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Medical Terminology G - O Flashcards

Contains all word parts and their meanings

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galact/o

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milk

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gamet/o

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gametes / sperm or eggs

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gangli/o

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ganglion/swelling/plexus

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ganglion-

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ganglion/swelling/plexus

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gastr/o

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stomach

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NAME?

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agent that produces / precursor

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NAME?

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pertaining to formation/originating in

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genicul/o

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knee

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geni/o

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chin

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genit/o

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genitals/ reproductive organs/produced by birth

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gen/o

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cause/produce/originate

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NAME?

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arising from / produced by/ producing

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ger/i/o

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old age/the aged

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geront/o

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old age/the aged

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gest/o

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pregnancy

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gingiv/o

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gum

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glauc/o

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grey (Am. gray)

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glen/o

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socket of a joint / pit / glenoid cavity

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gli/a/o

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glue-like / neuroglia, the supporting cells of the CNS

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glisson-

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Glisson capsule (around the liver)

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NAME?

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protein

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NAME?

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protein

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NAME?

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globe / like a small ball

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus of kidney

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glott/o

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glottis (the vocal apparatus and its opening)

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gluc/o

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glucose/sugar/sweet

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glyc/o

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glucose/sugar/sweet

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glycogen/o

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glycogen, a polysaccharide

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glycos-

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sugar (an obsolete variant meaning glucose)

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gnath/o

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jaw

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NAME?

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science or means of judging

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-gnos-

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to know / known or knowledge of / judgment

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NAME?

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condition of knowing / receiving / recognizing

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NAME?

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to know / known or knowledge of / judgment

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gonad/o

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gonads (the ovaries or testes)

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gonecyst/o

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seminal vesicle

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gon/e/o

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seed/semen/sperm/knee

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goni/o

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angle/corner

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gony/o

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knee

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NAME?

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to go

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NAME?

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X-ray / tracing / recording / one-thousandth of a kilogram (g)

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granul/o

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granule/granular

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NAME?

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usually recording instrument/ a recording / an X-Ray picture / a mathamatical curve representing data

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NAME?

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technique of recording / making X-ray

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NAME?

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pregnancy / a pregnant woman

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gravid/o

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pregnancy

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gryp/o

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abnormal curvature / hooked

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gynaec/o

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gynaecology / female reproductive system / woman (Am. gynec/o)

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NAME?

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woman/female

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gynec/o (Am.)

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gynecology / female reproductive system / woman

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gyn/o

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gynaecology (Am. gynecology)/ female reproductive system / woman

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NAME?

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pertaining to circular motion

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haemangi/o

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blood vessel (Am. hemangi/o)

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haem/a/o

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blood (Am. hem/a/o)

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haemat/o

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blood (Am. hemaVo)

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haemoglobin/o

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haemoglobin (Am. hemoglobin)

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halit/o

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breath

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hallucin/o

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hallucination

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hallux

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great toe

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hal/o

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salts

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hapl/o

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single/simple

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hapt/o

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touch

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hecto-

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one hundred

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helc/o

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ulcer

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helic/o

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helix/ spiral form

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heli/o

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sun

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helmint/h/o

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worms

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hem/a/o (Am.)

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blood

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hemat/o (Am.)

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blood

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hemi-

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half/ on one side

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hapatic/o

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hepatic bile duct

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hepat/o

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liver

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hept/o

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seven

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herni/o

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hernia

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heter/o

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other/another/different

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hex-

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six/hold/being

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hidraden/o

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sweat gland

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hidr/o

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sweat/perspiration

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histi/o

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histiocyte, a type of macrophage

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hist/o

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tissue

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hol/o

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entire/whole

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homeo-

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alike/unchanging/constant/resembling

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homo-

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the same / resembling

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humer/o

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humerus

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hyal/o

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glass-like

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hydatid/o

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hydatid cyst

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hydr/a/o

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water

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hygr/o

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moisture

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hymen/o

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hymen

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hy/o

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hyoid bone

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hyp-

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below/ below normal / under

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hyper-

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above / above normal / excessive / over

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hypn/o

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sleep

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hypo-

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below normal / under

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hypophys-

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hypophysis / pituitary gland

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hyster/o

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uterus/womb

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NAME?

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condition of/ abnormal condition / disease

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NAME?

