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1
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pher/o

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to bear or carry

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-pheresis

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removal

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phil/o, -phil, -philia

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attraction to, like, love

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phleb/o

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vein

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phlegm/o

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thick mucus

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phob/o, -phobia

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abnormal fear

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phon/o, -phonia

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sound, voice

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phor/o

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carry, bear, movement

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-phoria

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to bear, carry, feeling, mental state

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phot/o

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light

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phren/o

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diaphragm, mind

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-phthisis

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wasting away

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-phylactic

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protective, preventive

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-phylaxis

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protection

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physi/o, physic/o

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nature, physical

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-physis

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to grow

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phyt/o, -phyte

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plant

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pigment/o

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pigment, color

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pil/i, pil/o

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hair

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pineal/o

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pineal gland

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pinn/i

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external ear, auricle

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pituit/o, pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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plac/o

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flat plate or patch

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placent/o

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placenta, round flat cake

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plak/o, -plakia

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plaque, plate, thin flat layer or scale

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plan/o

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flat

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plant/i, plant/o

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sole of foot

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plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

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development, growth, formation

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-plasm

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formative material of cells

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plasm/o

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something molded or formed

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-plastic

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pertaining to formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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ple/o

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more, many

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-plegia

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paralysis, stroke

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-plegic

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one affected with paralysis

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pleur/o

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pleura, side of the body

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plex/o

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plexus, network

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plic/o

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fold or ridge

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pne/o-

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breath, breathing

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-pnea

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breathing

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-pneic

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pertaining to breathing

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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lung, air

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pod/o

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foot

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-poiesis

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formation, to make

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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pol/o

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extreme

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poli/o

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gray matter of brain and spinal cord

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pollic/o

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thumb

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poly-

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many

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polyp/o

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polyp, small growth

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pont/o

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pons (a part of the brain), bridge

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53
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poplit/o

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back of the knee

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por/o

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pore, small opening

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-porosis

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lessening in density, porous condition

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port/i

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gate, door

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post-

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after, behind

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poster/o

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behind, toward the back

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potent/o

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powerful

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pract/i, practic/o

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practice, pursue an occupation

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prandi/o, -prandial

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meal

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-praxia

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action, condition concerning the performance of movements

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-praxis

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act, activity, practice use

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pre-

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before, in front of

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precoc/i

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early, premature

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pregn/o

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pregnant, full of

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prematur/o

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too early, untimely

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preputi/o

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foreskin, prepuce

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presby/o

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old age

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press/o

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press, draw

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priap/o

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penis

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primi-

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first

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pro-

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before, in behalf of

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process/o

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going forth

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procident/o

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fall down or forward

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procreat/o

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reproduce

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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prodrom/o

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running ahead, precursor

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product/o

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lead forward, yield, produce

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prolaps/o

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fall downward, slide forward

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prolifer/o

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reproduce, bear offspring

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pron/o, pronat/o

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bent forward

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pros-

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before

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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prosth/o, prosthet/o

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addition, appendage

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prot/o, prote/o

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first

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87
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protein/o

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protein

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88
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proxim/o

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near

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prurit/o

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itching

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pseud/o

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false

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psor/i, psor/o

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itch, itching

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psych/o

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mind

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ptomat/o

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a fall

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-ptosis

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droop, sag, prolapse, fall

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-ptyal/o

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saliva

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-ptysis

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spitting

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pub/o

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pubis, part of hip bone

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pubert/o

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ripe age, adult

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pudend/o

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pudendum

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puerper/i

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childbearing, labor

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pulm/o, pulmon/o

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lung

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pulpos/o

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fleshy, pulpy

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puls/o

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beat, beating, striking

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punct/o

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sting, prick, puncture

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pupill/o

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pupil

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pur/o

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pus

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purpur/o

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purple

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purul/o

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pus-filled

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109
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pustul/o

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infected pimple

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py/o

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pus

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111
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pyel/o

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renal pelvis, bowl of kidney

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pylor/o

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pylorus, pyloric sphincter

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pyr/o, pyret/o

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fever, fire

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pyramid/o

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pyramid-shaped

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quadr/i, quadr/o

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four

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rabi/o

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madness, rage

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rachi/o

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spinal column, vertebrae

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radi/o

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radiation, x-rays, radius (lateral lower arm bone)

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radiat/o

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giving off rays or radiant energy

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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raph/o

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seam, suture

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re-

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back, again

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recept/o

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receive, receiver

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recipi/o

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receive, take to oneself

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rect/o

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rectum, straight

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recticul/o

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network

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recuperat/o

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recover, regain health

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reduct/o

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bring back together

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refract/o

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bend back, turn aside

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regurgit/o

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flood or gush back

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remiss/o

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give up, let go, relax

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ren/o

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kidney

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restor/o

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rebuild, put back, restore

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resuscit/o

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revive

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retent/o

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hold back

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reticul/o

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network

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retin/o

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retina, net

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retract/o

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draw back or in

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retro-

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behind, backward, back of

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rhabd/o

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rod, rod-shaped

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rhabdomy/o

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striated muscle

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rheum/o, rheumat/o

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watery flow, subject to flow

