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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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a- an-

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without, not, lack of

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to, toward, near

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ante-

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before, forward, in front of

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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double, two, twice

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down, from

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dia-

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across, through, apart

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dis-

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apart, free from

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dys-

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bad, difficult, abnormal

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ecto-

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outer, outside

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en-

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in, into, within

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endo-

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inner, inside

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epi-

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over, on, upon

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eryth-

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red

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eu-

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normal, good, well, healthy

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ex-

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out, out of, from, away from

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, too much, high

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hypo-

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under, decreased, less than normal

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in-

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in, into, within, not

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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intro-

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into, within

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leuk-

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white

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad, illness, disease

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meg-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one, single

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neo-

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new

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non-

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not

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olig-

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small, scant

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para-

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beside, beyond, after

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per-

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by, through

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many, much

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before, in front of, prior to

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pro-

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before, in front of

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re-

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again, backward

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retro-

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backward, behind

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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under, beneath

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super-

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above, over, excess

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supra-

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above, over

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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trans-

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across

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uni-

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one

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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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arterio

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artery

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athr (o)

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joint

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broncho

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bronchus, bronchi

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card, cardi (o)

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heart

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cephal (o)

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head

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chole, chol (o)

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bile

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Chondr (o)

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cartilage

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colo

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colon, large intestine

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cost (o)

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rib

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Crani (o)

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skull

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cyan (o)

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blue

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cyst (o)

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bladder, cyst

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cyt (o)

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dent (o)

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derma

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duoden (o)

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encephal (o)

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enter (o)

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intestines

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fibr (o)

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fiber, fibrous

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gastr (o)

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glass (o)

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gluc (o)

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sweetness, glucose

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glyc (o)

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gyn, gyne, gyneco

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hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o)

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hepat (o)

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hydr (o)

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hyster (o)

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ile (o) ili (o)

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laparo

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abdomen, loin, flank

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laryng (o)

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lith (o)

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mamm (o)

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breast, mammary gland

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mast (o)

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mammary gland, breast

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meno

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menstruation

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my (o)

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myel (o)

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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necro

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nephr (o)

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neur (o)

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ocul (o)

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oophor (o)

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ophthalm (o)

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orth (o)

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straight, normal, correct

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oste (o)

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ot (o)

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ped (o)

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child, foot

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pharyng (o)

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phleb (o)

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pnea

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breathing, respiration

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pneum (o)

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lung, air, gas

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proct (o)

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psych (o)

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pulmo

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py (o)

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rect (o)

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rhin (o)

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salping (o)

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eustachian tube, uterine tube

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splen (o)

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sten (o)

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narrow, constriction

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stern (o)

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stomat (o)

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therm (o)

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thoraco

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thromb (o)

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clot, thrombus

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thyr (o)

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toxic (o)

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poison, poisonous

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toxo

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trache (o)

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urethr (o)

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urin (o)

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uro

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urine, urinary tract, urination

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uter (o)

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vas (o)

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blood vessel, vas deferens

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ven (o)

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vertebr (o)

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spine, vertebrae

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-algia

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-asis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-cele

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hernia, herniation, pouching

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-centesis

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puncture and aspiration of

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-cyte

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-ectasis

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dilation, stretching

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-ectomy

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excision, removal of

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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development, production, creation

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-genic

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producing, causing

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-gram

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-graph

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a diagram, a recording instrument

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-graphy

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making a recording

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-iasis

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condition of

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-ism

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a condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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the study of

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-lysis

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destruction of, decomposition

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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measuring instrument

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-oma

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-osis

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-pathy

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-penia

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lack, deficiency

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-phagia

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to eat or consume, swallowing

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-phasia

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-phobia

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an exaggerated fear

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-plasty

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surgical repair or reshaping

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-plegia

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-ptosis

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falling, sagging, dropping down

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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excessive flow

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-rrhaphy

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stitching, suturing

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-scope

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examination instrument

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-scopy

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examination using a scope

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-stasis

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maintenance, maintaining a constant level

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-stomy, -ostomy

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creation of an opening

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-tomy, -otomy

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incision, cutting into

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-uria

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condition of the urine

Applied clinical math (2 decks)

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