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pertaining to

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pertaining to

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belonging to/ characteristic of/ supporter of / suffix that forms a noun

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abnormal condition / process or condition resulting from/ disease

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NAME?

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a medical specialty

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iatr/o

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medical treatment/ doctor

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NAME?

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treatment by a doctor/ specialty (of doctor)

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capable of/ able

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pertaining to

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NAME?

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used in pharmacology to mean a drug or drug action

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pertaining to/ dealing with

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ichthy/o

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fish-like/dry/scaly

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NAME?

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person associated with/ specialist

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NAME?

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small

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NAME?

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art or science of

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pertaining to seizure/attack

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icter/o

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jaundice

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NAME?

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a binary chemical compound

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idi/o

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self/ one’s own / peculiar to an organism / unknown

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NAME?

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make or produce/ cause to become

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NAME?

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attack / abnormal condition

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il-

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in/none

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NAME?

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capable of/ able to/ relating to/ belonging to

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ile/o

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ileum

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ili/o

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ilium/flank

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im-

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in/within/none/not

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immun/o

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immune/immunity

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in-

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in/none/not

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NAME?

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used as suffix for various chemicals

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incud/o

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incus (the anvil-shaped ear ossicle) / anvil

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pertaining to / a suffix used for chemicals derived or thought to be derived from ammonia

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infer/o

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below / beneath/ inferior to

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infra-

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below/ inferior to

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inguin/o

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groin

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insulin/o

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insulin / islets of Langerhans

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inter-

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between

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NAME?

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internal

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intestin/o

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intestine

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intra-

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within/inside

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intro-

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into/within/inwards

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intus-

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in/into

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iod/o

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iodine

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NAME?

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action / condition resulting from an action

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ion/o

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ion / to wander

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NAME?

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pertaining to

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ips/e/i/o

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the same / self

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ir-

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in/none/not

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irid/i/o

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iris

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ir/o

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iris

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ischi/o

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ischium

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isch/o

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holding back/ reducing / suppressing

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NAME?

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process/ state or condition / practice of/ theory of

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spasm I process/ state or condition

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iso-

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same/equal

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specialist

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a substance produced through a process; an end product of a reaction

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relating to or having something specified

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inflammation

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NAME?

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state/condition

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metallic element

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pertaining to/ tendency

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us􀀭d in pharmacology to mean a drug or drug action

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use / subject to treatment or action / to make or treat/ combine with

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NAME?

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throw

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jejun/o

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juxta-

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adjoining/near

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kal/i

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potassium (K+), from Latin kalium

166
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kary/o

167
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keratin/o

A

keratin (a protein present in skin, hair and nails)

168
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kerat/o

A

epidermis/cornea/horny

169
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kern-

A

nucleus (of nerve cells)

170
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ket/o/n

A

ketones / ketone bodies / carbonyl group

171
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kin/e/o

A

motion/movement

172
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kinesi/o

A

motion/movement

173
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NAME?

A

a motion/movement

174
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kinet/o

A

motion/movement

175
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kilo-

A

one thousand

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klept/o

A

thief/stealing

177
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NAME?

A

condition of involuntary twitching of muscle a wave of contraction in a muscle

178
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kyph/o

A

crooked I hump / forward curvature of the thoracic kyphosis spine

179
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labi/o

180
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labyrinth/o

A

labyrinth of ear

181
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lachrym/o

A

tear; tear ducts/ lacrimal apparatus

182
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lacrim/o

A

tear I tear ducts / lacrimal apparatus

183
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lact/i/o

184
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laevo-

A

left (Am. levo-)

185
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NAME?

A

condition of talking

186
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lal/o

187
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lamell/a

A

thin leaf or plate

188
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lamin/o

A

lamina/ thin plate / part of vertebral arch

189
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lapar/o

A

abdomen/flank

190
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NAME?

A

empty / wash out / evacuate

191
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NAME?

A

fall/slide/sag

192
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laryng/o

193
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later/o

194
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lei/o

195
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leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle

196
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NAME?

A

sheath/covering

197
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lent/i

198
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NAME?

A

seizure/fit

199
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lept/o

A

thin/fine/slender

200
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leth-

A

fatal/causing death

201
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leuc/o

202
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leukaem/o

A

leukaemia (Am. leukemia)

203
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leukem/o (Am.)

A

leukemia/leukaemia

204
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leuk/o

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levo-(Am.)

206
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NAME?