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rhin/o

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nose

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rhiz/o

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root

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rhonc/o

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snore, snoring

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rhythm/o

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rhythm

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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rigid/o

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stiff

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ris/o

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laugh

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roentgen/o

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x-ray

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rotat/o

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rotate, revolve

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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rube-

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red

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rug/o

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wrinkle, fold

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sacc/i, sacc/o

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sac

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sacchar/o

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sugar

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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saliv/o

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saliva

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salping/o

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uterine (fallopian) tube, auditory (eustachian) tube

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-salpinx

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uterine (fallopian) tube

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san/o

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sound, healthy, sane

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sangu/i, sanguin/o

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blood

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sanit/o

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soundness, health

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saphen/o

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clear, apparent, manifest

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sapr/o

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decaying, rotten

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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

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scalp/o

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carve, scrape

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scapul/o

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scapula, shoulder blade

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schiz/o

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division, split

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scintill/o

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spark

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scirrh/o

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hard

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scler/o

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sclera, white of eye, hard

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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scoli/o

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curved, bent

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopic

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pertaining to visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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scot/o

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darkness

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scrib/o, script/o

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write

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scrot/o

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bag or pouch

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seb/o

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sebum

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secret/o

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produce, separate out

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sect/o, secti/o

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cut, cutting

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segment/o

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pieces

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sell/o

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saddle

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semi-

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half

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semin/i

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semen, seed, sperm

191
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sen/i

A

old

192
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senesc/o

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grow old

193
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senil/o

A

old age

194
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sens/i

A

feeling, sensation

195
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sensitiv/o

A

sensitive to, affected by

196
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seps/o

A

infection

197
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sept/o

A

infection, partition

198
Q

ser/o

A

serum

199
Q

seros/o

A

serous

200
Q

sial/o

A

saliva

201
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

202
Q

sider/o

A

iron

203
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sigm/o

A

Greek letter sigma

204
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

205
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silic/o

A

glass

206
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sin/o, sin/u

A

hollow, sinus

207
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sinistr/o

A

left, left side

208
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sinus/o

A

sinus

209
Q

-sis

A

abnormal condition, disease

210
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sit/u

A

place

211
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skelet/o

A

skeleton

212
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soci/o

A

companion, fellow being

213
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-sol

A

solution

214
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solut/o, solv/o

A

loosened, dissolved

215
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soma-, somat/o

A

body

216
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somn/i, somn/o

A

sleep

217
Q

son/o

A

sound

218
Q

sopor/o

A

sleep

219
Q

spad/o

A

draw off, draw

220
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-spasm, spasmod/o

A

sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, or cramping

221
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spec/i

A

look at, a kind or sort

222
Q

specul/o

A

mirror

223
Q

sperm/o, spermat/o

A

sperm, spermatozoa, seed

224
Q

sphen/o

A

sphenoid bone, wedge

225
Q

spher/o

A

round, sphere, ball

226
Q

sphincter/o

A

tight band

227
Q

sphygm/o

A

pulse

228
Q

spin/o

A

spine, backbone

229
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spir/o

A

to breathe

230
Q

spirill/o

A

little coil

231
Q

spirochet/o

A

coiled microorganism

232
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

233
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

234
Q

spontane/o

A

unexplained, of one’s own accord

235
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spor/o

A

seed, spore

236
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sput/o

A

sputum, spit

237
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squam/o

A

scale

238
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction, constriction

239
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staped/o, stapedi/o

A

stapes (middle ear bone)

240
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staphyl/o

A

clusters, bunch of grapes

241
Q

-stasis, -static

A

control, maintenance of a constant level

242
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steat/o

A

fat, lipid, sebum

243
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sten/o

A

narrowing, contracted

244
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-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing

