Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Ab-

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Away from

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a-

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Without, absence of

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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-able

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Capable

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Acr/o

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Extremities

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Acou/o

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Hearing

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Ad-

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Toward, to

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Adren/o

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Adrenal gland

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Aer/o

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Air

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Af-

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Toward

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Alb-

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White

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Albumin/o

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Albumin; simple protein

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-algia

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Pain

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Alges/I-

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Sense of pain

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Aliment

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Food

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Alevol/o

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Alveolus; small hollow cavity

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Amb/I

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Both

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Ambul-

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To walk

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Amni/o

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Amnion ; inner fetal membrane

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An-

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Without, absence of

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Ana-

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Up, back, apart

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Andr/o

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Male

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Ankyl/o

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Stiff, crooked, bent

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An/o

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Anus

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Ante

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Before

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Anti

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Against

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Antr/o

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Antrum ; nearly closed cavity

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Aort/o

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Aorta ; largest artery

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-apheresis

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Removal

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Aponeur/o

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Aponeurosis ; flat sheet of connective tissue

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Append/o

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To hang from, appendix

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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Arche-

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First

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Aria

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Air

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Articul/o

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Joint

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-ase

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Referring to an enzyme

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-Asis, -Asia

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State of or condition of

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-asthenia-

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Weakness, lack of strength

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Astr/o

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Star shaped

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At-

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To

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Atel/o

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Imperfect

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Ather/o

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Fatty plaque

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Atresia

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Absence of a normal opening ; occlusion

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Atri/o

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Atrium; chamber

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Audi/o

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Hearing, sound

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Aur/I

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Ear

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Aur/o

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Gold

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Aut/o

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Self

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Ax-

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Axis

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Azot/o

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Nitrogen, urea nitrogen waste

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Balan/o

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Penis

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Baro

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Pressure

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Bi-

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Two, double, both

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Bil-

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Bile; fluid secreted by the liver

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Bin-

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Two, double

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Bi/o

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Life

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Bis-

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Two, double

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-blast

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Embryonic; tissue building cell

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Blast/o

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Developing cell

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole; small tubes of the bronchus

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Bronch/I

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Bronchus, airway

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Burs/o

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Bursa ( fluid filled sac)

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Cac/o

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Bad or Ill

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Cal-

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Pebble, stone or calcium

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Calcane/o

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Calcaneus

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Calc/I

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Lime, stone, or calcium

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-capnia

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Carbon dioxide

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Carcin/o

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Cancer of epithelial tissue

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Carp/o

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Carpals (wrist bones)

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Cata-

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Downward or down

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Caud-

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Tail

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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-cele

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Herniation, pouch

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Celi/o

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Abdomen

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Cellular

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Cell

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Centa

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One hundred

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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Cephal/o

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Brain, head

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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum; small hind brain

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Cerebr/o

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Brain, cerebrum; large outer brain

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Cervic/o

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Neck or neck of the uterus

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Cheil/o

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Lip

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Chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Chol/o

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Bile, gall

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Cholangi/o

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Bile duct

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Chori/o

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Chorion; outer fetal membrane

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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-cide

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Kill

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Circum

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Around

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-cise

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To cut

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-clasis

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Break down

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-clysis

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Washing

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-clast

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Destructive cell

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Clavicul/o

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Clavicle

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Co-

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With, together

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Coccus

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Round, spherical form of bacteria

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Cocci

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Round spherical form of bacteria

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Coel-

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Cavity

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Colla

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Glue

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Col/o

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Large intestine

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Colon

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Large intestine

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Colp/o

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Vagina

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Com-

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With, together

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Con-

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With, together

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Coni/o

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Dust

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Conjunctiv/o

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Conjunctiva; lining of the surface of the eye

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Contra-

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Against, opposite

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Core/o

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Pupil

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Corne/o

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Cornea

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Cor/o

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Pupil

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Corp-

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Body

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Cortic/o

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Cortex or outer layer of a gland