A

condition of speech/words

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lien/o

208
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NAME?

A

tying off of a vessel with a suture

209
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lingu/a/o

210
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lip/o

A

fat / fatty tissue

211
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NAME?

212
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NAME?

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NAME?

A

abnormal condition of stones

214
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lith/o

215
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lob/o

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lochi/o

A

vaginal discharge (lochia)

217
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loc/o

218
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logad-

A

white of the eye

219
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NAME?

A

specialist who studies

220
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log/a/o

A

words/speech/study/thought

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NAME?

222
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loph/o

A

ridge/tuft

223
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lord/o

A

bend forward/ forward curvature of the lumbar spine

224
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lox/o

A

oblique/slanting

225
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226
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lumb/o

A

loin / lower back

227
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lump-

A

lump/swelling

228
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lute/o

A

yellow / corpus luteum of ovary

229
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lymph/a/t/o

230
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lymphaden/o

A

lymph node (lymph gland)

231
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lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

232
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lymphocyt/o

A

lymphocyte

233
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lymphomat-

234
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Iyo-

A

water soluble/ solvent/ dissolve

235
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lys/o

A

break down/ disintegration/ dissolving

236
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NAME?

A

break down/ disintegration/ dissolving

237
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NAME?

A

pertaining to break down/ disintegration

238
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macro-

239
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macul/o

A

spot / blotch

240
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mal-

A

bad/ diseased or impaired

241
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NAME?

A

condition of softening

242
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malac/o

243
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malign-

A

bad/harmful

244
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malleol/o

A

malleolus (the process on the side of the ankle)

245
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malle/o

A

malleus (the hammer-shaped ear ossicle)/hammer

246
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mamill/i/o

247
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mamm/a/o

A

breast / mammary gland

248
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mammill/i/o

249
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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

250
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mani-

A

mental disorder/ madness

251
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NAME?

A

condition of mental disorder / psychosis (extreme excitement)

252
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man/o

253
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manus-

254
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mast/o

A

breast / mammary gland

255
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mastoid/o

A

nipple-shaped / mastoid process / mastoid air cells

256
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maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

257
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meat/o

A

meatus/opening/external orifice, eg, of the urethra

258
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medi/o

A

middle/mid line

259
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NAME?

A

condition of being in the middle

260
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medull/o

A

inner part/ medulla

261
Q

mega-

A

abnormally large

262
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megal/o

A

abnormally large

263
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NAME?

A

enlargement

264
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melan/o

A

melanin / dark pigment

265
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melanomat-

266
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melit/o

A

sugar/honey

267
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mel/o

A

limb/cheek

268
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melon/o

269
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mening/i/o

A

meninges, the protective membranes of the CNS

270
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menisc/o

A

meniscus/crescent-shaped

271
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men/o

A

menses / menstruation / monthly flow

272
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ment/o

273
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mes/o

A

middle/intermediate

274
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meta-

A

change in form, position or order / after / next / between

275
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matacarp/o

A

metacarpus/metacarpal or metacarpal bone

276
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metatars/o

A

metatarsus/metatarsal or metatarsal bone

277
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NAME?

A

measuring instrument / a measure

278
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metr/a/i/o

A

uterus/womb

279
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NAME?

A

person who measures

280
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NAME?

A

process of measuring

281
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micro-

A

small/one-millionth

282
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mid-

283
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NAME?

A

carving, shaping

284
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milli-

A

one-thousandth

285
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NAME?

A

simulation/imitation

286
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NAME?

A

simulation of a specific effect

287
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NAME?

A

condition of expressing through gestures

288
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mi/o

A

make smaller / less

289
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NAME?

290
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mito-

A

thread-like/mitosis

291
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mono-

A

one/single

292
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monocyt/o

293
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NAME?

A

shape/form

294
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morph/o

A

shape/form

295
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mort/o

296
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-motor-

A

moving / action / set in motion

297
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muc/o

298
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multi-

299
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muscul/o

300
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mut/a

A

change (genetic change)

301
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my-

A

(from myein) to close/squint

302
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mycet/o

303
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myc/o

304
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mydr-

A

widen or enlarge

305
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myelin/o

A

myelin / myelin sheath

306
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myel/o

A

bone marrow / spinal cord / myelocyte

307
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myelomat/o

308
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my/o

309
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myocardi/o

A

myocardium (heart muscle)

310
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myomat/o

A

myoma (muscle tumour)

311
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myop-

A

short-sighted

312
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myos/o

313
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myring/o

A

eardrum / tympanic membrane

314
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myx/o

A

mucus/mucoid tissue (embryonic connective tissue)

315
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myxomat-

316
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nano-

A

one-billionth / a quantity multiplied by (1 Q-9)

317
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narc/o

A

stupor/numbness

318
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nas/o

319
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nasopharyng/o

A

nasopharynx

320
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NAME?

