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1
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a-

an-

A

without, not

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ab-

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from, away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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abort/o

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to miscarry

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-ac

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pertaining to

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acid/o

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acid

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acous/o

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hearing

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acr/o

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extremity

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acromi/o

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acromion (projection of the scapula)

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  • acusia

- acusis

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hearing

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-ad

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toward

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ad-

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toward

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aden/o

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gland

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adeniod/o

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adenoids

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adip/o

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fat

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adren/o

adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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aer/o

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air

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af-

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toward

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agglutin/o

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clumping, gluing

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agora-

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marketplace

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-al

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pertaining to

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albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin (protein)

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24
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  • algesia

- algia

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pain

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allo-

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other, differing from normal

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

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ambyl/o

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dull, dim

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amni/o

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amnion (amniotic sac)

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an/o

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anus

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ana-

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against; up; back

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andr/o

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male

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm (widened blood vessel)

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angi/o

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vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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angin/o

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choking pain

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aniso-

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unequal, dissimilar

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ankyl/o

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stiffness; bent, crooked

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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anthrac/o

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coal, coal dust

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anti-

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against

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o

appendic/o

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appendix

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aque/o

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water

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-arche

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beginning

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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arthr/o

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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asbest/o

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asbestos

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-asthenia

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weakness, debility

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astr/o

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star

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-ate

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having the form of, possessing

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atel/o

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incomplete; imperfect

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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-ation

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process (of)

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atri/o

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atrium

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audi/o

audit/o

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hearing

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aur/o

auricul/o

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ear

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auto-

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self, own

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ax/o

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axis, axon

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azot/o

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nitrogenous compounds

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bacteri/o

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bacteria (singular bacterium)

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bas/o

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base (alkaline, opposite of acid)

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bi-

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two

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bil/i

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bile, gall

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bi/o

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life

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-blast

blast/o

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embryonic cell

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brachi/o

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o

bronchi/o

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bronchus (plural bronchi)

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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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calc/o

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calcium

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78
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calcane/o

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calcaneum (heel bone)

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79
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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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carcin/o

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cancer

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81
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cardi/o

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heart

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82
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-cardia

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heart condition

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83
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carp/o

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carpus (wrist bones)

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cata-

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down

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85
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caud/o

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tail

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cauter/o

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heart, burn

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87
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cec/o

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cecum

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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89
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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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90
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cephal/o

-ceps

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head

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91
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-ception

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conceiving

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

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chalic/o

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limestone

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cheil/o

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lip

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chem/o

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chemical; drug

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chlor/o

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green

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99
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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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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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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chori/o

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chorion

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choroid/o

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choroid

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chrom/o

chromat/o

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color

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107
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-cide

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killing

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circum-

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around

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cirrh/o

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yellow

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110
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-cision

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cutting

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111
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  • clasia
  • clasis
  • clast
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to break; surgical fracture

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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-clysis

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irrigation, washing

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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col/o

colon/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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condyl/o

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condyle

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coni/o

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dust

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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121
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-continence

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to hold back

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contra-

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against, opposite

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cor/o

core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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conrea

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coron/o

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heart

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corp/o

corpor/o

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body

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127
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cortic/o

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cortex

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128
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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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crin/o

-crine

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secrete

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cruci/o

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cross

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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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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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135
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  • cusia

- cusis

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hearing

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136
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cutane/o

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skin

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137
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cyan/o

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blue

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138
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cycl/o

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ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle

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139
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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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140
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cyst/o

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bladder

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141
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cyt/o

-cyte

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cell

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142
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dacry/o

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tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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dacryocyst/o

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lacrimal sac

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144
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dactyl/o

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fingers; toes

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145
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de-

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cessation

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146
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denrd/o

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tree

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dent/o

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teeth

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148
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derm/o

-derma

dermat/o

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skin

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149
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-desis

A

binding; fixation of a bone or joint

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150
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di-

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double

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151
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dia-

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through, across

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152
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dipl-

dipl/o

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double

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dips/o

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thirst

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dist/o

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far, furthest

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dors/o

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back (of the body)

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duct/o

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to lead; carry

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act of leading, bringing, or conducting

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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dur/o