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Crani/o

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Cranium, head, skull

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Cribr-

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Sieve

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-crine

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To secrete

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Crista

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Ridge

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-crit

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To separate

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Cry/o

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Cold

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Cubit/o

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Elbow

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Culd/o

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Cul-de-sac; a blind pouch

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Cut-

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Separating or dividing fissure

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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145
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Cyesis-

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Pregnancy

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146
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Cyst/o

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Bladder, fluid filled sac

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-cyte

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Cell

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148
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Cyt/o

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Cell

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149
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Dacry/o

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Tears, tear duct

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150
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Dactyl/o

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Fingers/toes

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151
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De-

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Down, from

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152
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Deca-

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Ten

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Demi-

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Half

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Dendr/o

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Tree

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Dent/o

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Tooth

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Skin

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Surgical Union

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Desm/o

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Band or ligament

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Dextr/o

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Right

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Di-

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Twice; double, two

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Dia-

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Through, apart, across

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Diaphragmat/o

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Diaphragm

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Dif-

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To carry apart

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Dipl/o

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Double

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-dipsia

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Thirst

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Dis-

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Apart, free from

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Disk

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Flat, round structure ; intervertebral disk

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Dist-

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Away from the point of origin

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Diure

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To urinate

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Diverticul/o

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Diverticulum ; pouch in a wall

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Dont-

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Tooth

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Dors-

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Back

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-drome

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Symptoms

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Duct-

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Tube

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Duction-

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Movement

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Dur/o

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Tough

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Dynia

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Pain

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Dys

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Painful, difficult, bad, labored

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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Ech/o

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Reflected sound

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Ectasia-

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Expansion, dilitation, or stretching

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Ectasis-

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Expansion, dilitation, stretching

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Ecto-

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Out, outside, outer layer

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Ectop-

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Misplaced

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Edema

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Swelling

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Ef-

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Away from

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Embry/o

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Embryo, something that swells

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Emesis-

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Blood condition

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En-

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In, inside

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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End/o

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Inside

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Endocrin/o

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Internal secretion

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Epi-

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On, upon

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Epididym/o

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Epididymis ; structure on testicle surface

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Epiglott/o

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Epiglottis ; cartilage covering the larynx ; voice box

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Episi/o

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Perineum ; pelvis floor

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Epitheli/o

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Epithelium ; outer layer of skin

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Erg/o

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Work

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Erythr/o

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Red

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-esis-

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Condition

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus ; food tube from the throat to the stomach

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Esthesi/o

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Feeling, sensation

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Eti/o

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Cause of disease

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Eu-

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True, good, normal

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Ex

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Outside

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Extra-

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Outside

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Fasci/o

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Fascia, fibrous band

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Febrile

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Fever

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Femor/o

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Femur (upper leg bone)

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-Ferent

A

Carry

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Ferous

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Producing

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Ferr

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Iron

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Fetal

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Fetus, unborn child

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Fibr/o

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Fibrous, fiber

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Fibul/o

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Fibula ( lower leg bone )

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Flu-

A

Influenza

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Follicle

A

Small secreting sac

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Fore-

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In front of

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Form-

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Expressing shape or resemblance

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Fovea

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Pit or depression

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-fuge

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Separating ; driving away, expelling

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Furc-

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Branch; forked

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Gangli/o

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Ganglion ; mass of nerve tissue

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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-gen

