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Prefix/root/suffix Flashcards

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Medull/o

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Medulla oblongata, spinal cord, inner part

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Ovari/o, oophor/o

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Ovary

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Myring/o, tympan/o

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Tympanic membrane

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Spondyl/o, vertebr/o

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Vertebra

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Ir, irit/o, irid/o

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Iris

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Derm/o, dermat/o

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Skin

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Neur/o, neur/i

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Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve

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Acous, acus, cus

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Sound, hearing

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Mamm/o, mast/o

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Breast, mammary glad

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-phobia

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Persistent, irrational fear

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Vagin/o, colp/o

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Vagina

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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Lent/i, phak/o, phac/o

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Lens

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Kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o

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Movement

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Insul/o

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Pancreatic islets

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-mania

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Excited state, obsession

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Melan/o

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Dark, black, melanin

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Vas/o, vascul/o

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Vessel, duct

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A-, an-

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Not, without, lack of, absence

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Ec-, ecto-, ex/o-

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Out, outside

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-ac,-al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -oid, -ory, -ous

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Pertaining to

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Erythr/o

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Red

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-logy

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Study of

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Hyper-

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Over, excess, abnormally high, increased

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Thorac/o

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Chest, thorax

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting

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Alg/o, Algi/o, Algesi/o, -Algia, -algesia, -odynia

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Pain

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Phag/o

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Eat, ingest

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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-ase

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Enzyme

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Hypo-

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Under, below, abnormally low, decreased

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Cervic/o

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Neck, cervix

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Eu-

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Good, true, easy

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Ven/o, ven/i, phleb/o

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Vein

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-rhaphy

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Surgical repair, suture

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42
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Dys-

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Abnormal, painful, difficult

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-cele

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Hernia, localized, dilatation

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Path/o, -pathy

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Disease, any disease of

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Anti-, contra-, counter-

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Against, opposite, opposed

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Py/o

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Pus

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Intra-

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In, within

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Dia-, per-, trans-

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Through

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In-, -im-, non-, un-

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Not

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Leuk/o

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White, colorless

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Cyt/o, -cyte

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Cell

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Carcin/o

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Cancer, carcinoma

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Tox/o, toxic/o

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Poison, toxin

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Ectasia, ectasis

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Dilation, dilatation, distention

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-stomy

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Surgical creation of an opening

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Supra-

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Above

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Inter-

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Between

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-Oma

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Tumor

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Mega-, megal/o, -megaly

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Large, abnormally large, enlargement

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Infra-

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Below

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Cyst/o

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Filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder

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Therm/o

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Heat, temperature

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Gyn/o, gynec/o

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Woman

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Occul/o, ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Cortic/o

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Cerebral cortex, outer portion

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Salping/o

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Tube, uterine tube, auditory (eustachian) tube

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Test/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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Testis, testicle

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My/o, muscul/o

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Muscle

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Corne/o, kerat/o

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Cornea

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Uter/o, metr/o, metr/i, hyster/o

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Uterus

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Chrondr/o

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Cartilage

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Hidr/o

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Sweat, perspiration

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Ren/o, nephr/o

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Kidney

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-Oxia

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Level of oxygen

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-emia, -hemia, hem/o, hemat/o

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Condition of blood , blood

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-pnea

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Breathing

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Bili, chol/e, chol/o

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Bile, gall

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-penia

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Decrease in, deficiency of

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Pneumon/o, pneum/o, pneumat/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o

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Lung

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-poiesis

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Formation, production

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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86
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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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Mal

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Bad, poor

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-ectomy

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Excision, surgical removel

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Ur/o

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Urine, urinary tact

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Rect/o, proct/o

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Rectum

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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-lytic

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Dissolving, reducing, loosening

