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Medical Terms pg. 1-139 Flashcards

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Bi/o

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Life

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Cerebr/o

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Brain/cerebrum

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Cephal/o

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Brain/head

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Arthr/o

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joint

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder or cyst

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o

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skin

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines

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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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women, female

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hemat/o

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blood

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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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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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ophthalm/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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ped/o

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child

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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xrays

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ren/o

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kidney

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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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sect/o

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot. clotting

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ur/o

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urinary tract

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-ac

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pertaining to

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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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excision, removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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pertaining to

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-osis

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condition

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visually examining with an endoscope

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-sis

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state of; condition

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-y

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process

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a-

an-

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no, not, without

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aut-

auto-

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self, own

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dia-

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through, complete

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end-

endo-

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within

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epi-

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above, upon

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ex-

exo-

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out, outside of, outward

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hyper-

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excessive, above, more than normal

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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in-

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into, in

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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pro-

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before, forward

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re-

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back, backward, again

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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below, under

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trans-

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across, through

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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adip/o

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fat, adipose

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anter/o

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front

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bol/o

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to cast

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cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chrom/o

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color

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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crani/o

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skull

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dist/o

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far/distant

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dors/o

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back portion of the body

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hist/o

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tissue

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ili/o

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ilium

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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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lower back

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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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nearest

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

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flesh

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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thel/o

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nipple

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

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trachea/windpipe

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umbilic/o

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umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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ana

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up

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cata-

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down

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epi-

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above

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hypo-

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below

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inter-

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between

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meta-

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change

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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process

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-ose

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pertaining to

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-plasm

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formation

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-somes

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bodies

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-type

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picture

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acr/o

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extremities

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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amni/o

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amnion

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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axill/o

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armpit

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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broncial tubes

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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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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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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isch/o

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to hold back

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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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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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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

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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

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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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rect/o

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rectum

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

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clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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thorac/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus

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berry shaped bacterium

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-dynia

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pain

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-genesis

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condition

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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condition

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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development/formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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falling, dropping, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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incision

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-trophy

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development

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-er

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one who

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-ia

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condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-ole

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little/small

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-ule

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little/small

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  • um

- ium

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structure, tissue

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-us

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structure

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-y

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condition

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-oid

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resembling

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carp/o

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wrist bones

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cib/o

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meals

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cis/o

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to cut

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cost/o

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rib

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cutane/o

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skin

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dactyl/o

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fingers/toes

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duct/o

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to lead

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flex/o

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to bend

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furc/o

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forking

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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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immun/o

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protection

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morph/o

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shape, form

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mort/o

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death

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nat/i

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birth

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nect/o

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to bind

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norm/o

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rule/order

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pub/o

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pubis

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seps/o

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infection

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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the/o

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to put

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thel/o

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nipple

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top/o

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place

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tox/o

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poison

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urethr/o

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urethra

230
Q

-blast

A

embryonic, immature

231
Q

-crine

A

to secrete

232
Q

-cyesis

A

pregnancy

233
Q

-drome

A

to run

234
Q

-fusion

A

coming together

235
Q

-gen

A

substance that produces

236
Q

-lapse

A

to slide

237
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown

238
Q

-meter

A

to measure

239
Q

-mission

A

to send

240
Q

-or

A

one who

241
Q

-partum

A

birth

242
Q

-phoria

A

to bear

243
Q

-physis

A

to grow

244
Q

-plasia

A

development

245
Q

-plasm

A

structure

246
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

247
Q

-ptosis

A

falling

248
Q

-rrhea

A

flow

249
Q

-stasis

A

stopping

250
Q

anti-

A

against

251
Q

ante-

A

before

252
Q

bi-

A

two

253
Q

brady-

A

slow

254
Q

con-

A

with

255
Q

contra-

A

against

256
Q

de-

A

down

257
Q

dia-

A

through

258
Q

dys-

A

bad

259
Q

eu-

A

good

260
Q

hemi-

A

half

261
Q

in-

A

not

262
Q

infra-

A

beneath

263
Q

inter-

A

between

264
Q

intra-

A

in

265
Q

macro-

A

large

266
Q

mal-

A

bad

267
Q

meta-

A

beyond

268
Q

micro-

A

small

269
Q

neo-

A

new

270
Q

pan-

A

all

271
Q

para-

A

abnormal

272
Q

poly-

A

many

273
Q

post-

A

after

274
Q

pre-

A

before

275
Q

pro-

A

before

276
Q

pseudo

A

false

277
Q

re-

A

back, again

278
Q

retro-

A

behind

279
Q

sub-

A

under

280
Q

supra-

A

above

281
Q

syn-

A

together

282
Q

tachy-

A

fast

283
Q

trans-

A

across

284
Q

ultra-

A

beyond

285
Q

uni-

A

one

Nursing Practice (2 decks)

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