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Mod. 11 Flashcards

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cyst-

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sac; cyst; bladder

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vesic-

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sac; cyst; bladder

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nephr-

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kidney

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ren-

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kidney

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pyel-

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renal pelvis; urine reservoir in kidney [which passes urine to ureter]
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ur-

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urine; urinary tract; urination

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urin-

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urine; urinary tract; urination

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ureter-

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ureter
(def’n: tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder)
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urethr-

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urethra
(def’n: tube carrying urine from bladder to outside the body)
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uric-

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uric acid

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aden-

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gland; lymph node

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adren-

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adrenal gland

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hormon-

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hormone

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amygdal-*

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tonsil
[See Mod. 12, amygdal-]
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tonsill-

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tonsil

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lymph-

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lymph

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lymphatic-

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lymphatic system; lymphatic duct

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por-

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pore; passage

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splen-

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spleen

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lien-

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spleen

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adip-

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fat

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lip-

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fat

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steat-

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fat

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seb-

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sebum; fatty secretion [of the sebaceous gland]

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crin-

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secretion

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eme-

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vomit

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hidr-

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sweat; sweat gland

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hist-

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tissue [of an animal or plant]

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hygr-

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moisture

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py-

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pus

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tox-

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poison

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toxic-

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poison

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toxin-

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poison

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ven-*

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poison
[See Mod. 8, ven-]
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venen-

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poison

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venom-

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poison

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zym-

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enzyme; fermentation

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aeti-

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cause

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eti-

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cause

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antr-

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antrum; cavity

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aux-

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increase

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bar-

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weight; pressure

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bary-

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weight; pressure

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carcin-

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cancer [noun]; cancerous [adjective]

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chron-

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time

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drom-

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a running; flow

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dynam-

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power

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helc-

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ulceration

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hypn-

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sleep

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somn-

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sleep

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icter-

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jaundice

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sept-*

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septum; (def’n: a wall that divides two cavities)
[See Mod. 8, sept-]
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saept-

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septum; (def’n: a wall that divides two cavities)

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all-

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other; another; divergent; alternating

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anis-

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unequal

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atel-

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incomplete

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atret-

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without an opening (to an organ/structure)

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brachy-

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short [no connecting vowel follows]

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brady-

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slow [no connecting vowel follows]

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idi-

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individual; distinct; distinctive; unknown

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is-

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equal

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equ-

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equal
[equ- is followed by connecting vowel i]
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lept-

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thin

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macr-

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large; long

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megal-

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large

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mes-

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middle

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micr-

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small

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olig-

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few; small; scanty

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orth-

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straight; normal; correct

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oxy-*

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acute; swift; sharp; sour [no connecting vowel follows]
[See Mod. 6, oxy-]
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pachy-

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thick [no connecting vowel follows]

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pale-

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old; ancient

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poikil-

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mottled; varied; irregular

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prosth-

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artificial

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prosthet-

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artificial

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prot-

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earliest; first

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pseud-

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false; imaginary

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schist-

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split

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schiz-

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split

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scirrh-

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hard [adjective]; hard, cancerous tumour [noun]

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scoli-

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crooked; laterally curved

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sten-

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narrow; constricted

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tach-

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rapid

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tachy-

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rapid [no connecting vowel follows tachy-]

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xen-

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strange; foreign [adjectives]; foreigner [noun]

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xer-

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dry

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sicc-

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dry

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-agogue

A

agent used to induce (an action);
agent used to induce the flow (of a substance, or from an
organ or tissue);
agent used to induce the expulsion (of a foreign body)
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anti- … -agogue

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agent used to suppress (an action);
agent used to suppress the flow (of a substance, or from an
organ or tissue);
agent used to suppress the expulsion (of a foreign body)
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-auxe

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enlargement

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-auxis

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enlargement

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-auxesis

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enlargement

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-crine

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secretion

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-elcosis

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ulceration (of an organ or structure)

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-emesis

A 
the vomiting (of a substance)
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-emetic

A 
causing vomiting (of a substance)
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-emphraxis

A

obstruction; blockage

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-lepsy

A

seizure

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-phyma

A

a swelling

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-phymata [pl.]

A

a swelling

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-pore

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pore; passage

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-toxin

A

substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue);
poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
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anti- … -toxin

A

agent used to counteract a substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue);
agent used to counteract a poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)

[TERMINATION]

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-uria

A

urination; presence of (a substance) in the urine;
(abnormal) condition of the urine

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a- … -uria

A 
absence of (a substance) in the urine
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sac

A

cyst-

vesic-

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cyst

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cyst-

vesic-

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bladder

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cyst-

vesic-

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kidney

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nephr-

ren-

110
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renal pelvis

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pyel-

111
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urine reservoir in kidney [which passes urine to ureter]

A

pyel-

112
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urine

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ur-

urin-

113
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urinary tract

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ur-

urin-

114
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urination

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ur-

urin-

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ureter

[*tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder]

A

ureter-

116
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urethra

[*tube carrying urine from bladder to outside the body]

