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a-
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no, not, without, away from, negative
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-a
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noun ending
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ab-
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away from, negative, absent
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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-able
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capable of, able to
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abort/o
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premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus
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abrad/o, abras/o
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rub or scrape off
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abrupt/o
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broken away from
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abs-
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away from
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abscess/o
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collection of pus, going away
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absorpt/o
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suck up, suck in
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-ac
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pertaining to
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acanth/o
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spiny, thorny
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acetabul/o
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acetabulum (hip socket)
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-acious
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characterized by
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acne/o
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point or peak
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acous/o,acoust/o
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hearing, sound
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acquir/o
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get, obtain
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acr/o
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extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point
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acromi/o
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acromion, point of shoulder blade
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actin/o
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light
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden
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acuit/o, acut/o
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sharp, sharpness
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acust/o, -acusia, -acusis
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hearing, sense of hearing
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ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
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aden/o
gland
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adenoid/o
adenoids
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adhes/o
stick to, cling to
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adip/o
fat
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adnex/o
bound to
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adren/o, adrenal/o
adrenal glands
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aer/o
air, gas
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aesthet/o
sensation, sense of perception
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af-
toward, to
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affect/o
exert influence on
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agglutin/o
clumping, stick together
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aggress/o
attack, step forward
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-ago
abnormal condition, disease
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agor/a
marketplace
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-agra
excessive pain, seizure, attack of severe pain
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-aise
comfort, ease
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-al
pertaining to
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alb/i, alb/o,
white
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albumin/o
albumin, protein
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alg/e, algi/o, alg/o, algesi/o
relationship to pain
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-algesia, -algesic
painful, pain sense
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-algia
pain, painful condition
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align/o
bring into line or correct position
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aliment/o
to nourish
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all/o, all-
other, different from normal, reversal
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alopec/o
baldness, mangy
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alveol/o
alveolus, air sac, small sac
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ambi-
both sides, around or about, double
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ambly/o
dull, dim
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ambul/o, ambulat/o
walk
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ametr/o
out of proportion
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-amine
nitrogen compound
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amni/o
amnion, fetal membrane
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amph-
around, on both sides, doubly
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amput/o, amputat/o
cut away, cut off a part of the body
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amyl/o
starch
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an-
no, not, without
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an-, ana-
up, apart, backward, excessive
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an/o
anus, ring
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-an
characteristic of, pertaining to
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-ancy
state of
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andr/o
relationship to the male
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aneurysm/o
aneurysm
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angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
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angin/o
angina, choking, strangling
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anis/o
unequal
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ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
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anomal/o
irregularity
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ante-
before, in front of
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anter/o
before, front
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anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
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anti-
against
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anxi/o, anxiet/o
anxiety, anxious, uneasy
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aort/o
aorta
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ap-
toward, to
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-apheresis
removal
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aphth/o
ulcer
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apic/o
apex
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ap-, apo-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
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aplast/o
defective development, lack of development
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aponeur/o
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
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apoplect/o
a stroke
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append/o, appendic/o
appendix
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aqu/i, aqu/o, aque/o
water
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-ar
pertaining to
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arachn/o
spider web, spider
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arc/o
bow, arc or arch
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-arche
beginning
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areat/o
occurring in patches or circumscribed areas
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areol/o
little open space
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-aria
connected with
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arrect/o
upright, lifted up, raised
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arter/o, arteri/o
artery
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arthr/o
joint
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articul/o
joint
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-ary
pertaining to
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as-
toward, to
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asbest/o
asbestos
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-ase
enzyme
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aspir/o, aspirat/o
to breathe in
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asthen-, -asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
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asthmat/o
gasping, choking
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astr/o
star, star-shaped
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at-
toward, to
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atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
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ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
