Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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A-, An-

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Not, Without

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Aut-, Auto-

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Self

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Dia-

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Complete, through

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

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Above, Upon

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Ex-

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Out, Outside

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Exo-

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Of, Outward

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Hyper-

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Excessive, More than normal

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Hypo-

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Deficient, Below normal

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In-

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Into, In

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Pro-

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Before, Forward

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Re-

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Back, Again

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Retro-

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Behind

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Sub-

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Below, Under

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Trans-

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Across, Through

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carcin/o

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Cancer/ous

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21
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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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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Cis/o

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To cut

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Crin/o

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To secrete

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o, Dermat/o

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Skin

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestines

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

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Gynec/o

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Woman, Female

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Hem/o, Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Iatr/o

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Treatment, Physician

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40
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Leuk/o

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Whi

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41
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Log/o

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Study of

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42
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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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44
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Onc/o

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Tumor (Cancerous)

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Opthalm/o

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Eye

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Path/o

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Disease

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Ped/o

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Child

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49
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Psych/o

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Mind

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50
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Radi/o

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X-rays

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51
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Ren/o

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Kidney

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52
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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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54
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Sect/o

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To cut

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55
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Thromb/o

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Clot, Clotting

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Ur/o

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Urine, Urinary

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57
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-ac, -al

A

Pertaining to

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58
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-algia

A

Pain

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59
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-cyte

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Cell

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60
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-ectomy

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Excision, Removal

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-genic

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Pertaining to producing

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63
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-globin

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Protein

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64
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-gram

A

Record

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65
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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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66
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-ion

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Process

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67
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-ist

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Specialist

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68
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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Process of study

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-oma

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Tumor, Mass, Swelling

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71
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-opsy

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Process of viewing

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72
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-osis

A

Condition, usually abnormal

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73
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-pathy

A

Disease

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74
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-scope

A

Instrument used to examine

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75
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-scopy

A

Process of visually examining

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76
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-sis

A

State of

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-tomy

A

Process of cutting

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-y

A

Process, Condition

79
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Supine

A

Lying on the back

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Prone

A

Lying on the belly

81
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Anterior/Ventral

A

Forward/Front

82
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Posterior/Dorsal

A

Back

83
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Deep

A

Toward the center of the body

84
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Superficial

A

On the surface

85
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Inferior

A

Below another structure

86
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Superior

A

Above another structu

87
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Medial

A

Middle or middle plane

88
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Proximal

A

Close to the attachment to the trunk

89
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Distal

A

Far from point of attachment to the trunk

90
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Abdomin/o

A

Belly ( Not stomach)

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Adip/o

A

Fat

92
Q

Anter/o

A

Front

93
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Bol/o

A

Chemical process of the body

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Cervic/o

A

Neck or lower end of uterus

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Chondr/o

A

Cartilage

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Chrom/o

A

Color

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Coccyg/o

A

Coccyx or tailbone

98
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Crani/o

A

Skull

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Cyt/o

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Cell

100
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Dist/o

A

Far or distant

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Dors/o

A

Back portion of the body

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Hist/o

A

Tissue

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Ili/o

A

Ilium, upper part of the pelvic bone

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Inguin/o

A

Groin

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Kary/o

A

Nucleus

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Later/o

A

Side

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Lumb/o

A

Lower back

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Pelv/i

A

Pelvis

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Poster/o

A

Back, behind

112
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Proxim/o

A

Nearest

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum (region of the back)

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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

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Spin/o

A

Spine or backbone

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Thel/o, Theli/o

A

Nipple

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Thorac/o

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Chest

118
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Trache/o

A

Trachea or windpipe

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Umbilic/o

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Navel

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Ventr/o

A

Belly side of the body

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebrae, backbones

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Viscer/o

A

Internal organs

123
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Ana-

A

Up

124
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Cata-

A

Down

125
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Meta-

A

Change

126
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Inter-

A

Between

127
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Intra-

A

Within

128
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-eal, -iac, -ior

A

Pertaining to

129
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-ism

A

Process or condition

130
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-ose

A

Pertaining to, Full of

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-plasm

A

Formation

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-somes

A

Bodies

133
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-type

A

Picture or classification

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Acr/o

A

Extremities, top, extreme point

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Acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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Amni/o

A

Amnion

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Angi/o

A

Vessel

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Arteri/o

A

Artery

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Blephar/o

A

Eyelid

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Bronch/o

A

Bronchial tubed

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Chem/o

A

Drug, chemical

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Chron/o

A

Time

144
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Col/o

A

Colon

145
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Cyst/o

A

Urinary bladder

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Hydr/o

A

Water, fluid

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Inguin/o

A

Groin

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Isch/o

A

To hold back

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Lapar/o

A

Abdomin

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Laryng/o

A

Larynx

151
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Lymph/o

A

Lymph

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Mamm/o, Mast/one

A

Breast

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Morph/o

A

Shape, form

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Muc/o

A

Mucous

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My/o

A

Muscle

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Myel/o

A

Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Necr/o

A

Death

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Neutr/o

A

Neutrophil

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Opthalm/o

A

Eye

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Ot/o

A

Ear

161
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Peritone/o

A

Peritoneum

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Phag/o

A

To eat, swalloe

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Phleb/o

A

Vein

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Plas/o

A

Formation or development

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Pleur/o

A

Pleura

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Pneumon/o

A

Lungs

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Pulmon/o

A

Lungs

168
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Rect/o

A

Rectum, Straight

169
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Splen/o

A

Spleen

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Staphyl/o

A

Clusters

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Strept/o

A

Twisted chains

172
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Tonsill/o

A

Tonsils

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Ven/o

A

Vein

174
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-cele

A

Hernia

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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

176
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-coccus

A

Berry-shaped bacterium

177
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-cocci

A

Plural of berry-shaped bacterium

178
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-dynia

A

Pain

179
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-genesis

A

Condition of producing

180
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-gram

A

Record

181
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-gram

A

Record

182
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-graph

A

Instruments of recording

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-penia

A

Deficiency

184
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-phobia

A

Fear

185
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-plasia

A

Development, growth

186
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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

187
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-ptosis

A

Drooping, falling

188
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-rrhea

A

Flow, discharge

189
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-sclerosis

A

Hardening

190
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-stasis

A

Controlling, stopping