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acoust(o)

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hearing

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acr(o)

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extremities

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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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algesi(o)

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pain

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alveol(o)

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alveolus, air sac

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amni(o)

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amnion, fetal membrane

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amyl(o)

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starch

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andr(o)

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male

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angi(o)

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vessel

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anter(o)

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front

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aort(o)

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aorta

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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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ather(o)

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fatty plaque

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atri(o)

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atrium

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axill(o)

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armpit

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bacteri(o)

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bacteria

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balan(o)

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glans penis

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blast(o)

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immature cell

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blepher(o)

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eyelid

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bronch(o)

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bronchus

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bronchiol(o)

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bronchiole

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bucc(o)

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cheek

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calcane(o)

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heel

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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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cephal(o)

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head

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cervic(o)

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neck, cervix

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cheil(o)

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lip

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chem(o)

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drug, chemical

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chir(o)

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hand

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chol(e)

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bile, gall

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cholecyst(o)

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gallbladder

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choledoch(o)

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bile duct

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chrom(o)

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color

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chondr(o)

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cartilage

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cocci(o)

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bacteria (spherical)

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colo(o)

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colon

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colon(o)

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colon

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colp(o)

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vagina

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cost(o)

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rib

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crani(o)

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skull

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cry(o)

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cold

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crypt(o)

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hidden

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cutane(o)

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skin

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cyst(o)

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bladder, sac

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cyt(o)

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cell

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dent(i)

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tooth

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derm(o)

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skin

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dipi(o)

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double

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diverticul(o)

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diverticulum

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duoden(o)

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duodenum

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electr(o)

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electricity

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embol(o)

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embolus

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encephal(o)

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brain

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enter(o)

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intestine

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esophag(o)

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esophagus

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esthesi(o)

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sensation

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gastr(o)

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stomach

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geront(o)

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old age

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gingiv(o)

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gums

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glomerul(o)

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glomerulus

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gloss(o)

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tongue

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glyc(o)

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sugar

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gynec(o)

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female

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hem(o)

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blood

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hemat(o)

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blood

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hepat(o)

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liver

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hidr(o)

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sweat

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hist(o)

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tissue

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homeo(o)

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same, alike

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hydr(o)

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water

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hyster(o)

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uterus

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icthy(o)

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fish

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ile(o)

A

ileum

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ili(o)

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ilium

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jejun(o)

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jejunum

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kinesi(o)

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movement

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lact(o)

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milk

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lapar(o)

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abdomen

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laryng(o)

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larynx

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later(o)

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side

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lingu(o)

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tongue

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lip(o)

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fat

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lith(o)

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stone

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lymph(o)

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lymph

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mamm(o)

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breast

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mast(o)

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breast

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medi(o)

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middle

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megal(o)

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large

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men(o)

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menstruation

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metr(o)

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uterus

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my(o)

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muscle

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myel(o)

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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nat(o)

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birth

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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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o(o)

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egg

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olig(o)

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few, scanty

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omphal(o)

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navel

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onych(o)

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nail

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oophor(o)

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ovary

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ophthalm(o)

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eye

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optic(o)

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vision

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orchid(o)

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testicle

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or(o)

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mouth

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orth(o)

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straight

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oste(o)

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bone

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ot(o)

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ear

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palat(o)

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palate

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patell(o)

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kneecap

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path(o)

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disease

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ped(o)

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child, foot

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pharyng(o)

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pharynx

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phag(o)

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eat, swallow

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phas(o)

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speech

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phleb(o)

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vein

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phon(o)

A

sound

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phot(o)

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light

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phren(o)

A

diaphragm, mind

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pil(o)

A

hair

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plas(o)

A

formation

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plast(o)

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repair

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pleg(o)

A

paralysis

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pneum(o)

A

lung

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poster(o)

A

back, behind

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proct(o)

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rectum

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psych(o)

A

mind

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pulm(o)

A

lung

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py(o)

A

pus

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pyel(o)

A

renal pelvis

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pylor(o)

A

pylorus

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pyr(o)

A

fever, fire

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ren(o)

A

kidney

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rhin(o)

A

nose

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rhytid(o)

