Prefix, Suffix, Roots Flashcards
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a-
A
without, lack of
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ab-
A
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)
A
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-
A
vessel
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ante-
A
before, forward
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anti-
A
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-
A
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-
pertaining to bile
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chondr (o)
pertaining to cartilage
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circum-
around, about
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contra-
against, opposite
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cost (o)
pertaining to rib
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cyan (o)
blue
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cyst (o)
pertaining to bladder, or any fluid containing sac
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cyt (o)
pertaining to a cell
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dermat (o)
pertaining to the skin
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di-
twice, double
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dia-
through, completely
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dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
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ect (o)
out from
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electro
pertaining to electricity
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end (o)
within
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enter (o)
pertaining to intestines
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epi-
upon, on
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erythr (o)
pertaining to red or to erythrocytes (red blood cells)
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eu-
easy, good, normal
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ex (o)
outside
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extra-
outside, in addition
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gastr (o)
pertaining to stomach
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glyc (o)
sugar
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gynec (o)
pertaining to females or female reproductive organs
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hemat (o)
pertaining to blood
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hemi-
half
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hem (o)
pertaining to blood
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hepat (o)
pertaining to liver
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hydr (o)
water
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hyper-
over, excessive
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hypo-
under, deficient
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hyster (o)
pertaining to the uterus
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infra-
below
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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iso-
equal
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latero-
side
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leuk (o)
pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes (WBC)
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lith (o)
pertaining to stone
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad or abnormal
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mening (o)
pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
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micro-
small
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mono-
one
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myel (o)
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow
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my (o)
pertaining to muscle
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nas (o)
pertaining to the nose
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ne (o)
new
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nephr (o)
pertaining to the kidney
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neur (o)
pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system
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noct-
night
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olig (o)
little, deficient, or minimal
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oophor (o)
pertaining to the ovary
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ophthalm (o)
pertaining to the eye
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orchid (o)
pertaining to the testicles
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orchi (o)
pertaining to the testicles
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ortho-
straight or normal
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oste (o)
pertaining to bone
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ot (o)
pertaining to ear
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para-
by the side of
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path (o)
pertaining to disease
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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phag (o)
pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing
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pharyng (o)
pertaining to the throat or pharynx
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phleb (o)
pertaining to a vein
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pneum (o)
pertaining to respiration, the lungs or air
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poly-
many
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before
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pro-
before, in front of
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proct (o)
pertaining to the rectum
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pseud (o)
false
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psych (o)
pertaining to the mind
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pulm (o)
pertaining to the lung
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pyel (o)
pertaining to kidney pelvis (renal pelvis)
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py (o)
pertaining to pus
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quadr (i)
four
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retr (o)
backward or behind
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salping (o)
pertaining to a tube; fallopian tubes
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sclera (o)
hard; also means pertaining to the sclera (eye)
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semi-
half or partial
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sub-
under, moderately
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super-
high, excessive, or more than normal
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supra-
above
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tachy-
fast
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thorac (o)
pertaining to the chest
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trans-
across
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tri-
three
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uni-
one
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vas (o)
vessel
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abdomin
abdomen
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acou
hear
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aden
gland
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adip
fat
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alb
white
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alges
pain
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andr
male
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angi
vessel
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aorta
large artery exiting from the left ventricle of the heart
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aqua
water
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arteri
artery
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arthr
joint
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asphyxia
lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness
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asthen
weak
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audi
to hear
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bi
life; also two
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bronch
windpipe
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bucc
cheek
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bursa
pouch or sac
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callus
hard, thick, skin; also a meshwork of connective tissue that forms during the healing process after a fracture
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carcin
cancer
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carotid
great arteries of the neck
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carp
wrist
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cent
a fraction in the metric system; one hundredth or 100
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cente
to puncture (a body cavity)
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cephal
head
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cervic
neck
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chol
bile
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chondr
cartilage
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cili
eyelid
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cleid
clavicle
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cubitus
elbow
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cyan
blue
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cycl
circle or cycle
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cyst
bladder
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cyt
cell
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derm (at)
skin
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digit
finger or toe
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ede
swelling
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enter
intestine
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erythr
red
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esthe
sensation or perception
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febr
fever
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flex
bend
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foramen
opening
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fract
break
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gastr
stomach
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gest
carry, produce, congestion
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glyc (y)
sweet
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gno
know
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gram
something written or recorded
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graph
write, record
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gyn (ec)
female
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hem (at)
blood
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hepat (ic)
liver
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heter
other, different
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hom
the same
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humerus
the bone in the upper arm
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hydr
water
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idi
separate, distinct
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iod (o)
iodine
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lact
milk
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leuk
white
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lingu
tongue
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mal
abnormal
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medi
middle
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mega
large
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melan
black
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men
month
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mening
membrane, usually refers to the meninges
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myel
marrow or spinal cord
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my
muscle
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nephr
kidney
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neur
nerve
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ocul
eye
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ophthalm
eye
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ost (e)
bone
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ot
ear
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ov
egg
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palpate
to examine by touch
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path
disease
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ped
child or foot
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percuss
to examine by striking
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phag
eat
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pharyng
throat
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photo
light
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pleur
rib, side
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pneum (at)
breath
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pneumo (n)
lung
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pod
foot
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pseud
false
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psych
mind
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pto
fall
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pytal
saliva
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pur-py
pus
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pyr
fire
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quad
four
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radius
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
kidney
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retina
inner nerve-containing layer of the eye
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rhin
nose
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sangui (n)
blood
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sclera
hard
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sebum
a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands
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sect
cut
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sepsis
the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood; the toxic condition caused by such presence
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sept
wall, divider; also seven
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serum
the clear portion of body fluids, including blood
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sinus cavity
channel or hollow space
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som (a)
body
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spir
coil
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stasis
slowing or stopping of the normal flow of a fluid, such as blood
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stature
height
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stern (o)
sternum (breastbone)
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stoma
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)
rapid
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tac
touch
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tetra
four
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thorac
chest
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tom
cut
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toxic
poisonous
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trich
hair
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ur
urine
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varic
varicose vein
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vas
vessel
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vertigo
a disordered sensation in which one's own body or surroundings are perceived as moving or spinning
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viscer
internal organs
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viscous
sticky
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xen
foreign (material)
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xer
dry
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-algia
pertaining to pain
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-asthen (o)
weakness
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-blast
immature cell
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-cele
pertaining to a tumor or swelling
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-centesis
procedure in which an organ or body cavity is punctured, to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample
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-cyle
cell
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-ectomy
surgical removal of
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-emia
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
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-esthesi (o)
pertaining to sensation or perception
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-genic
causing
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-gram
record
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-graph
a record or the instrument used to create the record
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-itis
inflammation
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-lysis
decline, disintegration, or destruction
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-megaly
enlargement of
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-ology
science of
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-oma
tumor
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-osis
pertaining to a disease process
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-ostomy
surgical creation of an opening
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-pathy
disease or a system for treating disease
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-phagia
pertaining to eating or swallowing
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-phasia
pertaining to speech
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-phobia
pertaining to irrational fear
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-plasty
reconstruction
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-plegia
paralysis
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-pnea
pertaining to breathing
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-ptosis
drooping
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-rrhage
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhagia
abnormal or excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhaphy
suture of; repair of
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-scope
instrument for examination
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-scopy
examination with an instrument
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-sis
a process, action, or condition
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-taxis
order, arrangement of
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-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
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-uria
pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition so indicated