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dura mater, hard

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult

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-eal

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pertaining to

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ec-

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out, out from

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echo-

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repeated sound

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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outside, outward

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excision, removal

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-edema

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swelling

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ef-

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away from

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electr/o

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electricity

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-ema

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state of; condition

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embol/o

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embolus (plug)

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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emphys/o

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to inflate

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en-

end-

end/o

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in, within

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestine (usually small intestine)

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eosin/o

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dawn, rose colored

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epi-

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above, upon

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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episi/o

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vulva

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erythem/o

erythemat/o

erythr/o

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red

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eschar/o

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scab

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-esis

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condition

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eso-

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inward

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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esthes/o

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feeling

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eti/o

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cause

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eu-

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good; normal

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ex-

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out, out from

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exo-

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outside, outward

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extra-

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outside

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faci/o

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face

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fascio

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band, fascia

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femor/o

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femur

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-ferent

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to carry

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fibr/o

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fiber, fibrous tissue

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fibul/o

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fibula

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fluor/o

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luminous, fluorescence

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galact/o

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milk

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gangli/o

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ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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-gen

gen/o

-genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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genit/o

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genitalia

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gest/o

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pregnancy (gestation)

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gingiv/o

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gum(s)

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glauc/o

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gray

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gli/o

-glia

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glue; neuroglial tissue

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-globin

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protein

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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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glott/o

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glottis

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gluc/o

glucos/o

glyc/o

glycos/o

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sugar, sweetness

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gnos/o

-gnosis

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knowing

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gonad/o

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gonads, sex glands

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goni/o

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angle

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gon/o

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seed (ovum or spermatozoon)

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-grade

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to go

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-graft

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transplantation

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-gram

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record, writing

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granul/o

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granule

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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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-gravida

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pregnant woman

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gyn/o

gynec/o

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woman, female

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hallucin/o

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hallucination

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hedon/o

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pleasure

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hem/o

hemat/o

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blood

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hemangi/o

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blood vessel

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hemi-

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one half

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hepat/o

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liver

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heter/o

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different

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hist/o

histi/o

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tissue

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home/o

homeo-

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same, alike

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homo-

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same

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humer/o

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humerus

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hydr/o

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water

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hyp-

hyp/o

hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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hypn/o

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sleep

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hyster/o

A

uterus (womb)

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-ia

A

condition

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  • iac
  • ic
  • ical
  • ine
  • itic
  • ive
A

pertaining to

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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iatr/o

-iatry

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physician, treatment

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-ice

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noun ending

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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-ician

A

specialist

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-icle

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small, minute

253
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-icterus

A

jaundice

254
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idi/o

A

unknown, peculiar

255
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ile/o

A

ileum

256
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ili/o

A

ilium

257
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im-

A

not

258
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immun/o

A

immune, immunity, safe

259
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in-

A

in, not

260
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infer/o

A

lower, below

261
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infra-

A

below, under

262
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inguin/o

A

groin

263
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insulin/o

A

insulin

264
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inter-

A

between

265
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intra-

A

in, within

266
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-ion

A

the act of

267
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irid/o

A

iris

268
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isch/o

A

to hold back, block

269
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ischi/o

A

ischium

270
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-ism

A

condition

271
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iso-

A

same, equal

272
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-ist

A

specialist

273
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-isy

A

state of; condition

274
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-itis

A

inflammation

275
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-ization

A

process of

276
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jaund/o

A

yellow

277
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jejun/o

A

jejunum

278
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kal/i

A

potassium

279
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kary/o

A

nucleus

280
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kerat/o

A

horny tissue; hard; cornea

281
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kern/o

A

kernel (nucleus)

282
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ket/o

keton/o

A

ketone bodies (acids and acetones)

283
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kinesi/o

-kinesia

kinet/o

A

movement

284
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klept/o

A

to steal

285
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kyph/o

A

humpback

286
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labi/o

A

lip

287
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labyrinth/o

A

labyrinth (ear)

288
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lacrim/o

A

tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

289
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lact/o

A

milk

290
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-lalia

A

speech, babble

291
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lamin/o

A

lamina

292
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

293
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laryng/o

A

larynx (voice box)

