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1
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ureter-

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ureter; tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder

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irregular [not starting with ‘a’]

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poikil-

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oil [in body; words that typically mean ‘fat’]

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adip-, lip-, steat-

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eti-

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cause

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sicc-

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dry

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tox-

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poison [Greek, from toxon = “(poison-dipped) arrow”]

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tachy-

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rapid

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8
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presence of (a substance) in the urine

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-uria

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onc-

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tumour; a swelling; abnormal mass

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distinct

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idi-

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-phyma

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a swelling

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scirrh-

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

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pale-

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old; ancient

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micr-

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small

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urination [Root]

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ur-, urin-

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scanty

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olig-

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pyel-

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renal pelvis; urine reservoir in kidney [passes urine to ureter]
[Greek]

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somn-

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sleep

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oxy- [adj]

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acute [short-lived OR rapid onset & severe]; swift; sharp [literal OR figurative]; sour

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-toxin

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

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lymph node

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aden-

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seizure

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-lepsy

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tonsill-

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tonsil

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earliest

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prot-

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vomit

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eme-

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poikil-

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mottled; varied; irregular

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laterally curved

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scoli-

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-emesis

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vomiting (of a substance)

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helc-

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ulceration

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schiz-

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split

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31
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tube carrying urine from bladder to outside the body

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urethr-

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32
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fatty [or oily] secretion [of the sebaceous gland]

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seb-

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33
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atret-

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without an opening (to an organ/structure)

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34
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agent used to suppress the flow (of a substance, or from a tissue or organ)

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anti-X-agogue

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-uria

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

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adip-

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fat [or oil, depending on context]

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37
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unknown

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idi-

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38
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secretion

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crin-, -crine

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39
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agent used to oppose the poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)

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anti-X-toxin

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ulceration

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helc- [root]

-elcosis (ulceration of an organ or structure) [termination]

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41
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ren-

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kidney

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42
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slow

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brady- [no conn. vowel]

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-agogue

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

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carcin-

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cancer; cancerous [adj]

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45
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drom-

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a running; flow

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46
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pore [Root]

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por-

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xen-

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strange; foreign [adj]
foreigner [noun]
[from Greek xenos = stranger, guest, host b/c equal risk to guest & host if both unknown]

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48
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-auxe

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enlargement

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pus

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py-

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50
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is-

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equal

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51
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artificial

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prosth-

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52
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movement

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kinemat-, kinesi-, kinema-

-kinesis, -kinesia

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53
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absence of (a substance) in the urine

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a-X-uria

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54
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hidr-

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sweat

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55
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alternating

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all-

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cyst

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cyst-, vesic-

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57
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abnormal mass

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-oma, -omata [plural ONLY], onc-, -oncus

[from Latin tumor = “a swelling”]

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venom-

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poison

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lymph

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lymph-

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60
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hard

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scirrh-

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61
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kinema-

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movement

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ureter

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ureter-

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antr-

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antrum; cavity

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passage [root]

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por-

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rapid

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tach-, tachy- [no conn. vowel after]

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venen-

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poison

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67
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urinary tract

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ur-, urin-

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dry

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xer-, sicc-

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cause

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aeti-, eti-

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straight

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orth-

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thick

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pachy- [no conn. vowel after]

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acute

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oxy- [no conn. vowel after]

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73
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uric-

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uric acid

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moisture

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hygr-

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vomiting (of a substance)

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-emesis

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76
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renal pelvis

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pyel- [Greek]

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middle

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mes-

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sept- [anatomical context]

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septum [a wall that divides two cavities; esp. nasal sinus, sometimes the one in heart between atria]

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lien-

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spleen [Latin]

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tonsil

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tonsill-

amygdal- [Greek; amygdalos = “almond” b/c tonsils have same texture as almond shell]

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81
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time

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chron-

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macr-

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large; long

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83
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fermentation

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zym- [Greek, from zymē = “yeast”]

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84
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agent used to induce the flow (of a substance, or from a tissue or organ)

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-agogue

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85
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pressure

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bar-, bary-

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toxic-

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poison [Greek, from toxon = “(poison-dipped) arrow”]

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adrenal gland

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adren-

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split

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schist-, schiz-

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crin-

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secretion

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first

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arche-, archae-, arch-
prim- [conn. vowel ‘i’]
prot-

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short

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brachy- [no conn. vowel]

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strange

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xen-

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93
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hard, cancerous tumour

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scirrh-

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lymphatic duct

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lymphatic-

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incomplete

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atel-

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few

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olig-

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crooked [not ankyl-]

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scoli-

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pore [termination]

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-pore

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99
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gland

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aden-

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ancient [not arch-, arche-, archae-]

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pale-

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orth-

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straight; normal; correct

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enlargement [not -megaly]

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-auxe, -auxis, -auxesis

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agent used to suppress (an action)

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anti-X-agogue

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cancerous

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cyst-

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sac; cyst; bladder [any receptacle for fluids, particularly the urinary bladder]

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sten-

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narrow; constricted

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bar-

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weight; pressure

108
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urination [termination]

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poison

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tox-, toxic-, toxon- [Greek, from toxon = “(poison-dipped) arrow”]
ven-, venen-, venom-

110
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first [non-numerical; not arch-, arche-, archae-]

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poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)

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anti-X-toxin

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

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another

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causing vomiting (of a substance)

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sac

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cyst-, vesic-

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icter-

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swift

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oxy- [no conn. vowel after]

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hormon-

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kinesi-

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long

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distinctive

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spleen

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splen- [Greek], lien- [Latin]

