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Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
Q

What are the structures of a medical term?

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Prefix, root, suffix

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Part of medical term which gives the word its essential meaning ?

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Root

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Combining vowel?

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‘o’ added between word parts

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Compound word?

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Medical term with multiple roots

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Combining form

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Root and combining vowel joined

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Head

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Cephalo

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Skull

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Cranio

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Brain

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Encephalo

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Nose

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Rhino

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Eye

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Ophthalmo

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Eyelid

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Blepharo

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Ear

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Oto

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Lips

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Chelio/ labio

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Tongue

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Glosso

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Teeth

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Dento

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Lacrimal gland

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Dacryo

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Larynx

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Laryngo

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Water

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Hydro

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Pharynx

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Pharyngo

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Esophagus

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Esophago

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Stomach

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Gastro

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Intestine

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Entero

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Large intestine

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Colo

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Rectum

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Recto

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25
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Nail

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Onycho

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Skin

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Dermo

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Skin

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Dermo

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Hair

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Tricho

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Hair

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Tricho

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Trachea

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Tracheo

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Bronchial tube

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Broncho

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32
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Ribs

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Costo

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Shape

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Morpho

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Sleep

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Somno

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35
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Lungs

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Pulmono/ pneumono

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36
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Muscle

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Myo

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Joint

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Arthro

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Bone

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Osteo

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Cartilage

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Chondro

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Bone marrow

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Myelo

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Death

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Necro

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42
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Stone

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Litho

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Blood clot

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Thrombo

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44
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Artery

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Arterio

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Vein

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Veno

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Blood vessel

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Angio

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Lymph vessels

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Lympho

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48
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Blood

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Hemo/ hemato

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Kidney

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Nephro

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Liver

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Hepato

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51
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Gall bladder

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Cholecysto

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Pancreas

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Pancreato

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Salivary gland

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Sialo

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54
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Extremities

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Acro

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55
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Ovary

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Oophoro

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56
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Uterus

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Hystero

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57
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Urethra

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Urethro

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Ureter

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Uretero

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59
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Urinary bladder

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Cysto

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60
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Fallopian tube

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Salpingo

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61
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Vagina

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Colpo

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62
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Breast

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Mammo

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Testes

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Orchio

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64
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Nerve

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Neuro

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65
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Abdomen

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Laparo

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66
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Gland

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Adeno

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67
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Tympanic membrane

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Myringo

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68
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Swallow

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Phago

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69
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Adrenal gland

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Adreno

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70
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Spleen

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Spleeno

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71
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Disease

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Patho

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72
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Phalanges

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Phalango

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73
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Blue

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Cyano

74
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Black

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Melano

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White

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Leuko/ albino

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Red

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Erythro

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Yellow

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Jaundo/ xantho

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A/an

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Absent / without

79
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Ab

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Away from

80
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Ad

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Towards

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Anti

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Against

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Bi

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Two

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De

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Down, lack of

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Dys

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Difficult / abnormal

85
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Ecto

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Outside

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Endo

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Inside

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Epi

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On/ above

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Ex

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Out

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Hyper

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Excessive

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Inter

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Between

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Intra

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Within

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Mal

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Bad

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Meta

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Change

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Meta

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Change

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Micro

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Small

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Neo

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New

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Pan

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All

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Para

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Near / beside

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Per

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Through

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Peri

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Surrounding

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Poly

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Many

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Post

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After

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Pre

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Before

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Pro

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Before / forward

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Retro

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Behind

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Sub

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Under

107
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Supra

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Above

108
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Tachy

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Fast

109
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Trans

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Across

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Ultra

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Excess

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Uni

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One

112
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Syn

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Together

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Phlebo

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Vein

114
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Sial

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Salivary gland

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Phreno

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Diaphragm

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Carcino

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Cancer

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Glyco

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Sugar

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Parto/partum/parity

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Labour

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Nato

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Birth

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Cutaneo

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Skin

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Hypo

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Low

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Brady

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Slow

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Quadra/tetra

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Four

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Tri

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Three

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Ante

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Towards/ before

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Contra

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Against

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Hemi

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Half

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Hemi

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Half

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In

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Not

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Infra

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Beneath

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Macro

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Large

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Pseudo

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False

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Algia

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Pain

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture

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Cyte

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Cell

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Emia

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Blood condition

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Genesis

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Production

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Gram

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Record

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Graph

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Instrument to record

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Graphy

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Process of recording

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Logy

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Study

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Lysis

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Destruction / break down

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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

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Opsy

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To view

148
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Pathy

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Disease

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Peni

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Deficiency

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Phobia

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Fear

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Sclerosis

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Hardening

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Scopy

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To view

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Therapy

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Treatment

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Trophy

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Development

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Ole

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Small

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Ptosis

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Drooping / sagging

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Globin

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Protein

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Poiesis

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Formation

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Stasis

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Stop / control

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Lytic

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Destruction

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Blast

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Immature

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Cytosis

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Abnormal condition of cells

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Dynia

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Pain

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Cele

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Hernia

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ia/ sis

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Sate / condition

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Tripsy

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Crushing / destroying

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Nulli

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None

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Ectasis

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Dilation

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Metry

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Process of measuring

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Stenosis

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Narrowing

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Plasia/ plasm

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Formation / development

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Oid

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Resembling

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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Rrhaphy

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Surgical suture

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Rhea

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Flow

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Rhagia

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Excessive flow

178
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Ectomy

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Removal

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Stomy

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Incision

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Tomy

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Repair

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Rrhaphy

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Suture in place

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Pexy

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Fixation

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