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Ab-

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Away from, negative, absent

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Abdomen/o

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Abdomen

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Ad-

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Toward, to, in the direction of

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-ago

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Abnormal condition

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain, suffering

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-an

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Pertaining to

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Angi/o

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Blood vessel

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Appendic

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Appendix

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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Arther/o

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Plaque or fatty substance

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Cardi

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Heart

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes, or to remove excess fluid

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Col

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Colon

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Crain

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Skull

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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-cyte

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Cell

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-derma

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Skin

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Dermat

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Specialist

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Dextr/o

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Right side

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Dia-

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Through

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-dynia

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Pain

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, or painful

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal, cut out

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End-

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Within

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Enter

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Small intestine

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Erythr/o

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Red

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-esis

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Abnormal condition

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Ex-

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Out of, outside, away from

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Eu-

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Good, normal, well, or easy

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Gastr-

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Stomach

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-gram

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Picture or record

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-graphy

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Process of producing a picture or recording

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hyper-

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Excessive, increased

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Hypo-

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Deficient, decreased

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-ia

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Abnormal condition

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-ial

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Pertaining to

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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In-

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In, into, not, without

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-ine

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Pertaining to

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Inter-

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Between, among

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Intra-

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Within or inside

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-ion

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Abnormal condition

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Abnormal condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Larying

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Larynx or throat

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lith

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Stone

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Macro-

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Large, abnormal size, long

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Micr/o, micro

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Small

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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Mega-, megal/o

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Large, great

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Melan/o

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Black

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Meaning

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Meninges

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Myel

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Spinal cord

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow, or spinal cord

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Nat

A

Birth

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-necrosis

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Tissue death

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Neo-

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New

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Olig/o

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Scanty, few

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-ologist

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Specialist

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-ology

A

Study of

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-oma

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Tumor

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-ory

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Pertaining to

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition or disease

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-ostomy

A

The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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Ot/o

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Ear

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-otomy

A

Cutting, surgical incision

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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Path

A

Disease

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-pathy

A

Disease

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Poil/o

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Gray

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Post-

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After, behind

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Pre-

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Before

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Py/o

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Pus

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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Pyr/o

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Fire or fever

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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-rrhage

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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rapture

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

99
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-scopy

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Visual examination

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Sinistr/o

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Left side

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-stenosis

A

Abnormal narrowing

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Sub-

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Under, less, or below

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Super-, Supra-

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Above, excessive

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Tendin

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Tendon

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Tonsil

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Tonsils

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Vir

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Virus or poison

Medical Terminology (9 decks)

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