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Medical Terminology And Abbreviations Flashcards

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What are the parts of medical words?

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Root words, prefix, suffix, combining vowel, combining forms

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Meaning of macro-

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Large

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Meaning of micro-

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Small

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Meaning of hyper-

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High

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Meaning of hypo-

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Low

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Meaning of EU-

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Normal

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Meaning of pan/ Omni

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All

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Meaning of a/an -

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Absent

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Meaning of megalo-

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Large

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Meaning of mono-

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Single

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Meaning of di-

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Two

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Meaning of tri-

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Three

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Meaning of quad/tetra -

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Four

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Meaning of poly -

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Many, a lot

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Meaning of oligo-

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Few, very little

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Meaning of ante-, pre-, pro-

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Before, forward

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Meaning of post-, retro-, meta-

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After, behind

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Meaning of tacky-

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Fast

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Meaning of Brady / brachy -

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Slow

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Meaning of epi/peri/circum-

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Around

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Meaning of endo/entra

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Inside

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Meaning of exo/extra

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Outside

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Meaning of inter

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Between

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Meaning of trans-

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Across

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Meaning of dia/per-

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Through, complete

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Meaning of medi (o/a)

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Middle

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Meaning of para-

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Nearby

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Meaning of juxta-

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Next to, beside

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Meaning of ab -

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Away

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Meaning of ad -

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Toward

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Meaning of dis-

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To separate

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Meaning of Leuko -

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White

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Meaning of erythro-

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Red

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Meaning of chloro

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Green

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Meaning of melan-

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Black

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Meaning of flav-

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Yellow

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Meaning of cyano

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Blue

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Meaning of chromo/chromate

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Color

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cephalo

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Head

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Cerv

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Neck

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Thoraco

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Chest

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Abdomino

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Abdominal

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Pelvo

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Pelvic

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Periton

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Peritoneum

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Derm

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Skin

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Neuro

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Nerve

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Hemo

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Blood

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Arterio/ Angio

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Arteries

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Veno/vena

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Venous

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Vasculo

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Vascular

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Musculo

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Muscle

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Myo/ sacro

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Muscle

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Skelet/0

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skeleton

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Osteo

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Bone

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Cyto/ cyte

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Cell

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Thyro

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Thyroid

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Trachea

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Trachea

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Esophago

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Esophagus

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Thymo

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Thymus

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Masto/mammo

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Mammary gland

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Pulmo/pneumo

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Lung

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Cardio

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Heart

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Gastro

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Stomach

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Hepato

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Liver

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Cholecysto

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Gallbladder

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Spleno

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Spleen

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Pancreato

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Pancreas

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Adreno

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Adrenal gland

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Nephron

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Kidney

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Entero

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Intestine

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-Ology

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Study of

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-Philia

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Love of

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-Phobia

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Fear of

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-Tension

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Pressure

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-Xia

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Oxygen

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-Capnea

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Carbon dioxide

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-Pnea

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Air

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-Ase

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Enzyme

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-Lytic

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Destruction

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Dys

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Problem, abnormal

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Mal

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Bad

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-Itis

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Inflammation

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Plasia/plasm

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Growth

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Oma

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Tumer

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Trophy

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Cellular growth

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Pathy

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Disease

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Osis

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Abnormal condition

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Ia

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Abnormal condition

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Ism

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State

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ic/eal

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Pertaining, related to some process

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Meta

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Change, transformation

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Stasis/static

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Maintain normal condition

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Dynamic

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Changing

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Penia/emia

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Relating to blood condition

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Ectomy

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Excision, removal

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Otomy

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Incision, cutting

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Ostomy

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To make hole

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Scopy

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To view

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Graphy

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Process of recording

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Gram

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Recording

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Chemo

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Chemical

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Echo/ sono

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Sound

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Electro

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Pertaining to electrical charge

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Anti

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Opposing, against

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Pro

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Before, promoting

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Centri

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Center

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Fibro

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Fiber

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Thrombo

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Clot

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Pepsia

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Digestion

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emesis

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Vomiting

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Ptosis

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Lower position of organ

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Pyo

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Pus

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Pyr

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Relating to fever

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Uria

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Urination

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Necro

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Death

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Praxia/taxia

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Motor activity

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lexia

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Condition involving reading

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Logia

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Condition involving speech

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Algesia

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Denoting pain

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Genic

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Producing

Medical & Pharmaceutical Terminology (14 decks)

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