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athet/o
uncontrolled
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atop/o
strange, out of place
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atres/i
without an opening
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atri/o
atrium
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attenuat/o
diluted, weakened
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aud-, audi/o, audit/o
ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
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aur/i, aur/o
ear, hearing
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auscult/a, auscult/o
listen
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aut/o
self
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-ax
noun ending
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ax/o
axis, main stem
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axill/o
armpit
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azot/o
urea, nitrogen
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bacill/o
rod-shaped bacterium
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bacteri/o
bacteria
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balan/o
glans penis
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bar/o
pressure, weight
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bartholin/o
Bartholin's gland
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bas/o
base, opposite of acid
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bi-
twice, double, two
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bi/o
life
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bifid/o
split, divided into two parts
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bifurcat/o
divide or fork into two branches
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bil/i
bile, gall
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bilirubin/o
bilirubin
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bin-
two by two
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-blast
embryonic, immature, formative element
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blephar/o
eyelid
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borborygm/o
rumbling sound
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brachi/o
arm
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brachy-
short
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brady-
slow
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brev/i, brev/o
short
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bronch/i, bronchi/o, bronch/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
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bronchiol/o
bronchiole, bronchiolus
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brux/o
grind
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bucc/o
cheek
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burs/o
bursa, sac of fluid near joint
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byssin/o
cotton dust
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cadaver/o
dead body, corpse
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calcane/o
calcaneus, heel bone
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calc/i
calcium, lime, the heel
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calci-, calc/o
calcium
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calcul/o
stone, little stone
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cali/o, calic/o
cup, calyx
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call/i, callos/o
hard, hardened and thickened
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calor/i
heat
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canalicul/o
little canal or duct
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canth/o
corner of the eye
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capill/o
hair
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capit/o
head
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capn/o
carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance
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capsul/o
little box
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carb/o
carbon
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carbuncl/o
carbuncle
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carcin/o
cancerous
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cardi/o, card/o
heart
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cari/o
rottenness, decay
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carot/o
stupor, sleep
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carp/o
wrist bones
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cartilag/o
cartilage, gristle
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caruncul/o
bit of flesh
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cat-, cata-,cath-
down, lower, under, downward
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catabol/o
a breaking down
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cathart/o
cleansing, purging
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cathet/o
insert, send down
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caud/o
lower part of body, tail
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caus/o, caust/o
burning, burn
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cauter/o, caut/o
heat, burn
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cav/i, cav/o
hollow, cave
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cavern/o
containing hollow spaces
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cec/o
cecum
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-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
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celi/o, cel/o
abdomen, belly
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cement/o
cementum, a rough stone
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cent-
hundred
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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cephal/o, -ceps
head
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cera-
wax
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cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
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cerumin/o
cerumen, earwax
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cervic/o
neck, cervix (neck of uterus)
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cheil/o
lip or lips
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cheir/o
hand
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chem./i, chem/o, chemic/o
drug, chemical
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chir/o
hand
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chlor/o
green
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chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
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chol/e
bile, gall
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cholangi/o
bile duct
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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choledoch/o
common bile duct
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cholesterol/o
cholesterol
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chondr/i, chondr/o
cartilage
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chord/o
spinal cord, cord
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chore/o
dance
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chori/o, chorion/o
chorion, membrane
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choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
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chrom/o, chromat/o
color
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chron/o
time
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chym/o
to pour, juice
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cib/o
meal
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cicatric/o
scar
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-cidal
pertaining to killing
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-cide
causing death
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cili/o
eyelashes, microscopic hair-like projections
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cine-
relationship to movement
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circ/i
ring or circle
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circulat/o
circulate, go around in a circle
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circum-
around, about
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circumcis/o
cutting around
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circumscrib/o
confined, limited in space
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cirrh/o
orange-yellow, tawny
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cis/o
cut
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clasis, -clast
break down
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claudicat/o
limping
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claustr/o
barrier
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clav/i
key
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clavicul/o, cleid/o
clavicle, collar bone
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climacter/o
crisis, rung of a ladder
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clitor/o
clitoris
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-clonus
violent action
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clus/o
shut or close
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-clysis
irrigation, washing
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co-
together, with
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coagul/o, coagulat/o
clotting, coagulation
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coarct/o, coarctat/o
press together, narrow
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cocc/i, cocc/o, -coccus
spherical bacteria
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coccyg/o
coccyx, tailbone
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cochle/o
spiral, snail, snail shell