294
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later/o

A

side, to one side

295
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lei/o

A

smooth

296
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leiomy/o

A

smooth, visceral muscle

297
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-lepsy

A

seizure

298
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lept/o

A

thin, slender

299
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leuk/o

A

white

300
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lex/o

A

word, phrase

301
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lingu/o

A

tongue

302
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lip/o

lipid/o

A

fat

303
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-listhesis

A

slipping

304
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-lith

lith/o

A

stone, calculus

305
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lob/o

A

lobe

306
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log/o

-logy

A

study of

307
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-logist

A

specialist in the study of

308
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lord/o

A

curve, swayback

309
Q

-lucent

A

to shine, clear

310
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lumb/o

A

loins, low back

311
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lymph/o

A

lymph

312
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lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland

313
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lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

314
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-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

315
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macro-

A

large

316
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mal-

A

bad

317
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-malacia

A

softenng

318
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mamm/o

mast/o

A

breast

319
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-mania

A

state of mental disorder, frenzy

320
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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

321
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maxill/o

A

maxilla

322
Q

meat/o

A

opening, meatus

323
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medi-

medi/o

A

middle

324
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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

325
Q

medull/o

A

medulla

326
Q

mega-

megal/o

-megaly

A

enlargement

327
Q

melan/o

A

black

328
Q

men/o

A

menses, menstruation

329
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mening/o

A

meninges

330
Q

menstr/o

A

monthly discharge of blood

331
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ment/o

A

mind

332
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meso-

A

middle

333
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meta-

A

change, beyond

334
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metacarp/o

A

metacarpus (hand bones)

335
Q

metatars/o

A

metatarsus (foot bones)

336
Q

-meter

A

instrument for measuring

337
Q

metr/o

A

uterus (womb); measure

338
Q

metri/o

A

uterus (womb)

339
Q

-metry

A

act of measuring

340
Q

micr/o

micro-

A

small

341
Q

mono-

A

one

342
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morph/o

A

form, shape, structure

343
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muc/o

myx/o

A

mucus

344
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multi-

A

many, much

345
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muscul/o

my/o

myos/o

A

muscle

346
Q

mut/a

A

genetic change

347
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

348
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mydr/o

A

widen, enlarge

349
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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

350
Q

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

351
Q

narc/o

A

stupor; numbness; sleep

352
Q

nas/o

A

nose

353
Q

nat/o

A

birth

354
Q

natr/o

A

sodium

355
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necr/o

A

death, necrosis

356
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neo-

A

new

357
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

358
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neur/o

A

nerve

359
Q

neutr/o

A

neutral; neither

360
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nid/o

A

nest

361
Q

noct/o

A

night

362
Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

363
Q

nulli-

A

none

364
Q

nyctal/o

A

night

365
Q

obstetr/o

A

pregnancy; childbirth

366
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

367
Q

odont/o

A

teeth

368
Q

-oid

A

resembling

369
Q

-ole

A

small, minute

370
Q

olig/o

A

scanty

371
Q

-oma

onc/o

A

tumor

372
Q

omphal/o

A

navel (umbilicus)

373
Q

onych/o

A

nail

374
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

375
Q

-opaque

A

obscure

376
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

377
Q
  • opia

- opsia

A

vision

378
Q

-opsy

A

view of

379
Q

opt/o

optic/o

A

eye, vision

380
Q

or/o

A

mouth

381
Q

orch/o

orchi/o

orchid/o

A

testis (plural, testes)

382
Q

-orexia

A

appetite

383
Q

orth/o

A

straight

384
Q

-ory

A

pertaining to

385
Q

-ose

A

pertaining to; sugar

386
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

387
Q

-osmia

A

smell

388
Q

oste/o

A

bone

389
Q

ot/o

A

ear

390
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

391
Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

392
Q

ox/i

ox/o

-oxia

A

oxygen

393
Q

pachy-

A

thick

394
Q

palat/o

A

palate

395
Q

pan-

A

all

396
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

397
Q

-para

A

to bear (offspring)

398
Q

para-

A

near, beside, beyond

399
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

400
Q

-paresis

A

partial paralysis

401
Q

patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

402
Q

path/o

-pathy

A

disease

403
Q

pector/o

A

chest

404
Q

ped/i

ped/o

A

foot; child

405
Q

pedicul/o

A

lice

406
Q

pelv/i

pelv/o

A

pelvis

407
Q

pen/o

A

penis

408
Q

-penia

A

decrease, deficiency

409
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

410
Q

per-

A

through

411
Q

peri-

A

around

412
Q

perine/o

A

perineum

413
Q

peritone/o

A

peritoneum

414
Q

-pexy

A

fixation (of an organ)