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thin

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a swelling

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-oma, -omata [plural ONLY]
-phyma, -phymata [plural ONLY]
onc-, -oncus
[from Latin tumor = “a swelling”]

125
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sleep

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hypn-, somn-, narc-

126
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agent used to induce (an action)

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dynam-

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kidney

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nephr-, ren-

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antrum

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equal

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is-, equ- [followed by conn. vowel ‘i’]

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lymphatic system

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lymphatic-

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-lepsy

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-elcosis

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ulceration (of an organ or structure)

134
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urin-

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urine; urinary tract; urination

135
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zym-

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[Greek zymē = yeast]
enzyme [starts rxns within (en-) us, like yeast starts sugar -> starch rxn]
fermentation [ferments for bread & alcohol]

136
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sharp

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oxy- [no conn. vowel after]

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py-

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imaginary

139
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anti-X-agogue

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

140
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urethra

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fat

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adip-, lip-, steat-

142
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without an opening (to an organ/structure)

143
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anis-

144
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pachy-

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thick [e.g. pachyderm = “thick-skinned”]

145
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flow

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secretion [termination]

147
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other

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heter-, all-

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-auxis

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enlargement

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aeti-

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cancer

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tach-

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prosth-

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artificial

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sweat

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passage [termination]

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urine reservoir in kidney

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pyel- [Greek]

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crooked

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ankyl-, scoli-

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obstruction

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-emphraxis

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schist-

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bary-

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weight; pressure

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

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anti-X-agogue

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increase

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ulceration [root]

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small

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micr-, olig-

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foreigner

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sebum

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varied

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-phymata

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swellings [PLURAL]

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mes-

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brady-

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kinemat-

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substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue)

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atel-

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incomplete

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splen-

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spleen [Greek]

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lip-

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fat [or oil, depending on context]

175
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agent used to induce the expulsion (of a foreign body)

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sour

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oxy- [no conn. vowel after]

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amygdal- [anatomical context]

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tonsil [Greek]

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other [not heter-]

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ven- [non-anatomical context]

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uric acid

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individual

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brachy-

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jaundice

184
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all-

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other; another; divergent; alternating

[or other def’ns depending on context]

185
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normal

186
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xer-

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dry [=> Xerox = first dry copier]

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lept-

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por-

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pore, passage

189
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tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder

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-auxesis

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enlargement

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old

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septum

A

sept-, saept-

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narrow

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oxy-

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ADJ: acute [short-lived OR rapid onset & severe]; swift; sharp [literal OR figurative]; sour
NOUN: oxygen; acid

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false

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lymph-

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hypn-

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eme-

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scoli-

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crooked; laterally curved

200
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agent used to oppose the substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue)

A

anti-X-toxin

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chron-

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toxon-

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poison [Greek, from toxon = “(poison-dipped) arrow”]

203
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olig-

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few; small; scanty

204
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enzyme

A

zym- [Greek, from zymē = “yeast”]

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(abnormal) condition of the urine

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weight

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bar-, bary-

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nephr-

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aden-

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gland; lymph node

209
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divergent

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movement [root]

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kinemat-, kinesi-, kinema-

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large

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macr-, megal-

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lymphatic-

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lymphatic system; lymphatic duct

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prot-

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earliest; first

214
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adren-

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adrenal gland

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ancient

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arch-, arche-, archae-, pale-

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-emetic

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causing vomiting (of a substance)

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equ-

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vesic-

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sac; cyst; bladder [any receptacle for fluids, particularly the urinary bladder]

219
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-pore

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pore; passage

220
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foreign

221
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ur-

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urine; urinary tract; urination

222
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a-X-uria

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absence of (a substance) in the urine

223
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cavity [non-specific]

224
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pseud-

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false; imaginary

225
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secretion [root]

226
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steat-

A

fat [or oil, depending on context]

227
Q

idi-

A

individual; distinct; distinctive; unknown

228
Q

ulceration (of an organ or structure) [termination]

229
Q

urethr-

A

urethra; tube carrying urine from bladder to outside the body

230
Q

a running

231
Q

tumour

A

-oma, -omata [plural ONLY], onc-, -oncus

[from Latin tumor = “a swelling”]

232
Q

bladder

A

cyst-, vesic-

233
Q

prosthet-

A

artificial

234
Q

hormone

235
Q

mottled

236
Q

hygr-

237
Q

aux-

238
Q

correct

239
Q

saept-

A

septum [a wall that divides two cavities; esp. nasal sinus, sometimes the one in heart between atria]

240
Q

megal-

241
Q

seb-

A

sebum; fatty [or oily] secretion [of the sebaceous gland]

242
Q

power

243
Q

unequal

244
Q

constricted

245
Q

urine

A

ur-, urin-

246
Q

-emphraxis

A

obstruction

247
Q

sept-

A

ANATOMICAL: septum [a wall that divides two cavities; esp. nasal sinus, sometimes the one in heart between atria]
ADJECTIVAL: seven; seventh

248
Q

ven-

A

ANATOMICAL: vein [vessel that carries blood to the heart]
SUBSTANCE: poison

249
Q

enlargement

A
  • megaly

- auxe, -auxis, -auxesis

250
Q

urination

A

ur-, urin- [roots]

-uria [termination]

251
Q

pore

A

por- [root], -pore [termination]

252
Q

Three terminations modified by a prefix before the preceding root

A

-agogue, -toxin, -uria

253
Q

passage

A

por- [root], -pore [termination]

254
Q

irregular

A

poikil-, anomal-

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