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To produce, origin

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-genesis

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To produce, origin

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-genic

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To produce, origin

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Genial

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Pertaining to chin

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Genit/o

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Reproductive organ

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-genous

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Kind, type

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Geront/o

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Old age, elderly

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Gingiv/o

A

Gum

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-glia

A

Gluey substance

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Glomerul/o

A

Glomerulus ; kidney nephron

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Gloss/o

A

Tongue

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Gluc/o

A

Sugar, sweet, glucose

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Glyc/o

A

Sugar, sweet

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Glycos/o

A

Sugar, sweet

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Gnos-

A

Knowledge

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Gonad/o

A

Gonads ; sex glands

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-gram

A

Record, picture

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Graph

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Instrument that records

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Grapher

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One who records

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Graphy

A

The process of making a picture or recording

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Gravid/o

A

Pregnancy

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Gynec/o

A

Female

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Gyn/o

A

Female

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hemat/o

A

Blood

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hepat/o

A

Liver

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Herni/o

A

Hernia or protrusion of an organ through the body wall

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Heter/o

A

Other, different

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Hiatus

A

An opening

261
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Hidr/o

A

Sweat

262
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Hist/o

A

Tissue

263
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Home/o

A

Same ; constant unchanging state

264
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Homo-

A

Same

265
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Hormone

A

To excite; urging on

266
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Humer/o

A

Humerus

267
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Hydr/o

A

Water

268
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Hy/o

A

U-shaped

269
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Hyper-

A

Above, more than normal

270
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Hypo-

A

Below, less than normal

271
Q

Hymen/o

A

Hymen; vaginal entrance covering

272
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Hyster/o

A

Uterus

273
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-ia

A

State of, condition, process

274
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-ial

A

Pertaining to

275
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-iasis

A

Pathological or abnormal condition

276
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-iatric

A

Medical profession, physician

277
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-ic

A

Pertaining to

278
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-ical

A

Pertaining to

279
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-ician

A

One who

280
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-ictal

A

Seizure, attack

281
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-Id

A

Form or shape

282
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Id(io)

A

Ones own self

283
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Ile/o

A

Ileum; part of small intestine

284
Q

Ili/o

A

Ilium (hip bone)