415
Q

phac/o

A

lens

416
Q

phag/o

  • phage
  • phagia
A

swallowing, eating

417
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges

418
Q

pharmaceutic/o

A

drug, medicine

419
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx

420
Q

-phasia

A

speech

421
Q

phe/o

A

dusky, dark

422
Q

-phil

phil/o

-philia

A

attraction for

423
Q

phim/o

A

muzzle

424
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

425
Q

-phobia

A

fear

426
Q

-phonia

A

voice

427
Q

-phoresis

A

carrying, transmission

428
Q

-phoria

A

feeling (mental state)

429
Q

phot/o

A

light

430
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm; mind

431
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

432
Q

-physis

A

growth

433
Q

pil/o

A

hair

434
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

435
Q

-plakia

A

plaque

436
Q

plas/o

  • plasia
  • plasm
A

growth, formation

437
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

438
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

439
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

440
Q

-plexy

A

stroke

441
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

442
Q

pneum/o

pneumon/o

A

air; lung

443
Q

pod/o

A

foot

444
Q

-poiesis

A

formation, production

445
Q

poikil/o

A

varied, irregular

446
Q

poli/o

A

gray, gray matter

447
Q

poly-

A

many, much

448
Q

polyp/o

A

small growth

449
Q

-porosis

A

porous

450
Q

post-

A

after, behind

451
Q

poster/o

A

back (of body), behind, posterior

452
Q

-potence

A

power

453
Q

-prandial

A

meal

454
Q

pre-

A

before, in front of

455
Q

presby/o

A

old age

456
Q

primi-

A

first

457
Q

pro-

A

before, in front of

458
Q

proct/o

A

anus, rectum

459
Q

prostat/o

A

prostate gland

460
Q

proxim/o

A

near, nearest

461
Q

psuedo-

A

false

462
Q

psych/o

A

mind

463
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

464
Q

ptyal/o

A

saliva

465
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

466
Q

pub/o

A

pubis

467
Q

pulmon/o

A

lung

468
Q

pupill/o

A

pupil

469
Q

py/o

A

pus

470
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

471
Q

pylor/o

A

pylorus

472
Q

pyr/o

A

fire

473
Q

quadri-

A

four

474
Q

rachi/o

A

spine

475
Q

radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray; radius (low arm bone)

476
Q

radicul/o

A

nerve root

477
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

478
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

479
Q

reticul/o

A

net, mesh

480
Q

retin/o

A

retina

481
Q

retr/o

A

backward, behind

482
Q

rhabd/o

A

rod-shaped, striated

483
Q

rhabdomy/o

A

rod-shaped, striated muscle

484
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

485
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

486
Q

roentgen/o

A

x-rays

487
Q
  • rrhage

- rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of)

488
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

489
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

490
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

491
Q

rrhythm/o

A

rhythm

492
Q

rube/o

A

red

493
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

494
Q

salping/o

-salpinx

A

tube (fallopian or eustachian)

495
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

496
Q

-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of the connective tissue

497
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

498
Q

-schisis

A

splitting

499
Q

schiz/o

A

split

500
Q

scler/o

A

hardening; sclera

501
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, bent

502
Q

-scope

A

instrument for examining

503
Q

scop/o

A

to view

504
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

505
Q

scot/o

A

darkness

506
Q

seb/o

A

sebum, sebaceous

507
Q

sem-

A

one half

508
Q

semin/o

semin/i

A

semen, seed

509
Q

sept/o

A

septum

510
Q

sequestr/o

A

separation

511
Q

ser/o

A

serum

512
Q

sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland

513
Q

sider/o

A

iron

514
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

515
Q

silic/o

A

flint

516
Q

sin/o

sinus/o

A

sinus, cavity

517
Q

-sis

A

state of; condition

518
Q

-social

A

society

519
Q

somat/o

A

body

520
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

521
Q

son/o

A

sound

522
Q

-spadias

A

slit, fissure

523
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction, twitching

524
Q

sperm/i

sperm/o

spermat/o

A

spermatozoa, sperm skills

525
Q

sphygm/o

-sphyxia

A

pulse

526
Q

spin/o

A

spine

527
Q

spir/o

A

breathe

528
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

529
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae (backbone)

