Prefixs and Suffixs Flashcards

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1
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A- An-

A

Absent or Without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Abdomen(o)-

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Abdomen

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Ad-

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To, toward

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Aden(o)- Aden(i)-

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Gland

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Adren(o)-

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Adrenal gland

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Alge(si)-

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Pain

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Alg(i)o-

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Pain

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Adip(o)-

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Fat

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Amino-

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Amnion

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Angi(o)-

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Blood 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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Joint

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Articul(o)-

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Joint

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Atri(o)-

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Atrium

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Aut(o)-

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Self

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Axill-

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Armpit

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Bi-

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Two

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21
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Bio-

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Life

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Blast(o)-

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Germ or bud

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Brachi(o)-

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Arm

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bronch(i)-

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Bronchus

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Carcin(o)-

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Cancer

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Carp(o)-

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Wrist

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Cephal(o)-

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Head

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Cerebell(o)-

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Cerebellum

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30
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Cerebr(o)-

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Brain

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Cervic-

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Neck or cervix

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32
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Chem(o)-

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Drug; chemistry

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33
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Chol(e)-

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Bile

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34
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Clast-

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To break

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35
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Col-, colo-, colono-

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Colon

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Contra-

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Against

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37
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Crani(o)-

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The cranium

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38
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Cry(o)-

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Cold

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39
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Cutane-

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Skin

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40
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Cyano-

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Blue color

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Cyst(o)-, Cyst(i)-

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Bladder, cyst

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42
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Cyt(o)-

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Cell

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43
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Dacryo-

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Of or pertaining to tears

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44
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Dermat(o)-, derm(o)-

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Skin

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45
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Dors(o)-, dors(i)-

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The back

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46
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Dys-

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Bad; abnormal

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47
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Ect(o)-

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Outer; outside

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48
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Encephala(o)-

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The brain

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Endo-

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Inside or within

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50
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Enter(o)-

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The intestines

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51
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Epi-

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On; upon

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52
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Erythr(o)-

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Red

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53
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Fibr(o)-

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Fiber

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54
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Gastr(o)-

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The stomach

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55
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Glauc(o)-

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grey color

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56
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Gloss(o)-, glott(o)-

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The tongue

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Gluco-

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Sweet

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Glycolgyn(o)-, gyn(ec)o-

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Sugar; glucose

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Hemat-, hemato-

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Blood

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60
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Hema or hemo-

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Blood

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61
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Hemi-

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Half

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62
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Hepat-

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The liver

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63
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Heter(o)-

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The other of two or different

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64
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Hist(o)-, histio-

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Tissue

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65
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Home(o)-

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Similar

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66
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Hom(o)-

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The same as another or common

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67
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Humer(o)-

A

The shoulder

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68
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Hydro-

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Water

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69
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Hyper-

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Extreme or beyond normal

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70
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Hyp(o)-

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Below normal

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71
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Inter-

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Between; among

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72
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Intra-

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Within

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73
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Iso-

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Being equal

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74
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Lacrim(o)-

A

Tear

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75
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Lact(i)-, lact(o)-

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Milk

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76
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Laryng(o)-

A

The larynx (Lower throat cavity)

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77
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Lateral-

A

Lateral

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78
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Luc(o)-, leuk(o)-

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White

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79
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Lip(o)-

A

Fat

80
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Lymph(o)-

A

Lymph

81
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Macr(o)-

A

Large; long

82
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Mamm(o)-

A

The breast

83
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Mammill(o)-

A

The nipple

84
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Mast(o)-

A

The breast

85
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Meg(a)-, Megal(o)-

A

Enlargement; million

86
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Melan(o)-

A

Black

87
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Mening(o)-

A

Membrane

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Micro-

A

Small

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Mono-

A

Single

90
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Morph(o)-

A

Form; shape

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Muscul(o)-

A

Muscle

92
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My(o)-

A

Of or relating to muscle

93
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Nas(o)-

A

The nose

94
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Necr(o)-

A

Death

95
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Neo-

A

New

96
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Nephr(o)-

A

The kidney

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Nerv-

A

Nerve and the nervous system

98
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Neur(i)-, neur(o)-

A

Nerve

99
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Ocul(o)-

A

The eye

100
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Onco-

A

Tumor; bulk; volume

101
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Oo-

A

of the egg; the ovum

102
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Opthalm(o)-

A

Eye

103
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Or(o)-

A

The mouth

104
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Orth(o)-

A

Straight or correct

105
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Ossi-

A

Bone

106
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Ot(o)-

A

The ear

107
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Ovari(o)-

A

The ovaries

108
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Oxy-

A

Oxygen; swift; sharp; acid

109
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Papill-

A

The nipple

110
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Path(o)-

A

Diease

111
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Pelv(o)-

A

Hip bone

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Phago-

A

Eat; swallow

113
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Pharmaco-

A

Drug; medication

114
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Pharyng(o)-

A

The pharynx (upper throat cavity)