285
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Im

A

Not

286
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Immun/o

A

Immunity ; protected from

287
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In-

A

In, within, not

288
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Inflam

A

To flame within

289
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Infra-

A

Beneath, below

290
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Inguin/o

A

Inguinal or groin

291
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Inter-

A

Between

292
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Intra-

A

Within, inside

293
Q

Irid/o

A

Iris

294
Q

-is-

A

Pertaining to

295
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Ischemia

A

Deficiency, blockage of blood supply

296
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Ischi/o

A

Ischium ; pelvic bone

297
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-ism

A

Condition or state of

298
Q

Is/o

A

Equal

299
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-ist-

A

One who specializes

300
Q

Itis

A

Inflammation or infection of

301
Q

-ity

A

Condition of

302
Q

-ium

A

Pertaining to, structure

303
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Jejun/o

A

Jejunum ; second part of small intestine

304
Q

Juxta-

A

Near

305
Q

Kal/i

A

Potassium

306
Q

Kary/o

A

Body, nucleus

307
Q

Kerat/o

A

Horn, hard tissue, cornea

308
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Kilo

A

One thousand

309
Q

Kinesi/o

A

Movement, motion

310
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Kinetic

A

Motion

311
Q

Kin/o

A

Movement

312
Q

Kyph/o

A

Hump

313
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Labyrinth/o

A

Labyrinth ; maze

314
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Lacrim/o

A

Tears

315
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Lact/o

A

Milk

316
Q

Lamin/o

A

Lamina ; layer

317
Q

Lapar/o

A

Abdominal wall, abdomen

318
Q

Laryng/o

A

Larynx, voice box

319
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Latent

A

Hidden; not active

320
Q

Later/o

A

Side

321
Q

Lei/o

A

Smooth

322
Q

-lemma

A

Membrane

323
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Lepsy

A

Seizure

324
Q

Leuk/o

A

White

325
Q

Liga

A

To bind

326
Q

Ligament/o

A

Ligament; fibrous connective tissue

327
Q

Lingu/o

A

Tongue

328
Q

Lip/o

A

Fat

329
Q

Lith/o

A

Stone, calcification

330
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Lobe-

A

Well defined part of an organ

331
Q

-logy

A

Study of

332
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-logist

A

One who studies, specialist

333
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Lumb/o

A

Lumbar, lower back

334
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Lymph/o

A

Lymph, lymph tissue

335
Q

-lysis

A

Dissolution, breakdown, destruction

336
Q

Lys/o

A

To kill, separating, destruction

337
Q

Macr/o

A

Large

338
Q

Mal-

A

Bad, abnormal

339
Q

-malacia

A

Soft

340
Q

Mamm/o

A

Breast

341
Q

Mandibul/o

A

Mandible; lower jaw

342
Q

-mania

A

Madness

343
Q

Mast/o

A

Breast

344
Q

Mastoid-

A

Resembling a breast; bone of the skull

345
Q

Maxill/o

A

Maxilla; upper jaw

346
Q

Meat/o

A

Passage, opening meatus

347
Q

