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medical word elements (spring 25) Flashcards

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aden/o

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gland

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agglutin/o

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clumping, gluing

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blast/o

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embryonic cell

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chrom/o

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color

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erythr/o

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red

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granul/o

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granule

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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immun/o

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immune, immunity, safe

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leuk/o

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white

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphasen/o

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lymph gland/node

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morph/o

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form, shape, structure

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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phag/o

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swelling, eating

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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ser/o

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serum

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sider/o

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iron

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splen/o

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spleen

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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rhabd/o

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rod shaped

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brachi/o

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arm

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carp/o

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carpus (wrist bone)

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix uteri

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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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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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus (hand bones)

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phalang/o

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phalanges

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radi/o

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radiation, xray, radius (lower arm bone)

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae (backbone)

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae (back bone)

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stern/o

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sternum (breast bone)

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thorac/o

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chest

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calcane/o

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calcaneum (heel bone)

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibul/o

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fibula (smaller bone in lower leg)

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ili/o

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ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)

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ischi/o

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ischium (lower portion of hip bone)

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lumb/o

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loins (lower back)

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metatars/o

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metatarsus (foot bones)

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patell/o

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patella (knee caps)

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pelv/I, pelv/o

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pelvis

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pod/o

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foot

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pub/o

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pubis (anterior part of pelvic bone)

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tibi/o

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tibia (larger bone of lower leg)

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53
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ankyl/o

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stiffness, bent, crooked

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Arthr/o

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joint

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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fasci/o

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band, fascia

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fibr/o

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fiber, fibrous tissue

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kyph/o

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humpback

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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lord/o

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curve, swayback

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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

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ped/o, ped/i

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food, child

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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ten/o

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tendon

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67
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tend/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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albumin/o

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albumin, protein

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azot/o

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nitrogenous compounds

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bacteri/o

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cyst/o

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vesic/o

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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kal/i

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keton/o

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ketone bodies

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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meat/o

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opening, meatus

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nephr/o

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ren/o

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noct/o

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olig/o

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py/o

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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ureter/o

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urethr/o

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amni/o

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amnion (amniotic sac)

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix, uteri (neck of uterus)

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colp/o

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vagin/o

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galact/o

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lact/o

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gynec/o

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hyster/o

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metri/o

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mamm/o

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mast/o

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men/o

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menses, menstruation

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metr/o

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uterus (womb), measure

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nat/o

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oophor/o

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ovari/o

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perine/o

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perineum (area between vulva and anus)

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salping/o

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andr/o

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balan/o

A

glans penis

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crypt/o

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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genit/o

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gonad/o

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gonads
sex glands

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gon/o

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olig/o

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orch/o

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orchi/o

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orchid/o

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test/o

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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perine/o

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spermat/o

A

sperm cells

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sperm/o

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sperm cells

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vas/o

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vessel, vas deferns, duct

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vesicul/o

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seminal vesicle

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cerebr/o

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encephal/o

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crani/o

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gangli/o

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gli/o

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glue; neurological tissue

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kinesi/o

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lept/o

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thin, slender

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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mening/o ; meningi/o

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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narc/o

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stupor; numbness; sleep

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neur/o

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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sthen/o

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thalam/o

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thec/o

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ton/o

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ventricul/o

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ventricle of the brain

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ambly/o

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aque/o

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blephar/o

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choroid/o

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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core/o

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pupill/o

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corne/o

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cycl/o

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colliery body of the eye

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dacry/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus

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lacrim/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus

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dacryocyst/o

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lacrimal sac

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glauc/o

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goni/o

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irid/o

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kerat/o

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horny tissue
cornea

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ocul/o

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opthalm/o

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opt/p

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eye, vision

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optic/o

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eye, vision

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phac/o

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phot/o

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presby/o

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retin/o

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scler/o

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hardening, sclera(white of eye)

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scot/o

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vitr/o

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vitreous body

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audi/o

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth (inner ear)

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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ot/o

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salping/o

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auditory tubes

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staped/o

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tympan/o, myring/o

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tympanic membrane

Medical Terminology (10 decks)

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