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1
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A-, An-

A

Without; Lacking

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Andr/o-

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Male

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Anti-

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Against

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Auto-

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Self

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Bio-

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Life

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Chem/o-

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Chemistry

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Contra-

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Against

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Cyt/o-

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Cell

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Dis-

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Separation; Taking apart

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Dys-

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Difficult; Abnormal

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Eu-

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Good; Well

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Fibr/o-

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Fiber

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Gluco-, Glyco-

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Glucose; Sugar

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Gyn/o-, Gynec-

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Female

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Hydr/o-

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Water

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Idio-

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Self; One’s own

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Lyso-, Lys-

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Break down; Destruction; Dissolving

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Mal-

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Bad; Abnormal

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Myc/o-

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Fungus

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Necr/o-

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Death

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Neo-

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New

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Oxy-

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Sharp; Acute; Oxygen

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Pan-, Pant/o-

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All or everywhere

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Pharmaco-

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Drug; Medicine

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Re-

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Again; Backward

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Somat/o-, Somatico-

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Body; Bodily

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Acous/o-

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Hearing

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Aden/o-

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Gland

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Adip/o-

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Fat

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Adren/o-

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Gland

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Angi/o-

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Blood vessel

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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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34
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Bucc/o-

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Cheek

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Bronch/i-

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Bronchus

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Burs/o-

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Bursa

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Carcin/o-

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Cancer

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38
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Cardi/o-

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Heart

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Cephal/o-

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Head

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Chol-

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Bile

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41
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Chondri-

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Cartilage

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42
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Coron-

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Heart

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Cephal/o-

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Head

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Chol-

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Bile

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Chondri-

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Cartilage

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Coron-

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Heart

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Cost-

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Rib

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Crani/o-

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Brain

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49
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Cutane-

A

Skin

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Cyst/o-, Cysti-

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Bladder or sac

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Derm-, Dermat/o-

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Skin

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52
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Duoden/o-

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Duodenum

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53
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Gastr-

A

Stomach

54
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Gloss-

A

Tongue

55
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Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o-

A

Blood

56
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Hepat/o-, Hepatico-

A

Liver

57
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Hist/o-, Histio-

A

Tissue

58
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Hist/o-, Histio-

A

Tissue

59
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Hyster/o-

A

Uterus

60
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Hyster/o-

A

Uterus

61
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Ileo-

A

Iluem

62
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Ischi/o-

A

Ischium

63
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Kerat/o-

A

Cornea (eye or skin)

64
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Lacrim/o-

A

Tear (from your eyes)

65
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Lact/o-, Lacti-

A

Milk

66
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Laryng/o-

A

Larnyx

67
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Lingu/o-

A

Tongue

68
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Lip/o-

A

Fat

69
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Lymph/o-

A

Lymph

70
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Mamm-, Mast/o-

A

Breast

71
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Mening/o-

A

Meninges

72
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Muscul/o-

A

Muscle

73
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My/o-

A

Muscle

74
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Myel/o-

A

Spinal cord or bone marrow

75
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Nephr/o-

A

Kidney

76
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Neur/i-, Neur/o-

A

Nerve

77
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Oculo-

A

Eye

78
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Onco-

A

Tumor; Bulk; Volume

79
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Onych/o-

A

Fingernail; Toenail

80
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Oo-

A

Egg; Ovary

81
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Oophor/o-

A

Ovary

82
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Op-, Opt-

A

Vision

83
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Ophthalm/o-

A

Eye

84
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Orchid/o-, Orchio-

A

Testis

85
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Orth/o-

A

Straight; Normal; Correct

86
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Osseo-

A

Bony

87
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Ossi-

A

Bone

88
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Ost-, Oste/o-

A

Bone

89
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Ot/o-

A

Ear

90
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Ovar/i-, Ovario-, Ovi-, Ovo-

A

Ovary

91
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Phalang-

A

Phalanx

92
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Pharyng/o-

A

Pharynx; Throat

93
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Phleb/o-

A

Vein

94
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Phleb/o-

A

Vein

95
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Phren/i-, Phreno-, Phrenico-

A

Diaphragm

96
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Pleur-, Pleur/a-, Pleur/o-

A

Rib, pleura

97
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Pneum/a- Pneumat/o-

A

Air; Lung

98
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Proct/o-

A

Anus; Rectum

99
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Prostat-

A

Prostate

100
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Pseudo-

A

False

101
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Psych/o-, Psyche-

A

Mind

102
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Psych/o-, Psyche-

A

Mind

103
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Radio-

A

Radiation; Radius

104
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Ren/o-

A

Kidney

105
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Retin-

A

Retina (of the eye)

106
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Ren/o-

A

Kidney

107
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Retin-

A

Retina (of the eye)

108
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Rhin/o-

A

Nose

109
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Salping/o-

A

Tube

110
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Salping/o-

A

Tube

111
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Sarco-

A

Muscular; Flesh-like

112
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Schiz/o-

A

Split; Cleft

113
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Sclera-, Sclero-

A

Hardness

114
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Sigmoid/o-

A

Sigmoid colon

115
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Sperma-, Spermo-, Spermato-

A

Sperm

116
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Splen/o-

A

Spleen

117
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Splen/o-

A

Spleen

118
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Sten/o-

A

Narrowed; Blocked

119
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Stern-

A

Sternum

120
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Stom/a-, Stomat/o-

A

Mouth

121
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Thorac/o-, Thoracico-

A

Chest

122
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Thromb/o-

A

Blood clot

123
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Thyr/o-

A

Thyroid gland

124
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Tympan/o-

A

Eardrum

125
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Ur/o-

A

Urine

126
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Vagin-

A

Vagina

127
Q

Varic/o

A

Duct; Blood vessel

128
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Vasculo-

A

Blood vessel

129
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Ven/o-

A

Vein

130
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Vertbr-

A

Vertebra; Spine

Medical Terminology Prefixes (7 decks)

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