Medi-

A

Middle

348
Q

Mega-

A

Large

349
Q

Megal/o

A

Large

350
Q

-megaly

A

Enlarged

351
Q

Melan/o

A

Black

352
Q

Mening/o

A

Meninges; lining of the central nervous system

353
Q

Menisci/o

A

Meniscus; cartilage pads

354
Q

Ment/o

A

Chin

355
Q

Mentia-

A

Mental, mind

356
Q

Men/o

A

Menstruation

357
Q

Meso-

A

Middle

358
Q

Meta-

A

Beyond, change

359
Q

-meter-

A

Instrument to measure

360
Q

-metry

A

Process of measurement

361
Q

Metr/o

A

Uterine tissue

362
Q

Micr/o

A

Very small

363
Q

Mitos-

A

Thread, filament

364
Q

Mon/o

A

Single, one

365
Q

Morph/o

A

Form, shape

366
Q

-mortem

A

Death

367
Q

Mot/o

A

Moving

368
Q

Muc/o

A

Mucus

369
Q

Multi-

A

Many, much

370
Q

Myc/o

A

Fungus

371
Q

Myel/o

A

Bone marrow or spinal cord

372
Q

My/o

A

Muscle

373
Q

Myring/o

A

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

374
Q

Narc/o

A

Numbness, stupor

375
Q

Nas/o

A

Nose

376
Q

Natus

A

Birth, newborn

377
Q

-natal

A

Birth, newborn

378
Q

Natri-

A

Sodium

379
Q

Necr/o

A

Death of cells

380
Q

Ne/o

A

New

381
Q

Nephr/o

A

Kidney

382
Q

Neur/o

A

Neuron, nerve

383
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Noct/i

A

Night

384
Q

Non-

A

No, none

385
Q

Nona-

A

Nine

386
Q

Null-

A

None

387
Q

Nutriti/o

A

To nourish

388
Q

Octa-

A

Eight

389
Q

Ocul/o-

A

Eye

390
Q

Odont/o

A

Tooth

391
Q

-odynia

A

Pain

392
Q

-oid

A

Resembling, like

393
Q

Olfact-

A

Smell

394
Q

Olig/o

A

Few, scant

395
Q

-ology

A

The study of

396
Q

-ologist

A

Specialist

397
Q

-oma

A

Mass, tumor

398
Q

Omphal/o

A

Umbilicus, navel, belly button

399
Q

Onc/o

A

Mass, tumor

400
Q

Onych/o

A

Nail

401
Q

O/o

A

Ova(eggs) female sex cells

402
Q

Oophor/o

A

Ovary

403
Q

-opia

A

Vision

404
Q

Ophtalm/o

A

Eye

405
Q

Opt/o

A

Vision

406
Q

-opsy

A

To view

407
Q

Orb-

A

Circle, orbit

408
Q

Orchi/o

A

Testes

409
Q

Orchid/o

A

Testes

410
Q

Organ-

A

Body parts with special function

411
Q

Or/o

A

Mouth

412
Q

-orrhagia

A

Rapid flow, hemorrhage

413
Q

-orrhaphy

A

Suture, repair

414
Q

-orrhea

A

Discharge

415
Q

-orrhexis

A

Rupture

416
Q

Orth/o

A

Straight

417
Q

Os-

A

Bone

418
Q

-ose

A

Suffix for carbohydrates

419
Q

-osis

A

Condition of

420
Q

Osse/o

A

Pertaining to bone

421
Q

Oste/o

A

Bone

422
Q

-o/stomy

A

Creation of an artificial opening

423
Q

Ot/o

A

Ear

424
Q

-o/tomy

A

Cut into or incision

425
Q

-ous

A

Pertaining to

426
Q

Ova-

A

Egg

427
Q

Ovari/o

A

Ovary; female sex gland

428
Q

Ox/i

A

Pertaining to oxygen

429
Q

-oxia-

A

Pertaining to oxygen

430
Q

Pachy/o

A

Thick

431
Q

Palat/o

A

Palate; roof of mouth

432
Q

Pan-

A

All, total

433
Q

Pancreat/o

A

Pancreas

434
Q

Para-

A

Beside, beyond, near

435
Q

-paresis

A

Partial; slight paralysis

436
Q

Pariet/o

A

Wall

437
Q

-partum

A

To bear, labor or to give birth, delivery

438
Q

Patell/o

A

Patella; knee cap

439
Q

Path/o

A

Disease

440
Q

Pathy

A

Relating to disease

441
Q

Ped-

A

Child or foot

442
Q

-pedia

A

Child

443
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency, lack of

444
Q

Pepsia-

A

Digestion

445
Q

Pelv/I

A

Pelvis

446
Q

Penta-

A

Five

447
Q

Per-

A

Through, by

448
Q

Peri-

A

Around

449
Q

Perine/o

A

Perineum

450