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coher/o, cohes/o
cling, stick together
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coit/o
a coming together
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col/o
colon, large intestine
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coll/a
glue
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colon/o
colon, large intestine
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colp/o
vagina
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column/o
pillar
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com-
together, with
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comat/o
deep sleep
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comminut/o
break into pieces
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communic/o
share, to make common
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compatibil/o
sympathize with
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con-
together, with
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concav/o
hollow
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concentr/o
condense, intensify, remove excess water
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concept/o
become pregnant
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conch/o
shell
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concuss/o
shaken together, violently agitated
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condyl/o
knuckle, knob
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confus/o
confusion, disorder
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coni/o
dust
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conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva, joined together, connected
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consci/o
aware, awareness
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consolid/o
become firm or solid
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constipat/o
pressed together, crowded together
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constrict/o
draw tightly together
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-constriction
narrowing
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contact/o
touched, infected
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contagi/o
infection, unclean, touching of something
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contaminat/o
render unclean by contact, pollute
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contine/o, continent/o
keep in, contain, hold back, restrain
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contra-
against, counter, opposite
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contracept/o
prevention of conception
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contus/o
bruise
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convalesc/o
recover, become strong
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convex/o
arched, vaulted
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convolut/o
coiled, twisted
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convuls/o
pull together
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copi/o
plentiful
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copulat/o
joining together, linking
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cor/o
pupil
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cord/o
cord, spinal cord
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cordi/o
heart
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core/o
pupil
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cori/o
skin, leather
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corne/o
cornea
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coron/o
coronary, crown
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corp/u, corpor/o
body
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corpuscul/o
little body
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cort-
covering
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cortic/o
cortex, outer region
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cost/o
rib
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cox/o
hip, hip joint
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crani/o
skull
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-crasia
a mixture or blending
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creatin/o
creatine
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crepit/o, crepitat/o
crackling, rattling
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crin/o, -crine
secrete
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cris/o, critic/o
turning point
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-crit
to separate
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cry/o
cold
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crypt/o
hidden
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cubit/o
elbow
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cuboid/o
cube-like
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culd/o
cul-de-sac, blind pouch
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cult/o
cultivate
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-cusis
hearing
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cusp/i
point, pointed flap
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cutane/o
skin
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cyan/o
blue
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cycl/o
ciliary body of eye, cycle
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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cyst-, -cyst
bladder, bag
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cyst/o
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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cyt/o, -cyte
cell
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-cytic
pertaining to a cell
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-cytosis
condition of cells
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dacry/o
tear, lacrimal duct (tear duct)
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dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac (tear sac)
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dactyl/o
fingers, toes
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de-
down, lack of, from, not, removal
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debrid/e
open a wound
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deca-, deci-
ten, tenth
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decidu/o
shedding, falling off
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decubit/o
lying down
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defec/o, defecat/o
free from waste, clear
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defer/o
carrying down or out
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degenerat/o
gradual impairment, breakdown, diminished function
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deglutit/o
swallow
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dehisce/o
burst open, split
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deliri/o
wandering in the mind
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delt/o
Greek letter delta, triangular shape
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delus/o
delude, mock, cheat
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dem/o
people, population
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-dema
swelling (fluid)
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demi-
half
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dendr/o
branching, resembling a tree
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dent/i, dent/o
tooth, teeth
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depilate/o
hair removal
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depress/o
press down, lower, pressed or sunk down
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derma-, dermat/o, derm/o
skin
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desic/o
drying
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-desis
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
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deteriorat/o
worsening or gradual impairment
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dextr/o
right side
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di-
twice, twofold, double
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dia-
through, between, apart, complete
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diaphor/o
sweat
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diaphragmat/o
diaphragm, wall across
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diastole/o
standing apart, expansion
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didym/o
testes, twins, double
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diffus/o
pour out, spread apart
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digest/o
divide, distribute
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digit/o
finger or toe
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dilat/o, dilatat/o
spread out, expand
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-dilation
widening, stretching, expanding
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dilut/o
dissolve, separate
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diphther/o
membrane
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dipl/o
double
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dips/o, -dipsia
thirst
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dis-
negative, apart, absence of
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dislocat/o
displacement
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dissect/o
cutting apart
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disseminat/o
widely scattered
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dist/o
far
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distend/o, distent/o
stretch apart, expand
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diur/o, diuret/o
tending to increase urine output
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divert/i
