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Medical Terminology #2 Flashcards

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Abdomin/o

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abdomen

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Bucc/o

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cheek

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Cheil/o

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lip

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Chol/e

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bile, gall

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Cholangi/o

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bile duct

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Cholecyst/o

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gall bladder

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Col/o

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colon

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Dent/i

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teeth

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Duoden/o

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duodenum

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Enter/o

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small intestines

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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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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Hepat/o

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liver

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Ileo

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ilium

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Jejun/o

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jejunum

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Lapar/o

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abdomen

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Pancreat/o

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pancreas

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Phag/o

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eating/swallowing

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Proct/o

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anus/rectum

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Pylor/o

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pylorus

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Rect/o

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rectum

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Sial/o

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salivary glands

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Sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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Stomat/o

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mouth

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Ailmen/o

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digestive tract

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Appendic/o

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appendix

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Or/o

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mouth

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Perit/o

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peritonium

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Pharyng

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throat

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Diverticula

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abnormal pouches in the intestines

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-emesis

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vomit

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-iasis

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condition

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-lith

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stone

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-stoma/y

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an opening

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eat/swallow

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-ptysis

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spitting

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arthr/o

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joint

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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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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ligament/o

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ligament

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myos/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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oste/o

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bone

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pelv/o

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pelvis/hipbone

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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ten/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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ankyl/o

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stiff, fused, closed

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brachi/o

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arm

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cacane/o

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calcaneus/heel

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carp/o

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wrist

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cheir/o

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hand

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dactyl/o

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finger/toe

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electr/o

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electricity

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femur/o

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femur/thigh bone

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humer/o

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humerus/upper arm bone

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kinesi/o

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movement

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kymp/o

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hump

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lord/o

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swayback, curve

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lumb/o

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lower back

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orth/o

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correct/straight

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ped/o

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foot/child

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phalang/o

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bones of fingers/toes

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sarc/o

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flesh

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scoli/o

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twisted

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thorac/o

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thorax/chest

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asthen

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weakness

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fasci/o

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fibrous membrane

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fibr/o

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fiber

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hemi-

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half

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neur/o

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nerve

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-desis

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stabilize/fuse

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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removal of/excision of

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-kinesia

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movement

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-malacia

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softening

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-oma

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tumor

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-paresis

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partial/incomplete paralysis

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-physis

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to grow

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-porosis

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porous

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syn-

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together/joined

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burs/o

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bursa

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quadri

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four

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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laryng/o

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larynx

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nas/o

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nose

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rhin/o

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nose

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o

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air/lung

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sinus/o

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sinus cavity

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thorac/o

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thorax

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trache/o

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trachea

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or/o

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mouth

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ot/o

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ear

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glottis

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opening to vocal cords

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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phon/o

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voice

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muc/o

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mucus

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biotic

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life

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arteri/o

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arterial

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spriae

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breath/blow

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cyan/o

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blue

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bronchiol/o

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small bronchus

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lobe

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small portion of lung/brain

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sten/o

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narrowing

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-phonia

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voice

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-ia

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condition of

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-lytic

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digesting/dissolving

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-ecstatis

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expanding/dilation

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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epi-

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upon

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hemo-

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blood

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de-

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undo/reduce

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anti-

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against

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plasm/o

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plasma, clear colored liquid (55% of blood)

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albumin-

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plasma proteins

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Electr/o

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electricity (molecules that carries a + or - charge in the plasma

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Hemat/o-

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blood

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Hem/o-

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blood

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Erythr/o-

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red

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Norm/o-

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normal/usual

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Reticul/o-

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small network of ribosomes

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Leuk/o-

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white

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Granul/o-

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granule (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils)

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A-

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without

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Neutr/o-

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not taking part/type of leukocyte

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Poly-

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many/much

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Myel/o-

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bone marrow, myelin

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Mon/o-

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one, single

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Macr/o-

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large

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Meg/a-

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large

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Anti-

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against

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Pro-

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before, for

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Inter-

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between

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Pan-

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all

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Anis/o-

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unequal

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Idi/o-

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unknown

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Aut/o-

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self

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Heter/o-

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other

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Ferrit/o-

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iron

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All/o-

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other, strange

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Glob/o-

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shaped like a globe

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Blast-

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immature cell

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Cyte or Cyt/o-

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cell

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Lyte-

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dissolved substance

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Poiesis-

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process of formation

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Poietin-

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a substance that forms

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Morph/o-

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shape

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Nucle/o-

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nucleus of a cell

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Phag/o-

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eating/swallowing

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Eosin/o-

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red acidic dye

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Bas/o-

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base of a structure

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Lympho/o-

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lymph, a type of leukocyte in the blood

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Thromb/o-

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blood clot

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Kary/o-

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nucleus

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Aggreg/o-

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crowing/clumping together

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Fibr/o-

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fiber/fibrin

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Coagul/o-

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clotting

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Plast/o-

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growth/formation

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Thym/o-

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thymus, rage

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Splen/o-

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spleen

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Path/o-

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disease

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Tox/o-

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poison

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Suppress/o-

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press down

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Immun/o-

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immune response

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Oxy-

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oxygen

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Aden/o-

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gland

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Chrom/o-

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color

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Poikil/o-

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irregular

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Fus/o-

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pouring

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Ly/o-

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breakdown/destroy

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Compromis/o-

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exposed to danger

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Oma-

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tumor/mass

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Calc/o-

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calcium

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Embol/o-

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embolus, occluding plug

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Dissemin/o-

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widely scattered throughout the body

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Vasul/o-

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blood vessel

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Agglutin/o-

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clumping/sticking

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Phor/o-

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to bear/carry

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Phleb/o-

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vein

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Ven/i-

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vein

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Attenu/o-

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weakened

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Gene/o-

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gene

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Apher/o-

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withdrawal

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Log/o-

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word, the study of

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-in

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a substance

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-phil

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attraction to

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-ar/-ic

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pertaining to

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-gen

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that which produces

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-ation

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a process

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-stasis

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condition of standing still

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-oid

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resembling

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-or

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thing that produces

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-ity

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stat/condition

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-emic/-emia

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pertaining to a condition of the blood

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-penia

A

condition of deficiency

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-crasia

A

condition of a mixing

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-ion

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action/condition

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-ed

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pertaining to

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-crit

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separation of

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-ure

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system/result of

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-ous

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pertaining to

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