Q

Peritone/o

A

Peritoneum

451
Q

Petr/o

A

Stone

452
Q

-pexy

A

Surgical fixation or suspension

453
Q

-phage

A

Eating

454
Q

-phagia

A

Eating, swallowing

455
Q

Phag/o

A

To eat

456
Q

Phalang/o

A

Phalanges; fingers/toes

457
Q

Pharmac/o

A

Drug, medicine

458
Q

Pharyng/o

A

Pharynx, throat

459
Q

Phasia-

A

Speak or speech

460
Q

Phas/o

A

Speech

461
Q

-philia

A

Love, affinity

462
Q

Phleb/o

A

Vein

463
Q

-phobia

A

Fear

464
Q

-phonia

A

Sound or voice

465
Q

Phon/o

A

Sound

466
Q

Phot/o

A

Light

467
Q

Phren/o

A

Diaphragm

468
Q

Phrenia

A

Mind

469
Q

-phylaxis

A

Protection, preventive

470
Q

Physi/o

A

Function

471
Q

-physis

A

Growth

472
Q

Pili-

A

Hair

473
Q

Pineal-

A

Pineal gland; pine cone shaped

474
Q

-plasia

A

Formation, growth

475
Q

-plasm-

A

Living tissue

476
Q

-plasty-

A

Surgical repair

477
Q

Platy-

A

Flat

478
Q

-plegia-

A

Paralysis

479
Q

Pleur/o

A

Lung, rib area

480
Q

Pod-

A

Foot

481
Q

-poiesis

A

Making or production

482
Q

Poli/o

A

Gray matter disease

483
Q

Poly-

A

Many

484
Q

Polyp/o

A

Small growth

485
Q

-pnea

A

Breathe

486
Q

Pneum/o

A

Lungs

487
Q

Pneumon/o

A

Lungs

488
Q

Por/o

A

Small openings

489
Q

-porosis

A

Condition of holes or passages

490
Q

Post-

A

After, behind

491
Q

Pre-

A

For, before, in front of

492
Q

Presby-

A

Old age

493
Q

Prim/i

A

First

494
Q

Pro-

A

Before, for

495
Q

Proct/o

A

Rectum and Anus

496
Q

Prostat/o

A

Prostate gland

497
Q

Proxim/o

A

Near point of origin

498
Q

Pseud/o

A

False

499
Q

Psych/o

A

Mind, soul

500
Q

-ptosis-

A

Prolapse, drooping

501
Q

Pub/o

A

Pubis; a pelvic bone

502
Q

Pulmon/o

A

Lungs

503
Q

Pupill/a

A

Pupil of the eye

504
Q

Pyel/o

A

Renal pelvis

505
Q

Pylor/o

A

Pylorus; lowest part of the stomach

506
Q

Py/o

A

Pus

507
Q

Pyr/o

A

Fire, fever

508
Q

Quad-

A

Four

509
Q

Quint-

A

Five

510
Q

Radicul/o

A

Nerve root, spine

511
Q

Radi-

A

Radiation of radius

512
Q

Re-

A

Again, back

513
Q

Rect/o

A

Rectum

514
Q

Ren/o

A

Kidney

515
Q

Reticul/o

A

Network of cells

516
Q

Retin/o

A

Retina; inner lining of the eye

517
Q

Retr/o

A

Behind, backward

518
Q

Rhin/o

A

Nose

519
Q

Rhiz/o

A

Nerve root

520
Q

Rhytid/o

A

Wrinkles

521
Q

-rrhagia-

A

Burst forth; hemorrhage

522
Q

-rrhaphy-

A

Suture, repair

523
Q

-rrhea-

A

Discharge, flow

524
Q

-rrhexis-

A

Rupture

525
Q

Sacchar-

A

Sugar

526
Q

Salping/o

A

Uterine tube or Fallopian tube

527
Q

Sanguin/o

A

Blood

528
Q

Sarc/o

A

Flesh

529
Q

-sarcoma

A

Cancer of connective tissue

530
Q

Scapul/o

A

Scapula; shoulder blade

531
Q

Schisis-

A

Split, fissure

532
Q

Schiz/o

A

Split

533
Q

Scler/o

A

Sclera; white of the eye of hardening

534
Q

-sclerosis

A

Condition of Hardening

535
Q

Scoli/o

A

Crooked, curved

536
Q

-scope-

A

Instrument to view or examine

537
Q

-scopy

A

Visualize or view

538
Q

Seb/o

A

Fat or oil

539
Q

Sect-

A

Cut

540
Q

Semi-

A

Half, part of a whole

541
Q

Sens-

A

Feeling

542
Q

Sepsis-

A

Infection

543
Q

Septic-

A

Pathogenic

544
Q

Sept/o

A

Septum; wall dividing two cavities

545
Q

Septa

A

Seven

546
Q

Ser/o

A

Fluid part of blood

547
Q

Sexti

A

Six

548
Q

Sial/o

A

Saliva

549
Q

Sigmoid/o

A

Sigmoid colon; s-shaped

550
Q