A

pertaining to birth

321
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nat/o

322
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natr/i

A

sodium (Na+), from Latin natrium

323
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necr/o

A

death / death of tissue

324
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neo-

A

new/recent

325
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nephr/o

326
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neur/o

A

nerve (rarely tendon)

327
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neuron/a

328
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neutr/o

329
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nid-

A

nest / focus of

330
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noc/i

331
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noct/i

A

night/darkness

332
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nod/o

A

knot/swelling

333
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nom/o

A

distribute/law/custom

334
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non-

A

without/no

335
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normo-

336
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nos/o

337
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not/o

338
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nucle/o

339
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nulli-

340
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nyctal/o

A

night/darkness

341
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nyct/o

A

night/darkness

342
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nymph/o

A

labia minora / nymphae

343
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NAME?

A

perforation/pricking/puncture

344
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obstetr-

A

midwifery/obstetrics

345
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occipit/o

A

occiput, the posterior region of the skull

346
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occulus/o

A

shut/close up

347
Q

oct/a/i/o

348
Q

ocul/o

349
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onont/o

A

tooth/teeth

350
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odyn/o

351
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NAME?

A

swelling due to fluid (Am. edema)

352
Q

oesophag/o

A

oesophagus/gullet (Am. esophago)

353
Q

oestr/o

A

oestrogen (a female sex-hormone)/ oestrus (Am. estr/o)

354
Q

NAME?

A

resembling

355
Q

NAME?

356
Q

NAME?

357
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olecran/o

A

e!bow/olecranon (the bony projection of the ulna)

358
Q

ole/o

359
Q

olfact/o

A

sense of smell / smell

360
Q

olig/o

A

deficiency/few/little

361
Q

NAME?

362
Q

NAME?

A

tumour (Am. tumor)/ swelling

363
Q

oment/o

A

omentum (peritoneal fold of stomach)

364
Q

om/o

365
Q

omphal/o

A

navel / umbilicus / umbilical cord

366
Q

onc/o

A

tumour (Am. tumor)/ mass

367
Q

NAME?

368
Q

onych/o

369
Q

oo-

370
Q

oophor/o

371
Q

NAME?

372
Q

-op-

A

seeing / looking at

373
Q

ophthalm/o

374
Q

NAME?

375
Q

NAME?

A

condition of vision / defective vision

376
Q

opistho­

A

backward/behind

377
Q

NAME?

A

condition of vision / defective vision

378
Q

NAME?

A

to view / process of viewing

379
Q

optic/o

A

vision / eye / optic nerve

380
Q

opt/o

A

vision/eye

381
Q

orbit/o

A

orbit (the bony cavity of the eye)

382
Q

NAME?

A

a person or agent / a device

383
Q

orchid/o

A

testicle/testis

384
Q

orch/i/o

A

testicle/testis

385
Q

NAME?

A

condition of appetite

386
Q

organ/o

387
Q

or/o

388
Q

orth/o­

A

correct/normal/straight

389
Q

NAME?

A

pertaining to

390
Q

os­

A

bone / a mouth / an orifice

391
Q

osche/o

392
Q

NAME?

A

carbohydrate / sugar / starch / full of / pertaining to / having the form of

393
Q

NAME?

A

abnormal condition / disease of / abnormal increase

394
Q

osm/a/o

A

odour / smell / osmosis

395
Q

osphresi/o

A

odour/smell/olfaction (the sense of smell)

396
Q

osse/o

397
Q

oss/i

398
Q

ossicul/o

A

ear ossicles / ear bones

399
Q

ost/e/o

400
Q

ot/o

401
Q

NAME?

A

pertaining to

402
Q

ovari/o

403
Q

ov/i/o

404
Q

NAME?

A

condition of oxygen

405
Q

ox/i/o

406
Q

oxy-

A

oxygen/sharp/quick

407
Q

oxysm/o

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