Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Maxill/o

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Jaw

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  1. Orth/o
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Straighten

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Pytal/o

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Saliva

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Pylor/o

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Pylorus

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Appendic/o

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Appendix

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid

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Cholecyst/o

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Gall bladder

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Prand/o

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Meal

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Proct/o

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Anus/rectum

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Odont/o

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Tooth

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Or/o

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Mouth

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Sial/o

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Saliva

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Col/o

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Colon

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Chol/e

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Bile/gall

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Dent/o

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Tooth

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Stomat/o

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Mouth

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Colon/o

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Colon

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Cholangi/o

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Bile duct

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Enter/o

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Small bowel

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Orth/o

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Specialty

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My/o

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Muscle

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Ten/o

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Tendon

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Fibr/o

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Fibrous tissue

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Leiomy/o

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Smooth muscle

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Cervic/o

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Cervical spine

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Phalang/o

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Phalanges

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Radi/o

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Radius

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra/spine

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Calcane/o

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Calcaneous

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Patell/o

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Patella

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Muscul/o

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Muscle

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Skelet/o

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Skeleton

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Tend/o

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Tendon

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Burs/o

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Bursa

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Ankyl/o

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Stiff

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Lumb/o

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Lumbar spine

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Carp/o

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Wrist bones

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Humer/o

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Humerus

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra/spine

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Tibi/o

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Tibia

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Femor/o

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Femur

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Radi/o

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X-ray/imaging

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Fasci/o

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Fascia

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Tendon/o

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Tendon

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Ligament/o

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Ligament

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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Thorac/o

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Thoracic spine

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Stern/o

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Sternum

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Metacarp/o

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Metacarpal bones

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Articul/o

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Joint

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Lamin/o

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Lamina

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Fibul/o

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Fibula

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Pelv/i

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Pelvis

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Roentgen/o

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X-ray

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Pulm/o

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Specialty

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Pneum/o

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Air

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Pleur/o

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Pleur

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Alveol/o

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Alveolus

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Hydr/o

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Fluid

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Bronchi/o

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Bronchi

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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Emphys/o

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Inflate

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Aer/o

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Air

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Trache/o

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Trachea

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Lob/o

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Lobe

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Py/o

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Pus

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Kerat/o

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Thickened tissue

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Onych/o

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Nails

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Scler/o

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Hardening

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Melan/o

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Black

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Pil/o

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Hair

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Squam/o

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Scaly

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Eryth/o

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Red

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Myc/o

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Fungal

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Trich/o

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Hair

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Xer/o

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Dry

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Leuk/o

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White

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114
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Neur/o

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Specialty

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Mening/o

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Meninges

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Phag/o

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Swallowing

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Poli/o

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Gray matter

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Cervic/o

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Cervical spine

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Arachn/o

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Spider

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Radicul/o

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Nerve root

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra/spine

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord

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Pleg/o

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Paralysis

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Psych/o

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Mind

128
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Lumb/o

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Lumbar spine

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Gli/o

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Support tissue

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Ventricul/o

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Ventricle

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Lamin/o

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Lamina

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Cerebr/o

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Brain

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Poli/o

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Gray

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Phas/o

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Speech

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Thorac/o

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Thoracic spine

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Plas/o

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Development

139
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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra/spine

140
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Ankyl/o

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Stiffen

141
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Nephr/o

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Kidney

142
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Pyel/o

A

Renal pelvis

143
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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

144
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Ureter/o

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Ureter

145
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Olig/o

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Very little

146
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Carcin/o

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Cancer

147
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Lith/o

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Stone

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Cyst/o

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Bladder

150
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Urin/o

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Urine

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adren/o

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Adrenal

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Ur/o

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Urinary

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Vesic/o

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Bladder

157
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Meat/o

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Meatus/opening

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Scler/o

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Hardening

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Py/o

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Pus

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Noct/o

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Night

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Hydr/o

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Water/fluid

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Cervic/o

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Cervix

163
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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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Men/o

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Menstruation

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Orch/o

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Testicle

166
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Vas/o

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Vessel/duct

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Amni/o

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Amniotic sac

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Metr/o

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Uterus/womb

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Colp/o

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Vagina

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Mamm/o

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Breast

171
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Salping/o

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Fallopian

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Orchid/o

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Testicle

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Cornu/o

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Horn

174
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Prostat/o

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Prostate gland

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Oophor/o

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Ovary

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Gynec/o

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Woman

177
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Mast/o

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Breast

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Vagin/o

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Vagina

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Scrot/o

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Scrotom

180
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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Cyst/o

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Bladder/cyst

182
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Pen/o

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Penis

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Cardi/o

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Heart

184
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Angi/o

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Vessel

185
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Aneurysm/o

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Aneurysm

186
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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

187
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

188
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Ven/o

A

Vein

189
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Varic/o

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Dilated vein

190
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Lymph/o

A

Lymph system

191
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Splen/o

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Spleen

192
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Immun/o

A

Immune

193
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Vas/o

A

Vessel

194
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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Ather/o

