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Medical Word Parts (B, C) Flashcards

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1
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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bar/o

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pressure, weight

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bartholin/o

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Bartholin gland

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bas/o

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base, bottom

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bi-

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two

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bi/o

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life, living

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bil/i

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bile

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bin-

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two

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-blast

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embryonic, immature

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blast/o

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embryonic, immature

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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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bol/o

A

to throw, throwing

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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

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bronchus

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bronchi/o

A

bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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bucc/o

A

cheek

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bunion/o

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bunion

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burs/o

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bursa

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calc/o

A

calcium

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calc/i

A

calcium

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calcane/o

A

calcaneus (heel bone)

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calcul/o

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stone, calculus

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cali/o

A

calyx, calix

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calic/o

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calyx, calix

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calyc/o

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calyx, calix

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cancer/o

A

cancer, malignancy

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31
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canth/o

A

canthus (corner of eye)

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capit/o

A

head

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33
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capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

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34
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carcin/o

A

cancer

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35
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-carcinoma

A

cancer of epithelial origin

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36
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cardi/o

A

heart

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37
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-cardia

A

condition of the heart

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38
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carp/o

A

carpus (wrist)

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cartilag/o

A

cartilage

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40
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cata-

A

down

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41
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caud/o

A

tail

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cauter/i

A

burning

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43
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cec/o

A

cecum (first part of large intestine)

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44
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-cele

A

herniation, protrusion

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45
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celi/o

A

abdomen

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46
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cellul/o

A

cell

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47
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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cerumin/o

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cerumen (earwax)

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cervic/o

A

neck, cervix

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-chalasia

A

condition of relaxation, slackening

54
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-chalasis

A

relaxation, slackening

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cheil/o

A

lips

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chem/o

A

drug, chemical

57
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-chezia

A

condition of stools

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chol/e

A

bile, gall

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cholangi/o

A

bile vessel

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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

62
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cholesterol/o

A

cholesterol

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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chord/o

A

cord, spinal cord

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chori/o

A

chorion (outer fetal sac)

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chorion/o

A

chorion (outer fetal sac)

67
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choroid/o

A

choroid, vascular membrane

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chrom/o

A

color

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chromat/o

A

color

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chym/o

A

juice

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circum-

A

around

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cirrh/o

A

orange-yellow

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-cision

A

process of cutting

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-clasis

A

intentional breaking

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-clast

A

breaking down

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claustr/o

A

closing

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clavicul/o

A

clavicle (collarbone)

78
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cleid/o

A

clavicle (collarbone)

79
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clitorid/o

A

clitoris

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-coagulation

A

process of clotting

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coccyg/o

A

coccyx (tailbone)

82
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

83
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col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

84
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coll/o

A

neck

85
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colon/o

A

colon (large intestine)

86
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colp/o

A

vagina

87
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commissur/o

A

connection

88
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con-

A

together

89
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con/o

A

cone

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condyl/o

A

condyle, knob

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coni/o

A

dust

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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contra-

A

opposite, against

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cor/o

A

pupil

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cord/o

A

cord, spinal cord

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cordi/o

A

heart

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core/o

A

pupil

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corne/o

A

cornea

99
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coron/o

A

crown, heart

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corpor/o

A

body

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cortic/o

A

cortex (outer portion)

102
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cost/o

A

costa (rib)

103
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cox/o

A

coxa (hip)

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crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

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crin/o

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to secrete, secreting

106
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-crine

A

to secrete, secreting

107
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-crit

A

to separate, separating

108
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crur/o

A

leg

109
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cry/o

A

extreme cold

110
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crypt-

A

hidden

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cubit/o

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elbow, forearm

112
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culd/o

A

cul-de-sac (rectouterine pouch)

113
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-cusis

A

hearing

114
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cut/o

A

skin

115
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cutane/o

A

skin

116
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cyan/o

A

blue

117
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cycl/o

A

ciliary body, recurring, round

118
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-cyesis

A

pregnancy, gestation

119
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cyst/o

A

bladder, sac

120
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cyt/o

A

cell

121
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-cyte

A

cell

122
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-cytosis

A

abnormal increase in cells

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