115
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Phleb(o)-

A

Blood; veins

116
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Phot(o)-

A

Light

117
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Pleur(o)-, Pleur(a)-

A

The ribs

118
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Pneum(o)-

A

The lungs

119
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Poly-

A

Many; much

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Pre-

A

Before another

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Proct(o)-

A

Anus; rectum

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Psych(e)-, Psych(o)-

A

The mind

123
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Pulmon-, pulmo-

A

The lungs

124
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Pyro-

A

Fever

125
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Quadr(i)-

A

Four

126
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Rect(o)-

A

Rectum

127
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Ren(o)-

A

The kidney

128
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Retro-

A

Backwards; behind

129
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Rhin(o)-

A

The nose

130
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Sangui-, sanguine-

A

Blood

131
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Schiz(o)-

A

Split; double-sided

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Scler(o)-

A

Hard

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Semi-

A

One-half; partly

134
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Spasmo-

A

Spasm

135
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Splen(o)-

A

Spleen

136
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Spondyl(o)-

A

The spine; the vertebra

137
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Sub-

A

Beneath; under

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Super-

A

Above; in excess; superior

139
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Supra-

A

Above; excessive

140
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Tachy-

A

Fast; irregularly fast

141
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Therap(o)-

A

Treatment

142
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Therm(o)-

A

Heat

143
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Thry(o)-

A

Thyroid

144
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Tox(i)-, Tox(o)-, Tocic(o)-

A

Toxin; posion

145
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Trache(o)-

A

Trachea

146
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Tympan(o)-

A

Eardrum

147
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Umbilic-

A

The naval; the umbilicus

148
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Un(i)-

A

One

149
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Urin-

A

The urinary system; Urine

150
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Uter(o)-

A

The uterus or womb

151
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Vagin-

A

The vagina

152
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Varic(o)-

A

Swollen or twisted vein

153
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Vas(o)-

A

Duct; blood vessel

154
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Vasculo-

A

Blood vessel

155
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Ven-

A

The veins

156
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Ventricul(o)-

A

The ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ

157
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Vesic(o)-

A

The bladder

158
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Viscer(o)-

A

The internal organs

159
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-aemia

A

Blood condition

160
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-al

A

Pertaining to

161
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-algia

A

Pain

162
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-ary

A

Pertaining to

163
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-cidal, -cide

A

Killing; destroying

164
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-crine

A

To separate or secrete

165
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-dynia

A

Pain

166
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-ectomy

A

Surgical operation or removal of a body part

167
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-emesis

A

Vomiting

168
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-emia

A

Blood condition

169
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-ic

A

Pertaining to

170
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-ics

A

Treatment

171
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-ism

A

Condition; disease

172
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-ist

A

One who specializes in

173
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-ite

A

The nature of resembling

174
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-itis

A

inflammation

175
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-ium

A

Structure; tissue

176
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-lepsis; -lepsy

A

attack; seizure

177
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-lysis

A

Destruction; separation

178
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-oma (singular), -omata (plural)

A

Tumor; mass; collection

179
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-osis

A

Disease, morbid state; abnormal increase

180
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-paresis

A

Slight paralysis

181
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-pathy

A

A disease or disorder

182
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-pepsia

A

Relating to digestion or the digestive tract

183
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-phage, -phagia

A

conditions relating to eating or ingestion

184
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-phobia

A

Exaggerated fear, sensitivity

185
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-ptysis

A

Spitting; hemoptysis (coughing up blood)

186
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-rrhage

A

Burst forth

187
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-rrhagia

A

Rapid flow of blood

188
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-rrhea, -rrhoea

A

Flowing; discharge

189
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-stasis

A

Stopping; standing

190
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-staxis

A

Dripping; trickling

191
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-stenosis

A

Abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure

192
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-stomy

A

Creation of an opening

193
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-tension, -tensive

A

Pressure

194
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-tomy

A

Act of cutting; incising; incision

195
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-tony

A

Tension

196
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-trophy

A

Nourishment; development