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Fatty plaque

196
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Coron/o

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Heart

197
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Thomb/o

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Blood clot

198
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Emphys/o

A

Inflate

199
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Thym/o

A

Thymus

200
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Vascul/o

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Vessel

201
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Areteri/o

A

Artery

202
Q

Atri/o

A

Atrium

203
Q

Phleb/o

A

Vein

204
Q

Embol/o

A

Blockage

205
Q

Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle

206
Q

Phag/o

A

Swallow

207
Q

Agglutin/o

A

Clumping

208
Q

A, An-

A

Without

209
Q

Dys-

A

Difficult/painful

210
Q

Intra-

A

Within

211
Q

Hypo-

A

Below/deficient

212
Q

Trans-

A

Through

213
Q

Poly-

A

Multiple

214
Q

Extra-

A

Outside

215
Q

Pre-

A

Before

216
Q

Hemi-

A

Half

217
Q

Leio-

A

Soft

218
Q

Tachy-

A

Fast

219
Q

Macro-

A

Large

220
Q

Quadri-

A

Four

221
Q

Uni-

A

One

222
Q

Ab-

A

Away from

223
Q

Mal-

A

Bad

224
Q

Retro-

A

Behind/backwards

225
Q

Hyper-

A

Excessive

226
Q

Supra-

A

Above

227
Q

Ante-

A

Forward

228
Q

Para-

A

Near/next to

229
Q

Post-

A

After

230
Q

Fibro-

A

Fibrous

231
Q

Oligo-

A

Few/little

232
Q

Brady-

A

Slow

233
Q

Micro-

A

Small

234
Q

Tri-

A

Three

235
Q

Echo-

A

Repeated sound

236
Q

Dia-

A

Through

237
Q

Endo-

A

Within

238
Q

Epi-

A

Above/upon

239
Q

Peri-

A

Around

240
Q

Infra-

A

Below

241
Q

Neo-

A

New

242
Q

Medi-

A

Middle

243
Q

Sub-

A

Under

244
Q

Hydro-

A

Water/fluid

245
Q

Anti-

A

Against

246
Q

Inter-

A

Between

247
Q

Ortho-

A

Straight

248
Q

Bi-

A

Two

249
Q

-algia

A

Pain

250
Q

-pathy

A

Disease

251
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation of

252
Q

-iasis

A

Abnormal condition

253
Q

-phagia

A

Swallowing

254
Q

-tome

A

Cutting instrument

255
Q

-ectasis

A

Dilation

256
Q

-rrhea

A

Discharge/flow

257
Q

-lith

A

Stone

258
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement of

259
Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suturing

260
Q

-dynia

A

Pain

261
Q

-ar, ary, al, ac

A

Pertaining to

262
Q

-osis

A

Abnormal condition

263
Q

-stomy

A

Opening

264
Q

-phasia

A

Speaking

265
Q

-tomy

A

Incision of

266
Q

-stenosis

A

Narrowing

267
Q

-rrhagia

A

Profuse discharge

268
Q

-lysis

A

Destruction of

269
Q

-sclerosis

A

Hardening

270
Q

-rrhexis

A

Rupture

271
Q

-ectomy

A

Excision/removal of

272
Q

-itic

A

Pertaining to

273
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

274
Q

-spasm

A

Contraction

275
Q

-emesis

A

Vomiting

276
Q

-oid

A

Resembling

277
Q

-um

A

Structure

278
Q

-oma

A

Tumor

279
Q

-toxic

A

Poisonous

280
Q

-malacia

A

Softening

281
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

282
Q

-pepsia

A

Digestion

283
Q

-tripsy

A

Crushing

284
Q

-trophy

A

Growth

285
Q

-pexy

A

Fixation

286
Q

-scope

A

Instrument to view

287
Q

-phylaxis

A

Protection

288
Q

-grade

A

To go, going

289
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

290
Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture of

291
Q

-graphy

A

Recording process

292
Q

-graph

A

Recording instrument

293
Q

-sarcoma

A

Tumor of connective tissue

294
Q

-poiesis

A

Production of

295
Q

-prandial

A

Meal

296
Q

-asthenia

A

Weakness

297
Q

-ology

A

Study of

298
Q

-edema

A

Swelling

299
Q

-scopy

A

Procedure to view

300
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

301
Q

-tension

A

Pressure

302
Q

-ptosis

A

Prolapse

303
Q

-derma

A

Skin

304
Q

-gram

A

Recording

305
Q

-phoresis

A

Carrying/transmission

306
Q

-carcinoma

A

Epithelial tumor

307
Q

-genesis

A

Formation of

308
Q

-porosis

A

Porous

309
Q

-taxia

A

Coordination

310
Q

-ologist

A

One who studies

311
Q

-plasia

A

Development of

312
Q

-ole, ule

A

Small

313
Q

-ization

A

Process of

314
Q

-uria

A

Urine

315
Q

-cele

A

Herniation of

316
Q

-cyte

A

Cell

317
Q

-oxia

A

Pertaining to oxygen