Sinistr/o

A

Left

551
Q

Sinus-

A

Cavity in a bone

552
Q

-sis

A

State of; condition

553
Q

Soma-

A

Body

554
Q

Son/o

A

Sound

555
Q

-spasm

A

Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

556
Q

Spermat/o

A

Spermatozoa; male sex cells

557
Q

Sphygm/o

A

Pulse

558
Q

Spina-

A

Spine

559
Q

Spirilla-

A

Spiral shaped bacteria

560
Q

Spir/o

A

Breath

561
Q

Splen/o

A

Spleen

562
Q

Spondyl/o

A

Vertebrae or vertebral column

563
Q

Squam-

A

Scale

564
Q

Staphyl/o

A

Grape-like clusters

565
Q

Staped-

A

Stapes; bone of the middle ear

566
Q

-stasis

A

Standing still, stop

567
Q

Stern/o

A

Sternum, chest bone

568
Q

Steth/o

A

Chest

569
Q

Stomat/o

A

Mouth

570
Q

-stomy-

A

Make a new opening

571
Q

Strat-

A

Layer

572
Q

-stenosis-

A

Narrowing or constriction

573
Q

Strept/o

A

Twisted chains

574
Q

Styl/o

A

Stake, pole

575
Q

Sub-

A

Below, under

576
Q

Subcu

A

Subcutaneous; under the skin

577
Q

Super-

A

Above

578
Q

Supra

A

Above

579
Q

Sym-

A

With, together

580
Q

Syn

A

With, together

581
Q

Synovi/o

A

Membrane of synovial fluid of a joint

582
Q

Tachy-

A

Swift, fast

583
Q

Tars/o

A

Tarsals, ankle bone

584
Q

Tel/o

A

End

585
Q

Temp-

A

Temperature, heat

586
Q

Ten/o

A

Tendon

587
Q

Tend/o

A

Tendon

588
Q

Tendin/o

A

Tendon

589
Q

Tension-

A

Pressure; stretching

590
Q

Test/o

A

Testicles

591
Q

Testicul/o

A

Testicles

592
Q

Tetan-

A

Stiff

593
Q

Tetra

A

Four

594
Q

-therapy

A

Treatment

595
Q

Therm/o

A

Heat

596
Q

Thorac/o

A

Chest, thorax

597
Q

Thromb/o

A

Clot

598
Q

Thym/o

A

Thymus gland

599
Q

Thyr/o

A

Thyroid gland

600
Q

Tibi/o

A

Tibia; lower leg bone

601
Q

-tic

A

Pertaining to

602
Q

-tocia

A

Labor

603
Q

-tome

A

Cutting instrument

604
Q

Tom/o

A

Cut, section

605
Q

-tomy

A

To cut into; incision

606
Q

Ton/o

A

Tension, pressure

607
Q

Tonic

A

Stretch, tension, or pressure

608
Q

Tonsilla

A

Tonsils

609
Q

Tox/o

A

Poison

610
Q

Toxic/o

A

Poison

611
Q

Trache/o

A

Trachea; windpipe

612
Q

Trans

A

Through, across

613
Q

Tri-

A

Three

614
Q

Trich/o

A

Hair

615
Q

-tripsy-

A

Surgical crushing

616
Q

-trophic-

A

Nutrition or development

617
Q

-trophy-

A

Growth or development

618
Q

-tropic-

A

Influencing, affect

619
Q

Tuber-

A

Swelling, enlargement

620
Q

Tympan/o

A

Eardrum

621
Q

Ultra

A

Beyond, excess

622
Q

Um

A

Pertaining to

623
Q

Umbilic/o

A

Umbilicus; navel of belly button

624
Q

Ungul/o

A

Nail

625
Q

Uni

A

One

626
Q

Ureter/o

A

Ureter

627
Q

Urethr/o

A

Urethra

628
Q

Ur/o

A

Urine

629
Q

-uria

A

Urine

630
Q

Urin/o

A

Urine

631
Q

Uter/o

A

Uterine

632
Q

Uvul/o

A

Uvula; tissue suspended from the back of the throat

633
Q

Vagin/o

A

Vagina

634
Q

Varic/o

A

Twisted, swollen vein

635
Q

Vas/o

A

Vessel, duct

636
Q

Ven/o

A

Vein

637
Q

Ventr/o

A

Front

638
Q

Vertebr/o

A

Vertebrae

639
Q

Vesic/o

A

Fluid filled sac bladder

640
Q

Villi-

A

Finger like

641
Q

Viscer/o

A

Internal organs

642
Q

Vita-

A

Necessary for life

643
Q

Vitre/o

A

Glass-like

644
Q

Vulv/o

A

Vulva; female external genitalia

645
Q

Xanth/o

A

Yellow

646
Q

Xer/o

A

Dry

647
Q

-y-

A

The act, or result of an action, a condition or quality; process

648
Q

Zoa-

A

Animal

649
Q

Zoo-

A

Animal