245
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ster/o

A

solid structure

246
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stere/o

A

solid, three-dimensional

247
Q

steril/i

A

sterile

248
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stern/o

A

sternum, the breastbone

249
Q

stert/o

A

snore, snoring

250
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steth/o

A

chest

251
Q

-sthenia

A

strength

252
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stigmat/o

A

point, spot

253
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stimul/o

A

goad, prick, incite

254
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stol/o

A

send or place

255
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stom/o, stomat/o

A

mouth, oral cavity

256
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-stomosis, -stomy

A

furnish with a mouth or outlet, new opening

257
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strab/i

A

squint, squint-eyed

258
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strat/i

A

layer

259
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chain

260
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striat/o

A

stripe, furrow, groove

261
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stric-

A

narrowing

262
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strict/o

A

draw tightly together, bind or tie

263
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strid/o

A

harsh sound

264
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stup/e

A

benumbed, stunned

265
Q

styl/o

A

pen, pointed instrument

266
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sub-

A

under, less, below

267
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subluxat/o

A

partial dislocation

268
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sucr/o

A

sugar

269
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sudor/i

A

sweat

270
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suffoc/o, suffocat/o

A

choke, strangle

271
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sulc/o

A

furrow, groove

272
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super-, super/o

A

above, excessive, higher than

273
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superflu/o

A

overflowing, excessive

274
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supin/o

A

lying on the back

275
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supinat/o

A

bend backward, place on the back

276
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suppress/o

A

press down

277
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suppur/o, suppurate/o

A

to form pus

278
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supra-

A

above, upper, excessive

279
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supraren/o

A

above or on the kidney, suprarenal gland

280
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-surgery

A

operative procedure

281
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sutur/o

A

stitch, seam

282
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sym-

A

with, together, joined together

283
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symptomat/o

A

falling together, symptom

284
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syn-

A

together, with, union, association

285
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synaps/o, synapt/o

A

point of contact

286
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syncop/o

A

to cut short, cut off

287
Q

-syndesis

A

surgical fixation of vertebrae

288
Q

syndesm/o

A

ligament

289
Q

syndrom/o

A

running together

290
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synovi/o, synov/o

A

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

291
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syphil/i, syphil/o

A

syphilis

292
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syring/o

A

tube

293
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system/o, systemat/o

A

body system

294
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systol/o

A

contraction

295
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tachy-

A

fast, rapid

296
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tact/i

A

touch

297
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talip/o

A

foot and ankle deformity

298
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tars/o

A

tarsus (ankle bone), instep, edge of the eyelid

299
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tax/o

A

coordination, order

300
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techn/o, techni/o

A

skill

301
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tectori/o

A

covering, roof-like

302
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tele/o

A

distant, far

303
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tempor/o

A

temporal bone, temple

304
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ten/o, tend/o

A

tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

305
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tenac/i

A

holding fast, sticky

306
Q

tendin/o

A

tendon

307
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tens/o

A

stretch out, extend, strain

308
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terat/o

A

malformed fetus

309
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termin/o

A

end, limit

310
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test/i, test/o

A

testicle, testis

311
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tetan/o

A

rigid, tense

312
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tetra-

A

four

313
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thalam/o

A

thalamus, inner room

314
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thalass/o

A

sea

315
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thanas/o, thanat/o

A

death

316
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the/o

A

put, place

317
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thec/o

A

sheath

318
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thel/o

A

nipple

319
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therap/o, therapeut/o

A

treatment

320
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therm/o

A

heat

321
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thio-

A

sulfur

322
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thora/o, thorac/o

A

chest

323
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-thorax

A

chest, pleural cavity

324
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thromb/o

A

clot

325
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thym/o

A

thymus gland, soul

326
Q

-thymia

A

a state of mind

327
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-thymic

A

pertaining to the mind, relating to the thymus gland

328
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thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

329
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tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)

330
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-tic

A

pertaining to

331
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tine/o

A

gnawing worm, ringworm

332
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tinnit/o

A

ringing, buzzing, tinkling

333
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-tion

A

process, state or quality of

334
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toc/o, -tocia, -tocin

A

labor, birth

335
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tom/o

A

cut, section, slice

336
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

337
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting

338
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ton/o

A

tension, tone, stretching

339
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tone/o

A

to stretch

340
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsil, throat

341
Q

top/o

A

place, position, location

342
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tors/o

A

twist, rotate

343
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tort/i

A

twisted

344
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tox/o, toxic/o

A

poison, poisonous

345
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trabecul/o

A

little beam marked with cross bars or beams

346
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trache/i, trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

347
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trachel-

A

neck

348
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tract/o

A

draw, pull, path, bundle of nerve fibers

349
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tranquil/o

A

quiet, calm, tranquil

350
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trans-

A

across, through

351
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transfus/o

A

pour across, transfer

352
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transit/o

A

changing

353
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transvers/o

A

across, crosswise

354
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traumat/o

A

injury

355
Q

trem/o

A

shaking, trembling

356
Q

tremul/o

A

fine tremor or shaking

357
Q

treponem/o

A

coiled, turning microbe

358
Q

tri-

A

three

359
Q

trich/o

A

hair

360
Q

trigon/o

A

trigone

361
Q

-tripsy

A

to crush

362
Q

-trite

A

instrument for crushing

363
Q

trop/o, -tropia

A

turn, change

364
Q

troph/o, -trophy

A

development, nourishment

365
Q

-tropic

A

having an affinity for

366
Q

-tropin

A

to stimulate, act on

367
Q

tub/i, tub/o

A

tube, pipe

368
Q

tubercul/o

A

little knot, swelling

369
Q

tunic/o

A

covering, cloak, sheath

370
Q

turbinat/o

A

coiled, spiral shaped

371
Q

tuss/i

A

cough

372
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tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane, eardrum