turning aside
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domin/o
controlling, ruling
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don/o
give
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dors/i, dors/o
back of body
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-dote
what is given
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-drome
to run, running
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-duct
opening
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duct/o
to lead, carry
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duoden/i, duoden/o
duodenum, first part of small intestine
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-dural
pertaining to dura mater
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-dynia
pain
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dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
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e-
out of, from
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-e
noun ending
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-eal
pertaining to
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ec-
out, outside
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ecchym/o
pouring out of juice
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ech/o
sound
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eclamps/o, eclampt/o
flashing or shining forth
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ectasia, -ectasis
stretching, dilation, enlargement
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ecto-
out, outside
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-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
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-ectopy
displacement
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eczemat/o
eruption
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-edema
swelling
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edem-, edemat/o
swelling, fluid, tumor
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edentul/o
without teeth
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ef-
out
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effect/o
bring about a response, activate
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effus/o
pouring out
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ejaculat/o
throw or hurl out
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electr/o
electricity, electric
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eliminat/o
expel from the body
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em-
in
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emaciat/o
wasted by disease
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embol/o
something inserted or thrown in
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embry/o
fertilized ovum, embryo
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-emesis
vomiting
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emet/o
vomit
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-emia
blood, blood condition
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emmetr/o
in proper measure
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emolli/o
make soft, soften
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en-
in, within, into
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encephal/o
brain
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end-, endo-
in, within, inside
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endocrin/o
secrete within
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enem/o
end in, inject
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enter/o
small intestine
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ento-
within
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eosin/o
red, rosy
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epi-
above, upon, on
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epidemi/o
among the people, an epidemic
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epididym/o
epididymis
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epiglott/o
epiglottis
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episi/o
vulva
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epithel/i, epitheli/o
epithelium
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equin/o
pertaining to a horse
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-er
one who
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erect/o
upright
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erg/o, -ergy
work
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erot/o
sexual love
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eruct/o, eructat/o
belch forth
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erupt/o
break out, burst forth
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erythem/o, erythemat/o
flushed, redness
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erythr/o
red
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es-
out of, outside, away from
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-esis
abnormal condition, disease
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eso-
inward
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esophag/o
esophagus
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-esthesia, esthesi/o
sensation, feeling
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esthet/o
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
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estr/o
female
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ethm/o
sieve
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eti/o
cause
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eu-
good, normal, well, or easy
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-eurysm
widening
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evacu/o, evacuat/o
empty out
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ex-
out of, outside, away from
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exacerbat/o
aggravate, irritate
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exanthemat/o
rash
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excis/o
cutting out
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excori/o, excoriat/o
abrade or scratch
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excret/o
separate, discharge
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excruciat/o
intense pain, agony
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exhal/o, exhalat/o
breathe out
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exo-
out of, outside, away from
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exocrin/o
secrete out of
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expector/o
cough up
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expir/o, expirat/o
breathe out
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exstroph/o
turned or twisted out
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extern/o
outside, outer
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extra-
on the outside, beyond, outside
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extreme/o, extremit/o
extremity, outermost
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extrins/o
from the outside, contained outside
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exud/o, exudat/o
to sweat out
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faci/o
face, form
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-facient
making, producing
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fasci/o
fascia, fibrous band
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fascicul/o
little bundle
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fatal/o
pertaining to fate, death
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fauc/i
narrow pass, throat
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febr/i
fever
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fec/i, fec/o
dregs, sediment, waste
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femor/o
femur, thigh bone
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fenestr/o
window
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fer/o
bear, carry
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-ferent
carrying
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-ferous
bearing, carrying, producing
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fertil/o
fertile, fruitful, productive
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fet/i, fet/o
fetus, unborn child
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fibr/o
fiber
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fibrill/o
muscular twitching
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fibrin/o
fibrin, fibers, threads of a clot
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fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
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fibul/o
fibula
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-fic, fic/o
making, producing, forming
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-fication
process of making
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-fida
split
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filtr/o, filtrat/o
filter, to strain through
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fimbri/o
fringe
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fiss/o, fissur/o
crack, split, cleft
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fistul/o
tube or pipe
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flat/o
flatus, rectal gas
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flex/o
bend
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flu/o
flow
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fluor/o
glowing, luminous
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foc/o
focus, point
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foll/i
bag, sac
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follicul/o
follicle, small sac
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foramin/o
opening, foramen
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fore-
before, in front of
