pod/o

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foot

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proct/o, rect/o

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rectum

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pulmo-, pulmon/o

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lung

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pyel/o

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pelvis of kidney

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ren/o

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renal (kidney)

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rhin/o

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nose

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splen/o

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spleen

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spondyl/o

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vertebra, spinal column

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steth/o

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chest

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stomat/o

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mouth

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tars/o

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ankle

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ten/o, tend/o

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tendon

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thorac/o

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thorax

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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thyr/o, thyroid-

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thyroid gland

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea

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tympan/o

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tympanum (middle ear), tympanic membrane, eardrum

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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ur/o

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urine

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uter/o

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uterus

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vagin/o

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vagina

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vas/o

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vessel or duct

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ven/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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vulv/o

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vulva

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-centesis

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to puncture, perforate, or tap - permitting withdrawal of fluid, air, etc

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-ectomy

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to excise or surgically remove

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-ize

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use, subject to

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-pexy

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fixation or suturing (a stabilizing type of repair)

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-plasty

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to shape, the surgical formation of, or plastic surgery (meaning “to improve function, to relieve pain, or for cosmetic reasons)

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-rraphy

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to surgically repair by joining in a seam or by suturing together

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-stomy

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to make a new, artificial opening in a hollow organ (to the outside of the body) or to make a new opening between two hollow organs

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-tomy

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to incise or cut into (making an incision)

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-algia

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pain

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-emesis

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vomit

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-emia

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blood condition

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-esis, -iasis, -asis

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infestation or infection with, a condition characterized by

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-genesis

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development, origin

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-ism

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a state or condition, a fact of being, result of a process

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-itis

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inflammation of

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition or process of degeneration

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-path, -pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency or lack of

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-phage, -phagy

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eating

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-phobia

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abnormal fear or intolerance of

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-plasia, -plastic, -plasty

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forming, growing, changing

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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a-, an-

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without or not having

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anti-

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against

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down, under, lower, against

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contra-

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against, opposed

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crypt/o

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hidden

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de-

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remove, take away, loss of

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dis-

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apart from, free from

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dolich/o

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long

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dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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e-, ec-, ex-

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out of, from, away from

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eu-

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normal, good, true, healthy

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glyc/o, gluc/o

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sugar, sweet

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hem/a-, hemat/o-, hem/o-

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hydr/o-

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water, fluid

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hyper-

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high, excessive

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hypo-

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low, insufficient

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad, poor

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meg/a-, meg/alo-

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large, oversized

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micro-

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small

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necr/o

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death

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neo-

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new

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olig/o-

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few, little

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pan-

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all, entire

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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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py/o-

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pus

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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ur/e-, ur/ea-, ur/eo-, ur/in-, ur/ino, ur/o

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urine or urea

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singular: -a

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plural: -ae

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singular: -anx

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plural: -anges

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singular: -en

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plural: -ina

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singular: -ex, -ix

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plural: -ices

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singular: -is

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plural: -es

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singular: -inx

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plural: -inges

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singular: -ma

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plural: -mata, or -mas

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singular: -um

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plural: -a

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singular: -ur

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plural: -ora

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singular: -us

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plural: -i

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caudal

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pertaining to the tail end of the body or denoting a position more toward the tail or rear of the body than another reference point

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cranial

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pertaining to the cranium or head end of the body or denoting a position more toward the cranium or head end of the body than another reference point

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rostral

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pertaining to the nose end of the head or body, or toward the nose

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medial

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denoting a position closer to the median plane of the body or a structure, toward the middle or median plane, or pertaining to the middle or a position closer to the median plane of the body or a structure

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lateral

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denoting a position farther from the median plane of the body, on the side or toward the side away from the median plane, or pertaining to the side of the body or of a structure

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back area of a quadruped or denoting a position more toward the spine than another reference point

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ventral

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pertaining to the underside of a quadruped, or denoting a position more toward the abdomen than another reference point

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peripheral

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pertaining to or situated near the periphery, the outermost part, or surface of an organ or part

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central

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pertaining to or situated near the more proximal areas of the body or structure, opposite of peripheral

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superficial

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situated near the surface of the body or structure, opposite of deep

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deep

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situated away from the surface of the body or structure, opposite of superficial

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adjacent

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next to, adjoining, or close

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proximal

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nearer to the center of the body, relative to another body part, or a location on a body part relative to another closer location

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distal

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farther from the center of the body, relative to another body part or a location on a body part relative to another closer location

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oblique

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at an angle, or pertaining to an angle

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recumbent

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lying down

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supine

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lying face up, in dorsal recumbency

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supination

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the act of turning the body or a leg so that the ventral aspect is uppermost

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prone

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lying face down in ventral recumbency

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pronation

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the act of turning the body or leg so the ventral aspect is down

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palmar

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pertains to the caudal surface of the front foot distal to the antebrachiocarpal joint, also pertains to the undersurface of the front foot

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plantar

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pertains to the caudal surface of the back foot distal to the tarsocrural joint; also pertains to the undersurface of the rear foot

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abduction

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movement of a limb or part away from the median line or middle of the body

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adduction

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movement of a limb or part toward the median line or middle of the body

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flexion

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the act of bending, such as a join

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extension

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the act of straightening, such as a joint; also, the act of pulling two component parts apart to lengthen the whole part

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occlusal

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the chewing or biting surface of teeth; toward the plane btwn the mandibular and maxillary teeth

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buccal

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toward the cheek; tooth surface toward the cheek

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lingual

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pertaining to the tongue; tooth surface toward the tongue

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contact

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tooth surface facing an adjacent or opposing tooth

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mesial

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tooth surface closest to the midline of the dental arcade

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simple squamous

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flat, platelike

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simple cuboidal

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round or cuboidal

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simple columnar

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cylindrical

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pseudostratified columnar

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irregular; nuclei not uniform in position

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stratified squamos

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thick/tough. pushing daughter cells toward surface. gradually die and assume a flattened shape as they move farther from their nutrient source in the underlying connective tissue

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stratified cuboidal

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rare in body

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stratified columnar

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rare in body and usually seen where one type of epithelium is blending into another

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