373
Q

-type

A

classification, picture

374
Q

-ula

A

small, little

375
Q

-ule

A

small one

376
Q

ulcer/o

A

sore, ulcer

377
Q

uln/o

A

ulna (medial lower arm bone)

378
Q

ultra-

A

beyond, excess

379
Q

-um

A

singular noun ending

380
Q

umbilic/o

A

navel

381
Q

un-

A

not

382
Q

ungu/o

A

nail

383
Q

uni-

A

one

384
Q

ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract

385
Q

-uresis

A

urination

386
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter

387
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

388
Q

urg/o

A

press, push

389
Q

-uria

A

urination, urine

390
Q

urin/o

A

urine or urinary organs

391
Q

urtic/o

A

nettle, rash, hives

392
Q

-us

A

thing, singular noun ending

393
Q

uter/i, uter/o

A

uterus

394
Q

uve/o

A

iris, choroid, ciliary body, uveal tract

395
Q

uvul/o

A

uvula, little grape

396
Q

vaccin/i, vaccin/o

A

vaccine

397
Q

vacu/o

A

empty

398
Q

vag/o

A

vagus nerve, wandering

399
Q

vagin/o

A

vagina

400
Q

valg/o

A

bent or twisted outward

401
Q

valv/o, valvul/o

A

valve

402
Q

var/o

A

bent or twisted inward

403
Q

varic/o

A

varicose veins, swollen or dilated vein

404
Q

vas/o

A

vas deferens, vessel

405
Q

vascul/o

A

blood vessel, little vessel

406
Q

vast/o

A

vast, great, extensive

407
Q

vect/o

A

carry, convey

408
Q

ven/o

A

vein

409
Q

vener/o

A

sexual intercourse

410
Q

venter-

A

abdomen

411
Q

ventilat/o

A

expose to air, fan

412
Q

ventr/o

A

in front, belly side of body

413
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle of brain or heart, small chamber

414
Q

venul/o

A

venule, small vein

415
Q

verg/o

A

twist, incline

416
Q

verm/i

A

worm

417
Q

verruc/o

A

wart

418
Q

-verse, -version

A

to turn

419
Q

vers/o, vert/o

A

turn

420
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra, backbone

421
Q

vertig/o, vertigin/o

A

whirling round

422
Q

vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

423
Q

vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle, blister, little bladder

424
Q

vestibul/o

A

entrance, vestibule

425
Q

vi/o

A

force

426
Q

vill/i

A

shaggy hair, tuft of hair

427
Q

vir/o

A

poison, virus

428
Q

viril/o

A

masculine, manly

429
Q

vis/o

A

seeing, sight

430
Q

visc/o

A

sticky

431
Q

viscer/o

A

viscera, internal organ

432
Q

viscos/o

A

sticky

433
Q

vit/a, vit/o

A

life

434
Q

viti/o

A

blemish, defect

435
Q

vitre/o

A

glassy, made of glass

436
Q

voc/i

A

voice

437
Q

vol/o

A

palm or sole

438
Q

volv/o

A

roll, turn

439
Q

vulgar/i

A

common

440
Q

vulv/o

A

vulva, covering

441
Q

xanth/o

A

yellow

442
Q

xen/o

A

strange, foreign

443
Q

xer/o

A

dry

444
Q

xiph/i, xiph/o

A

sword

445
Q

-y

A

noun ending

446
Q

zo/o

A

animal life

447
Q

zygomat/o

A

cheek bone, yoke

448
Q

zygot/o

A

joined together

449
Q

-ac

A

pertaining to

450
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

451
Q

-ar

A

pertaining to

452
Q

-ary

A

pertaining to

453
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

454
Q

-ical

A

pertaining to

455
Q

-ial

A

pertaining to

456
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

457
Q

-ine

A

pertaining to

458
Q

-ior

A

pertaining to

459
Q

-ory

A

pertaining to

460
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

461
Q

-tic

A

pertaining to

462
Q

-ago

A

abnormal condition, disease

463
Q

-esis

A

abnormal condition, disease

464
Q

-ia

A

abnormal condition, disease

465
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition, disease

466
Q

-ion

A

condition

467
Q

-ism

A

condition, state of

468
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition, disease

469
Q

-a

A

noun ending

470
Q

-e

A

noun ending

471
Q

-um

A

singular noun ending

472
Q

-us

A

singular noun ending

473
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-y

A

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Medical Terminology (16 decks)

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