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Prefixes, Suffixes, & Combining Forms P to R Flashcards

1
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pachy-

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heavy, thick

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palat/o

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palate (roof of mouth)

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pali-

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recurrence, repetition

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palliat/o

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to soothe, relieve

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palp/o, palpat/o

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to touch gently

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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palpit/o

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flutter, throbbing

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pan-

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all

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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papill/o

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nipple-like, optic disc

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papul/o

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papule, pimple

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par-

A

other than, abnormal

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para-

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near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of

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-para

A

to bear, to bring forth (live births)

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parasit/o

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parasite

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parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

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-paresis

A

weakness

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18
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-pareunia

A

sexual intercourse

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-parous

A

to bear, bring forth

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-partum

A

birth, labor

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21
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patell/a

A

patella

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22
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patell/o

A

patella

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path/o

A

disease

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24
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-pathy

A

disease, emotion

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25
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pector/o

A

chest

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ped/o

A

child, foot

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pedicul/o

A

louse

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pelv/i

A

pelvis, hip region

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pelv/o

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pelvis, hip region

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30
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pend/o

A

to hang

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31
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-penia

A

deficiency

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32
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pent-, penta-

A

five

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33
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-pepsia

A

digestion

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34
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pept/o

A

digestion

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35
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per-

A

through

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36
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percuss/o

A

to tap

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37
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peri-

A

surrounding

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38
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perine/o

A

perineum

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39
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

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40
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perone/o

A

fibula

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41
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petr/o

A

stone, petrous region of the temporal bone

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42
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-pexy

A

fixation, to put in place

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43
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phac/o

A

lens of eye

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44
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phag/o

A

eat, swallow

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45
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-phage

A

eat, swallow

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46
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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

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47
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phak/o

A

lens of eye

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48
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phalang/o

A

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

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49
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phall/o

A

penis

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50
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pharmac/o

A

drug

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51
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pharmaceut/o

A

drug

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52
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pharyng/o

A

throat (pharynx)

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53
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phas/o

A

speech

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54
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-phasia

A

speech

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55
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-pheresis

A

removal

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56
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-phil

A

attraction for

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57
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phil/o

A

like, love, attraction to

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58
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-philia

A

attraction for

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59
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phim/o

A

muzzle

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60
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phleb/o

A

vein

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phob/o

A

fear

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62
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-phobia

A

fear

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63
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phon/o

A

voice, sound

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64
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-phonia

A

voice, sound

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65
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-phor/o

A

to bear

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66
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-phoresis

A

carrying, transmission

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67
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-phoria

A

to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)

68
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phot/o

69
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phren/o

A

diaphragm, mind

70
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-phylaxis

A

protection

71
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physi/o

A

nature, function

72
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-physis

73
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pil/o

74
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pineal/o

A

pineal gland

75
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pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

76
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-plakia

77
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plan/o

A

flat, level, wandering

78
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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

79
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plas/o

A

development, formation

80
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-plasia

A

development, formation

81
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-plasm

A

formation, structure

82
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-plastic

A

pertaining to formation

83
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

84
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-plegia

A

paralysis, palsy

85
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-plegic

A

paralysis, palsy

86
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pleur/o

87
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plex/o

A

plexus, network (of nerves)

88
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-pnea

89
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pneum/o

A

lung, air, gas

90
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pneumat/o

A

lung, air, gas

91
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pneumon/o

A

lung, air, gas

92
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pod/o

93
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-poiesis

94
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-poietin

A

substance that forms

95
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poikil/o

A

varied, irregular

96
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polio-

A

gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

97
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poly-

A

many, much

98
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polyp/o

A

polyp, small growth

99
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pont/o

A

pons (a part of the brain)

100
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por/o, -pore

A

opening, passageway

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-porosis

A

condition of pores (spaces)

102
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post-

A

after, behind

103
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poster/o

A

back (of body), behind

104
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-prandil

105
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-praxia

106
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pre-

A

before, in front of

107
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presby/o

108
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primi-

109
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pro-

A

before, forward

110
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proct/o

A

anus and rectum

111
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pros/o

A

forward, anterior

112
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prostat/o

A

prostate gland

113
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prote/o

114
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proxim/o

115
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prurit/o

116
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pseudo-

117
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psor/o

118
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psych/o

119
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-ptosis

A

droop, sag, prolapse, protrude

120
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-ptysis

121
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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of the hip bone)

122
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pulmon/o

123
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puls/o, pulsat/o

A

to beat, beating

124
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-puncture

A

to pierce a surface

125
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pupill/o

A

pupil (dark center of eye)

126
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purpur/i

127
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purul/o

128
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py/o

129
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

130
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pylor/o

A

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

131
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pyr/o

A

fever, fire

132
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pyret/o

133
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pyrex/o

134
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quadri-

A

four, square

135
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qual-

A

quality, characteristic

136
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quant-

137
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quart-

A

fourth, four

138
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quasi-

A

to some degree, as if

139
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quint-

A

fifth, five

140
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quota-

141
Q

rachi/o

A

spinal column, vertebrae

142
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radi/o

A

x-rays, radioactivity, radius (lateral lower arm bone)

143
Q

radicul/o, radic/o

A

nerve root

144
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re-

A

back, again, backward

145
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-receptor

146
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rect/o

147
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ren/o

148
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respir/o

149
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resuscit/o

150
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reticul/o

151
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retin/o

152
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retro-

A

behind, back, backward

153
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rhabd/o

154
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rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

155
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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

156
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rhin/o

157
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rhythm/o

158
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rhytid/o

159
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rose/o

160
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rot/o, rotat/o

A

turn, revolve

161
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-rrhage

A

bursting forth (of blood)

162
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-rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

163
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-rrhaphy

164
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

165
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-rrhexis

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