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Medical terms - Combing forms, suffixes and prefixes Flashcards

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aden/o

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glands

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arthr/o

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joints

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer or cancerous

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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crin/o

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secrete

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cyst/o

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bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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electr/o

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electrity

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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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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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female

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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leuk/o

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white

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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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onc/o

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tumor

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opthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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psych/o

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mind

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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thromb/o

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clotting

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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cutting out or removing

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-emia

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blood condtion

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-globin

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protein

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-ia

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condtion

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition or process

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-oma

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tumor or mass

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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abnormal condtion

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-scope

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instrument used to

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-sis

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state of

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-tomy

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cutting into or incision

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a-, an-

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no or not

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aut-

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self

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dia-

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complete or through

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dys-

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bad/painful/difficult/ abnormal

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endo-

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within

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exo-

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out or outside

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hyper-

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excessive or more then normal

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hypo-

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below or less then normal

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peri-

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surrounding

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pro-

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before

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re-

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back

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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below or under

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trans-

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across or through

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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punsure / removal of fluid

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-lysis

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to split or destroy

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-plasty

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surgical reconstruction

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-rrhage

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excessive discharge

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-rrhagia

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excessive flow/ discharge

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-sclerosis

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harding

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-stomy

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opening

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-uria

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urine

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amni/o

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amnion( sac of fluid surround embryo)

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angi/o

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vessel (blood vessel)

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque

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axill/o

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armpit

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bronch/o

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bronchial tube

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chem/o

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drug, also chemical

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon

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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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esophag/o

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esophagus

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hyster/o

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uterus

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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

A

to hold back

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laryng/o

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voice box

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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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men/o

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menses

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mening/o

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meninges (around brain and spinal cord)

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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necr/o

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death (of cells)

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ot/o

A

ear

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pelv/o

A

hip area

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phleb/o

A

vein

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pneumon/o

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lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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radi/o

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x-rays

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ren/o

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kidney

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salping/o

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Fallopian tube

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septic/o

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pertaining to infection

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thorac/o

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chest

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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windpipe, trachea

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ur/o

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urine or urea

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward or near

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ana-

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up, apart

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against

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bi-

A

two, both

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brady-

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slow

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con-

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with, together

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ec-

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out, outside

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epi-

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above, upon

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ex-, extra-

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out, outside

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hemi-

A

half

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in-

A

in, into

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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mal-

A

bad

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meta-

A

change, beyond

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neo-

A

new

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para-

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beside, near, along the side of

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post-

A

after, behind

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pre-

A

before

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pro-, pros-

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before/ forward

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quadri-

A

four

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re-, retro-

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back, behind

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syn-

A

with , together

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tachy-

A

fast

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ultra-

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beyond

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uni-

A

one

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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an/o

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anus

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card/o

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carpals

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cis/o

A

to cut

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cost/o

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ribs

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cutane/o

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skin

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dur/o

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dura matter

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gen/o

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to produce, to begin

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later/o

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side

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nat/i

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birth

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norm/o

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rule, order

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plas/o

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formation, growth, development

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

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son/o

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sound

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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top/o

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to put, place , position

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troph/o

A

development, nourishment

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urethr/o

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urethra

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uter/o

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uterus

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ven/o

A

vein

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vertebr/o

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vertebra (backbone)

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-ation

A

process, condition

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-crine

A

process of cutting

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-cision

A

process of cutting

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-dipsia

A

thrist

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-gen

A

to produce

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-ine

A

pertaining to

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-lapse

A

fall, slide

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-lysis

A

loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction

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-meter

A

to measure

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-mission

A

to send

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-mortem

A

death

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-ous

A

pertaining to

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-partum

A

birth

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-phagia

A

eating

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-phasia

A

speech

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-plasia

A

formation (condition)

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-plasm

A

formation (tissue)

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-section

A

to cut

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-stasis

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to stand, place, stop, control

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-tension

A

pressure

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-thesis

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to put, place

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-tropy

A

nourishment, development

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-um

A

structure

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-y

A

process, condtion

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