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Prefix, Suffix, Roots Flashcards

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a-

A

without, lack of

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ab-

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away from

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abdomi (n)

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abdomen

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acr (o)

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pertaining to an extremity

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ad-

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to, toward

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aden (o)

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pertaining to a gland

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an-

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without, lack of

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ana-

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up, back, again

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angio-

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vessel

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against, opposed to

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arteri (o)

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artery

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arthr (o)

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pertaining to a joint

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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bi (o)

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pertaining to life

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blast (o)

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germ or cell

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blephar (o)

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pertaining to an eyelid

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brady-

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slow

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calc-

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stone; also heel

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cardi (o)

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pertaining to the heart

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cephal (o)

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pertaining to the head

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cerebr (o)

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pertaining to cerebrum, brain

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cervic (o)

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pertaining to neck, or uterine opening (cervix)

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chole-

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pertaining to bile

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chondr (o)

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pertaining to cartilage

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circum-

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around, about

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contra-

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against, opposite

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cost (o)

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pertaining to rib

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cyan (o)

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blue

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cyst (o)

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pertaining to bladder, or any fluid containing sac

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cyt (o)

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pertaining to a cell

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dermat (o)

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pertaining to the skin

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di-

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twice, double

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dia-

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through, completely

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dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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ect (o)

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out from

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electro

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pertaining to electricity

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end (o)

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within

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enter (o)

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pertaining to intestines

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epi-

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upon, on

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erythr (o)

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pertaining to red or to erythrocytes (red blood cells)

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eu-

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easy, good, normal

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ex (o)

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outside

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extra-

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outside, in addition

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gastr (o)

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pertaining to stomach

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glyc (o)

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sugar

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gynec (o)

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pertaining to females or female reproductive organs

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hemat (o)

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pertaining to blood

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hemi-

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half

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hem (o)

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pertaining to blood

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hepat (o)

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pertaining to liver

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hydr (o)

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water

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hyper-

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over, excessive

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hypo-

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under, deficient

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hyster (o)

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pertaining to the uterus

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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iso-

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equal

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latero-

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side

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leuk (o)

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pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes (WBC)

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lith (o)

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pertaining to stone

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad or abnormal

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mening (o)

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pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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myel (o)

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pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow

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my (o)

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pertaining to muscle

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nas (o)

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pertaining to the nose

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ne (o)

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new

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nephr (o)

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pertaining to the kidney

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neur (o)

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pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system

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noct-

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night

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olig (o)

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little, deficient, or minimal

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oophor (o)

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pertaining to the ovary

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ophthalm (o)

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pertaining to the eye

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orchid (o)

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pertaining to the testicles

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orchi (o)

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pertaining to the testicles

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ortho-

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straight or normal

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oste (o)

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pertaining to bone

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ot (o)

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pertaining to ear

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para-

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by the side of

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path (o)

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pertaining to disease

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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phag (o)

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pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing

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pharyng (o)

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pertaining to the throat or pharynx

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phleb (o)

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pertaining to a vein

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pneum (o)

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pertaining to respiration, the lungs or air

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poly-

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many

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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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pro-

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before, in front of

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proct (o)

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pertaining to the rectum

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pseud (o)

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false

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psych (o)

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pertaining to the mind

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pulm (o)

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pertaining to the lung

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pyel (o)

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pertaining to kidney pelvis (renal pelvis)

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py (o)

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pertaining to pus

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quadr (i)

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four

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retr (o)

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backward or behind

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salping (o)

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pertaining to a tube; fallopian tubes

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sclera (o)

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hard; also means pertaining to the sclera (eye)

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semi-

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half or partial

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sub-

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under, moderately

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super-

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high, excessive, or more than normal

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supra-

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above

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tachy-

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fast

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thorac (o)

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pertaining to the chest

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trans-

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across

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tri-

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uni-

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vas (o)

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abdomin

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acou

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aden

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adip

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alb

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alges

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andr

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angi

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aorta

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large artery exiting from the left ventricle of the heart