A

wrinkle

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salping(o)

A

fallopian tube

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scler(o)

A

hardening

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sial(o)

A

saliva

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sperm(o)

A

sperm

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splen(o)

A

spleen

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staphyl(o)

A

clusters

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steth(o)

A

chest

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stomat(o)

A

mouth

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therm(o)

A

heat

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thym(o)

A

thymus gland

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tonsill(o)

A

tonsil

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trache(o)

A

trachea

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trich(o)

A

hair

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thromb(o)

A

clot

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ungu(o)

A

nail

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ureter(o)

A

ureter

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urethr(o)

A

urethra

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vas(o)

A

vessel

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xanth(o)

A

yellow

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xer(o)

A

dry

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a-

A

no, not, without

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ab-

A

away from

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ad-

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toward

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an-

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without

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ante-

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before

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anti-

A

against

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bi-

A

two

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bio-

A

life

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brady-

A

slow

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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against

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de-

A

down, away from

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di-

A

two

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diplo-

A

double

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dys-

A

bad, difficult

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endo-

A

within

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epi-

A

upon, on top

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eu-

A

good, normal

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exo-

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outside

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extra-

A

outside, beyond

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hemi-

A

half

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hyper-

A

over, excessive

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hypo-

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under, below

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im-

A

not (used before words that start with b, m, and p)

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in-

A

not or inside

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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ipsi-

A

same

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mal-

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bad

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meso-

A

middle

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micro-

A

small

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mono-

A

one

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

A

none

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ortho-

A

straight

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pan-

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all

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para-

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beside, near

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after

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pre-

A

before

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primi-

A

first

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pro-

A

before, forward

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pseudo-

A

FALSE

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quad-

A

four

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retro-

A

backward

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semi-

A

half

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sub-

A

under

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supra-

A

above

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sym-

A

together

210
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tachy-

A

fast

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tele-

A

distant

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tetra-

A

four

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tri-

A

three

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uni-

A

one

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-able

A

capable of

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-ar

A

pertaining to

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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-ase

A

enzyme

222
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

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-cardia

A

heart condition

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-cele

A

hernia, swelling

225
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

226
Q

-cidal

A

killing

227
Q

-clasia

A

breaking

228
Q

-crine

A

secretion

229
Q

-cyesis

A

pregnancy

230
Q

-cyte

A

cell

231
Q

-derma

A

skin condition

232
Q

-desis

A

binding

233
Q

-dipsia

A

thirst

234
Q

-dynia

A

pain

235
Q

-ectasis

A

dilation

236
Q

-ectomy

A

removal

237
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

238
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

239
Q

-esthesia

A

sensation

240
Q

-genesis

A

formation

241
Q

-gram

A

record

242
Q

-graph

A

instrument for recording

243
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

244
Q

-gravida

A

pregnancy

245
Q

-ia

A

condition

246
Q

-iac

A

pertaining to

247
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

248
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

249
Q

-ism

A

condition

250
Q

-ist

A

specialist

251
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

252
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

253
Q

-lith

A

stone

254
Q

-logist

A

specialist

255
Q

-logy

A

study of

256
Q

-lysin

A

destroying

257
Q

-lysis

A

destruction

258
Q

-malacia

A

softening

259
Q

-mania

A

obsession

260
Q

-maniac

A

one with obsession

261
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

262
Q

-meter

A

instrument for measuring

263
Q

-metry

A

measurement

264
Q

-natal

A

birth

265
Q

-oid

A

resembling

266
Q

-oma

A

tumor

267
Q

-orexia

A

appetite

268
Q

-ose

A

sugar

269
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

270
Q

-pathy

A

disease

271
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

272
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

273
Q

-pexy

A

fixation

274
Q

-phagia

A

eating

275
Q

-phasia

A

speech

276
Q

-phobia

A

fear

277
Q

-phonia

A

voice

278
Q

-plasia

A

development

279
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

280
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

281
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

282
Q

-poiesis

A

production

283
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse

284
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

285
Q

-rrhagia

A

bursting forth

286
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

287
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

288
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

289
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

290
Q

-scope

A

instrument for viewing

Medical Terminology Final Review (2 decks)

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