A

urethr-

117
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uric acid

A

uric-

118
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gland

A

aden-

119
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lymph node

A

aden-

120
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adrenal gland

A

adren-

121
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hormone

A

hormon-

122
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tonsil

A

amygdal-

tonsill-

123
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lymph

A

lymph-

124
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lymphatic system

A

lymphatic-

125
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lymphatic duct

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lymphatic-

126
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pore

A

por-

-pore

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passage

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por-

-pore

128
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spleen

A

splen-

lien-

129
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fat

A

adip-
lip-
steat-

130
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sebum

A

seb-

131
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fatty secretion [of the sebaceous gland]

A

seb-

132
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secretion

A

crin-

-crine

133
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vomit

A

eme-

134
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sweat

A

hidr-

135
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sweat gland

A

hidr-

136
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tissue [of an animal or plant]

A

hist-

137
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moisture

A

hygr-

138
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pus

A

py-

139
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poison

A 
tox-
toxic-
toxin-
ven-
venen-
venom-
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enzyme

A

zym-

141
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fermentation

A

zym-

142
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cause

A

aeti-

eti-

143
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antrum

A

antr-

144
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cavity

A

antr-

145
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increase

A

aux-

146
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weight

A

bar-

bary-

147
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pressure

A

bar-

bary-

148
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cancer [noun]

A

carcin-

149
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cancerous [adjective]

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carcin-

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time

A

chron-

151
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a running

A

drom-

152
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flow

A

drom-

153
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power

A

dynam-

154
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ulceration

A

helc-

155
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sleep

A

hypn-

somn-

156
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jaundice

A

icter-

157
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septum

[*a wall that divides two cavities]

A

sept-

saept-

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other

A

all-

159
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another

A

all-

160
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divergent

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all-

161
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alternating

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all-

162
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unequal

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anis-

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incomplete

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atel-

164
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without an opening (to an organ/structure)

A

atret-

165
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short

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brachy-

[no connecting vowel follows]

166
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slow

A

brady-

[no connecting vowel follows]

167
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individual

A

idi-

168
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distinct

A

idi-

169
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distinctive

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idi-

170
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unknown

A

idi-

171
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equal

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is-
equ-
[equ- is followed by connecting vowel i]

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thin

A

lept-

173
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large

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macr-

megal-

174
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long

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macr-

175
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middle

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mes-

176
Q

small

A

micr-

olig-

177
Q

few

A

olig-

178
Q

scanty

A

olig-

179
Q

straight

A

orth-

180
Q

normal

A

orth-

181
Q

correct

A

orth-

182
Q

acute

A

oxy-

[no connecting vowel follows]

183
Q

swift

A

oxy-

[no connecting vowel follows]

184
Q

sharp

A

oxy-

[no connecting vowel follows]

185
Q

sour

A

oxy-

[no connecting vowel follows]

186
Q

thick

A

pachy-

[no connecting vowel follows]

187
Q

old

A

pale-

188
Q

ancient

A

pale-

189
Q

mottled

A

poikil-

190
Q

varied

A

poikil-

191
Q

irregular

A

poikil-

192
Q

artificial

A

prosth-

prosthet-

193
Q

earliest

A

prot-

194
Q

first

A

prot-

195
Q

false

A

pseud-

196
Q

imaginary

A

pseud-

197
Q

split

A

schist-

schiz-

198
Q

hard [adjective]

A

scirrh-

199
Q

hard, cancerous tumour [noun]

A

scirrh-

200
Q

crooked

A

scoli-

201
Q

laterally curved

A

scoli-

202
Q

narrow

A

sten-

203
Q

constricted

A

sten-

204
Q

rapid

A

tach-
tachy-
[no connecting vowel follows tachy-]

205
Q

strange [adjective]

A

xen-

206
Q

foreign [adjective]

A

xen-

207
Q

foreigner [noun]

A

xen-

208
Q

dry

A

xer-

sicc-

209
Q

agent used to induce (an action)

A

-agogue

210
Q

agent used to induce the flow (of a substance, or from an organ or tissue)

A

-agogue

211
Q

agent used to induce the expulsion (of a foreign body)

A

-agogue

212
Q

agent used to suppress (an action)

A

anti- … -agogue

213
Q

agent used to suppress the flow (of a substance, or from an organ or tissue)

A

anti- … -agogue

214
Q

agent used to suppress the expulsion (of a foreign body)

A

anti- … -agogue

215
Q

enlargement

A
  • auxe
  • auxis
  • auxesis
216
Q

ulceration (of an organ or structure)

A

-elcosis

217
Q

the vomiting (of a substance)

A

-emesis

218
Q

causing vomiting (of a substance)

A

-emetic

219
Q

obstruction

A

-emphraxis

220
Q

blockage

A

-emphraxis

221
Q

seizure

A

-lepsy

222
Q

a swelling

A
  • phyma

- phymata [pl.]

223
Q

substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue)

A

-toxin

224
Q

poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)

A

-toxin

225
Q

agent used to counteract a substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue)

A

anti- … -toxin

226
Q

agent used to counteract a poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)

A

anti- … -toxin

227
Q

urination

A

-uria

228
Q

presence of (a substance) in the urine

A

-uria

229
Q

(abnormal) condition of the urine

A

-uria

230
Q

absence of (a substance) in the urine

A

a- … -uria

CLST 301 (15 decks)

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