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aqua

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arteri

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arthr

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asphyxia

A

lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness

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asthen

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audi

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bi

A

life; also two

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bronch

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bucc

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bursa

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pouch or sac

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callus

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hard, thick, skin; also a meshwork of connective tissue that forms during the healing process after a fracture

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carcin

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carotid

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great arteries of the neck

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carp

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cent

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a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100

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cente

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to puncture (a body cavity)

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cephal

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cervic

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chol

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chondr

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cili

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cleid

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cubitus

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cyan

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cycl

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circle or cycle

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cyst

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cyt

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derm (at)

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digit

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finger or toe

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ede

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enter

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erythr

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esthe

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sensation or perception

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febr

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flex

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foramen

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fract

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gastr

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gest

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carry, produce, congestion

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glyc (y)

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gno

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gram

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something written or recorded

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graph

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write, record

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gyn (ec)

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hem (at)

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hepat (ic)

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heter

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other, different

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hom

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humerus

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the bone in the upper arm

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hydr

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idi

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separate, distinct

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iod (o)

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lact

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leuk

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lingu

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mal

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medi

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mega

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melan

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men

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mening

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membrane, usually refers to the meninges

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myel

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marrow or spinal cord

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my

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nephr

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neur

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ocul

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ophthalm

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ost (e)

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ot

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ov

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palpate

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to examine by touch

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path

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ped

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child or foot

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percuss

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to examine by striking

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phag

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pharyng

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photo

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pleur

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pneum (at)

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pneumo (n)

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pod

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pseud

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psych

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pto

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pytal

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pur-py

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pyr

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quad

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radius

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the forearm bone on the thumb side; also a line from the center of a circle or sphere to the edge

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ren

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retina

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inner nerve-containing layer of the eye

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rhin

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sangui (n)

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sclera

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sebum

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a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands

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sect

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sepsis

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the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood; the toxic condition caused by such presence

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sept

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wall, divider; also seven

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serum

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the clear portion of body fluids, including blood

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sinus cavity

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channel or hollow space

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som (a)

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spir

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stasis

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slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood

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stature

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stern (o)

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sternum (breastbone)

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stoma

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any small opening on the surface of the body, such a s a pore; also, the opening created in the abdominal wall for the passage of urine or feces

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tach (y)

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tac

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tetra

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thorac

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tom

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toxic

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trich

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ur

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varic

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varicose vein

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vas

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vertigo

A

a disordered sensation in which one’s own body or surroundings are perceived as moving or spinning

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viscer

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internal organs

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viscous

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xen

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foreign (material)

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xer

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-algia

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pertaining to pain

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-asthen (o)

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-blast

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immature cell

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-cele

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pertaining to a tumor or swelling

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-centesis

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procedure in which an organ or body cavity is punctured, to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample

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-cyle

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-ectomy

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surgical removal of

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-emia

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pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood

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-esthesi (o)

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pertaining to sensation or perception

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-genic

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-gram

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-graph

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a record or the instrument used to create the record

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-lysis

A

decline, disintegration, or destruction

260
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement of

261
Q

-ology

A

science of

262
Q

-oma

263
Q

-osis

A

pertaining to a disease process

264
Q

-ostomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

265
Q

-pathy

A

disease or a system for treating disease

266
Q

-phagia

A

pertaining to eating or swallowing

267
Q

-phasia

A

pertaining to speech

268
Q

-phobia

A

pertaining to irrational fear

269
Q

-plasty

A

reconstruction

270
Q

-plegia

271
Q

-pnea

A

pertaining to breathing

272
Q

-ptosis

273
Q

-rrhage

A

abnormal or excessive flow or discharge

274
Q

-rrhagia

A

abnormal or excessive flow or discharge

275
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture of; repair of

276
Q

-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

277
Q

-scope

A

instrument for examination

278
Q

-scopy

A

examination with an instrument

279
Q

-sis

A

a process, action, or condition

280
Q

-taxis

A

order, arrangement of

281
Q

-trophic

A

pertaining to nutrition

282
Q

-uria

A

pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition so indicated

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