530
Q

squam/o

A

scale

531
Q

staped/o

A

stapes

532
Q

-stasis

A

standing still

533
Q

steat/o

A

fat

534
Q

sten/o

-stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

535
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

536
Q

steth/o

A

chest

537
Q

stigmat/o

A

point, mark

538
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

539
Q

-stomy

A

forming a mouth, opening

540
Q

sub-

A

under, below

541
Q

sudor/o

A

sweat

542
Q

super-

super/o

A

upper, above

543
Q

supra-

A

above; excessive; superior

544
Q

sym-

syn-

A

union, together, joined

545
Q

synapt/o

A

synapsis, point of contact

546
Q

synov/o

A

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

547
Q

tachy-

A

rapid

548
Q

tax/o

-taxia

A

order, coordination

549
Q

tele/o

A

distant

550
Q

ten/o

tend/o

tendin/o

A

tendon

551
Q

-tension

A

to stretch

552
Q

test/o

A

testis (plural testes)

553
Q

thalam/o

A

thalamus

554
Q

thalass/o

A

sea

555
Q

thec/o

A

sheath (usually referring to meninges)

556
Q

thel/o

A

nipple

557
Q

therapeut/o

-therapy

A

treatment

558
Q

therm/o

A

heat

559
Q

thorac/o

-thorax

A

chest

560
Q

thromb/o

A

blood clot

561
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

562
Q

-thymia

A

mind; emotion

563
Q

thyr/o

thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

564
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia

565
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

566
Q

-tocia

A

childbirth, labor

567
Q

tom/o

A

to cut

568
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

569
Q

-tomy

A

incision

570
Q

ton/o

A

tension

571
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsils

572
Q

tox/o

toxic/o

A

poison

573
Q

-toxic

A

pertaining to poison

574
Q

trabecul/o

A

trabecula (supporting bundles of fibers)

575
Q

trache/o

A

trachea

576
Q

trans-

A

across, through

577
Q

tri-

A

three

578
Q

trich/o

A

hair

579
Q

trigon/o

A

trigone (triangular region at the base of the bladder)

580
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

581
Q

-trophy

A

development, nourishment

582
Q

-tropia

A

turning

583
Q

-tropin

A

stimulate

584
Q

tubercul/o

A

a little swelling

585
Q

tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

586
Q
  • ula

- ule

A

small, minute

587
Q

uln/o

A

ulna

588
Q

ultra-

A

excess, beyond

589
Q

-um

A

structure, thing

590
Q

umbilic/o

A

umbilicus, navel

591
Q

ungu/o

A

nail

592
Q

uni-

A

one

593
Q

ur/o

-uria

A

urine, urinary tract

594
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter

595
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

596
Q

-us

A

condition; structure

597
Q

uter/o

A

uterus (womb)

598
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula

599
Q

-verse

A

to turn

600
Q

vagin/o

A

vagina

601
Q

valv/o

valvul/o

A

valve

602
Q

varic/o

A

dilated vein

603
Q

vas/o

A

vessel; vas deferens; duct

604
Q

vascul/o

A

vessel (usually blood or lymph)

605
Q

ven/o

A

vein

606
Q

ventr/o

A

belly, belly side

607
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle (usually of the brain or heart)

608
Q

-version

A

turning

609
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebrae, backbone

610
Q

vesic/o

A

bladder

611
Q

vest/o

A

clothes

612
Q

vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

613
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

614
Q

vitr/o

A

vitreous body (of the eye)

615
Q

vitre/o

A

glassy

616
Q

vol/o

A

volume

617
Q

voyeur/o

A

to see

618
Q

vulv/o

A

vulva

619
Q

xanth/o

A

yellow

620
Q

xen/o

A

foreign, strange

621
Q

xer/o

A

dry

622
Q

xiph/o

A

sword

623
Q

-y

A

condition; process

Medical Terminology (15 decks)

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