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Hist/o, histi/o

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Morph/o

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-ia, -ism,-sis,-y

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Condition of

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Hydro/o

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Water, fluid

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End/o

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In, within

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Gen, genesis

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Origin, formation

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Ante-, pre-, pro-

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Before, in front of

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Derm/o, dermat/o

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Ir, irit/o, irid/o

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Ab-

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Ad-

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Toward, near

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Dia-

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Per-

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Trans-

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Olig/o

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Few, scanty

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Pan-

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Equi-

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Equal, same

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Hetero-

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Other, different, unequal

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Homo-, homeo-

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Same, unchanging

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Iso

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Equal, same

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Neo-

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Normo-

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Ortho-

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Straight, correct, upright

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Poikilo-

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Varied, irregular

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Pseudo-

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Re-

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Again, back

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Ante-

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Pre- , pro-

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Before, in front of

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Post-

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After, behind

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Dextr/o

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Sinistr/o-

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Ex/o

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Away from, outside

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Mes/o

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Syn-, sym-, ( used before b, m, p)

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Tel/e-, tel/o-

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Blast/o, -blast

A

Immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell

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Phil

A

Attract, absorb

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Plas

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Formation, molding, development

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Trop

A

Act on, affect

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Troph/o

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Feeding, growth, nourishment

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-ose

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Gluc/o

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Glyc/o

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Sugar, glucose

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Sacchar/o

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Amyl/o

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Adip/o

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Steat/o

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Prote/o

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Cephal/o

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Lumb/o

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Lumbar region, lower back

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Periton, peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Acro

A

Extremity, end

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Brachi/o

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Dactyl/o

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Finger, toe

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Ped/o

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Pod/o

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Circum-, peri-

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Intra-

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In, within

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Epi-

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Extra-

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Infra-

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Sub-

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Below, under

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Inter-

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Juxta-, para-

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Near, beside

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Retro-

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Behind, backward

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Lith

A

Calculus, stone

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Pyr/o, pryret/o

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Fever, fire

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Scler/o

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Brady-

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Pachy-

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Tachy-

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Xero

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-Clasis, -clasia

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-rhage, -rhagia

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Bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage

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-rhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rhexis

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-schisis

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Fissure, splitting

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Dilation, dilatation

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Expansion, widening

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Accumulation of fluid, swelling

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Malacia

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-stasis

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Suppression, stoppage

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-stenosis

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Narrowing, constriction

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Staphyl/o

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Grape-like cluster

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Strept/o

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Twisted chain

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Bacill/i, bacill/o

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Bacteri/o

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Myc/o

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Fungus, mold

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Aer/o

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Bar/o

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Chrom/o, chromat/o

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Color, stain

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Chron/o

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Cry/o

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Erg/o

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Phon/o

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Sound, voice

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Phot/o

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Son/o

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-graph

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Instrument for recording data

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-graphy

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Act of recording data

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-gram

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A record of data

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-scope

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Instrument for viewing or examining

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-scopy

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Examination

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-centesis

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Puncture, tap

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-desis

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Binding, fusion

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-tripsy

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-capnia

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Level of carbon dioxide

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Nas/o, rhin/o

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Pharyng/o

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Layng/o

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Trache/o

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Bronch/o, bronch/i

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Bronchiol

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Bronchiole

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Phren/o

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Phrenic/o

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Phrenic nerve

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Pleur/o

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Spir/o

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Bucc/o

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Gingiv/o

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Gum( gingiva )

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Gloss/o, lingu/o

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Gnath/o

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Labi/o

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Or/o, -stoma, stomat/o

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Palat/o

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Sial/o

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Saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct

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Uvul/o

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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Cali/o, calic/o

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Ureter/o

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Urethr/o

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Endocrin/o

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Endocrine glands or systems

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Pituitar/o, hypophysi/o

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Pituitary gland, hypophysis

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Thyr/o, thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

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Parathyr/o, parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid gland

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Arden/o, adrenal/o

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Adrenal gland, epinephrine

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Adrenocortic/o

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Adrenal cortex

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Gigantism ( children ), acromegaly ( adults )

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Growth hormone ( hypersecretion )

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Dwarfism ( children )

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Growth hormone ( hyposecretion )

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Syndrome of inappropriate ADH ( SIADH )

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Antidiuretic hormone ( hypersecretion )

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Diabetes insipidus

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Antidiuretic hormone ( hyposecretion )

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