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Medical Terminology- Common Root Words Flashcards

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1
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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Acou/o

Acous/o

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Hear

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Alb/o

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White

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Alges/o

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Pain

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Andr/o

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Man,male

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Angin/o

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Blood vessel

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Ankyl/o

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Fused,stiff

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Anter/o

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Front

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Append/o

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Appendix

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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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Asthen/o

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Weak

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Atel/o

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Incomplete

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Ather/o

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Joint

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Audi/o

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To hear

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Aur/o

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Ear

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Aut/o

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Self

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Bi

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Life; also two

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Bil/i

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Bile

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Blast/o

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Germ,bud,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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Bronch/i

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Airway,bronchus

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Burs/o

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Pouch or sac

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32
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Calc/i

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Calcium

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Carp/o

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Wrist

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Cartil/o

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Cartilage, gristle

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Cec/o

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Blind intestine, cecum

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Cel/o

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Hernia, protrusion

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40
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Cent/e

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To puncture (a body cavity)

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41
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Cent/i

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A fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100

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42
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Cephal/o

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Head

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43
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Cerebr/o

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Brain,cerebrum

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44
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Cervic/o

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Neck

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45
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Chol/e

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Bile

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46
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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47
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Chrom/o

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Color

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48
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Chron/o

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Time

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49
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Cirrh/o

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Yellow-orange

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50
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Cleid/o

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Clavicle

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51
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Col/o

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Colon

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52
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Colp/o

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Vagina

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53
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Condyl/o

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Knuckle of a joint

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54
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Cor/o

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Pupil

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55
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Corne/o

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Cornea

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56
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Cost/o

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Rib

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57
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Crani/o

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Cranium, skull

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58
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Crin/o

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To secrete

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59
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Cubitus

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Elbow

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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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62
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Cycl/o

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Circle or cycle

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63
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Cyst/o

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Bladder

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64
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Cyt/o

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Cell

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65
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Derm(at)/o

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Skin

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Digit

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Finger or toe

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Dipl/o

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Two, double

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Disk/o

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Flat shape, intervertebral disk

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Dist/o

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Distant/away

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Diverticul/o

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Diverticulum,a small blind pouch

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Dors/o

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Back

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Duct/o

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Lead, move

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Ech/o

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To bounce, sound

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Ede

A

Swelling

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Elast/o

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Change shape

78
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Electr//o

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Electricity

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Embol/o

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A plug

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Embry/o

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Embryo

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Emesis

A

Vomit

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Emmetr/o

A

According to measure

83
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

84
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Enter/o

A

Small intestine

85
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Episo/o

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Vulva

86
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Erythr/o

A

Red

87
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Esthesi

A

Sensation or perception

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Febr

A

Fever

89
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Flex

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Bend

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Foramen

A

Opening

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Fract

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Break

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gest

A

Carry, produce, congestion

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Glyc/o

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Sugar, sweet

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Gno

A

Know

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Gyn/o

A

Woman, female

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Hem(at)/o

A

Blood

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Hepat/o

A

Liver

99
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Heter/o

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Other, different

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Hom/o

A

The same

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Idi/o

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Person, self

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Lact/o

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Milk

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lingu/o

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Tongue

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Mal/o

A

Abnormal, bad

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Melan/o

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Black, dark

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Men/o

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Mouth

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Mening/o

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Membrane, usually refers to meninges

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Myel/o

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Marrow or spinal chord

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My/o

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Muscle

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

114
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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Ocul/o

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Eye

116
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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

117
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Oste/o

A

Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

119
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Ov/o

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Egg

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Palpate

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To examine by touch

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Path/o

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Disease

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Ped/o

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Child or foot

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Percuss

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To examine by striking

124
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Phag/o

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Eat

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Pharyng/o

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Throat

126
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Phot/o

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Light

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Pleur/o

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Rib, side

128
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Pneum(at)/o

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Lungs, air

129
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Pneumo(n)/o

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Lung

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Pod(i)

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Foot

131
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Pseud/o

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False

132
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Psych/o

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Mind

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Pto

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Fall

134
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Ptyal/o

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Saliva

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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

136
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Pur,py

A

Pus

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Pyr/o

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Fire, heat

138
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Quadr/o; quar

A

Four

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

141
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Sangui(n)o

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Blood

142
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Scler/o

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Hard

143
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Sebum

A

A fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands

144
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Sect/o

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Cut

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Sept/o

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Wall, divider; also seven

146
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Serum

A

The clear portion of body fluids, including blood

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Sinus

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Cavity,channel, or hollow space

148
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Som(a)

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Body

149
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Spir/o

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Coil, to breath

150
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Stern(o)

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Sternum ( breast bone)

151
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Stomat/o

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Mouth

152
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Thorac/ o

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Chest

153
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Tom/ o

A

Cut

154
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Toxic/o

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Poisonous

155
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Trich/o

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Hair

156
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Ur/o

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Urine

157
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Uter/o

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Uterus, womb

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Varic/o

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Dilated vein

159
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Vas/o

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Blood vessel

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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

161
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Xen/o

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Foreign ( material)

162
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Xer/o

A

Dry

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