Professional Issues & Skill Development I (PT 602): Medical Terminology Pretest - Words and Definitions Flashcards
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a
A
without
not
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ab
A
from
away from
off
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
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acr/o
A
extremities
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actin/o
A
ray
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acu
A
a needle
sharp
clear
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ad
A
toward (suffix)
to
toward
addition to intensification (prefix)
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aden/o
A
gland
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aer/o
A
air
gas
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alges/i
A
sensitivity to pain
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algia
A
pain
painful condition
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all/o
A
other
different
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amb/i
A
both
both sides
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amni/o
A
amnion (sac holding fetus)
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an
A
without
not
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andr/o
A
man
male
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angi/o
A
vessel
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anis/o
A
unequal
asymmetric
dissimilar
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ankly/o
A
stiff
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ante
A
before
forward
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anter/o
A
in front of
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anti
A
against
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antr/o
A
cavity
antrum
sinus
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appendic/o
A
appendix
attached to a larger part
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arteri/o
artery
| vessel carrying blood from heart
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arthr/o
joint
| articulation
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atel/o
incomplete development
| imperfect
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ather/o
porridge-like
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audi/o
hear
| hearing
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aut/o
self
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bar/o
weight
heavy
pressure
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bi
two
double
twice
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bi/o
life
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blast/o
germ
| embryonic
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blephar/o
eyelid
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brachi/o
upper arm
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brad/y
slow
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bronch/o
windpipe
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burs/o
bursa
| sac
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cac/o
bad
diseased
abnormal
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calcane/o
heel
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carcin/o
cancer
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cardi/o
heart
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cari/o
decay
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carp/o
wrist
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cat/a
```
down
downward
under
against
lower
with
```
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caud/o
tail
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cele
rupture
hernia
swelling
tumor
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centesis
puncture
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cephal/o
head
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cer
wax
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cerebr/o
brain
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cervic/o
neck
neck of organ
cervix
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cheil/o
lip
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chir/o
hand
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chlor/o
green
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chol/e
gall
| bile
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chrom/o
color
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chron/o
time
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circum
around
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clas/ia
breaking
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clys/o
washing
| irrigation
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cocc/o
bacteria
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col/o
large intestine
| colon
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colp/o
vagina
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con
with
| together with
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condyl/o
condyle
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contra
against
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cor/e
| core/o
pupil
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corne/o
portion of eye
| cornea
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cortic/o
outer layer
| cortex
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
skull
| cranium
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cry/o
cold
| freezing
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crypt/o
hidden
| small sac
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cyan
blue
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cycl/o
ciliary body
| circular
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cyst/o
bladder
| fluid filled sac
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cyt/o
cell
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dacry/o
tear
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dactyl/o
fingers or toes
| digits
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de
```
from
to the opposite
away
off
to remove entirely
down
```
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dent/o
tooth
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derm/o
| dermato
skin
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dextr/o
right
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di/a
```
through
two
twice
apart
away from
```
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dipl/o
double
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dips/o
thirst
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dors/o
back
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drom/o
running
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dyn/ia
pain
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dys
bad
difficult
painful
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ect/o
outer
| outside
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ectas/ia
| ectas/is
stretching
| dilation
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ectomy
excision
| removal
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ectop/o
out of place
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edema
swelling
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electr/o
electrical
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emesis
vomit
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emia
blood
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encephal/o
brain
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end/o
inner
| inside
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enter/o
small intestine
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epi
over
| upon
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erg/o
work
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erythr/o
red
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es/o
within
| inward
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esophag/o
food pipe
| esophagus
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esthesi/o
feeling
| sensation
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eti/o
cause
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eu
well
easy
good
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ex
out from
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external
outer
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extra
outside
beyond
in addition to
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febr/i
fever
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femor/o
thigh
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fibr/o
fiber
| threadlike
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gangli/o
a mass of tissue
| ganglion
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gastr/o
stomach
| abdomen
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gen/o
origin
produce
bear
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geri
geronto
sen
old age
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gingiv/o
gums
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gli/o
glue
| neuroglia
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gloss/o
tongue
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glyc/o
sugar
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gnath/o
jaw
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gnos/ia
knowledge
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goni/o
joint
| angle
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gram/o
record
| drawing
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graph/o
instrument for recording
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gynec/o
woman
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hem/o
| hemat/o
blood
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hemi
half
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hepat/o
liver
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heter/o
different
| another
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hidr/o
sweat
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hist/o
tissue
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hom/o
same
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humer/o
upper arm bone
| humerus
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hyal/o
glassy
| transparent
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hydr/o
water
| fluid
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hyper
above
excess
beyond
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hypo
less than normal
below
deficient
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hyster/o
uterus
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ichthy/o
fish
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idi/o
```
personal
one's own
private
distinctive
peculiar
```
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in
within
| not
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in/o
fiber
| fibrous
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infra
below
under
beneath
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inter
between
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intra
within
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ir/o
| irid/o
iris of eye
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is/o
equal
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ischi/o
ischium
| portion of pelvis
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itis
inflammation
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kerat/o
horny
| cornea
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kinesi/o
movement
| motion
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labi/o
lip
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lacrim/o
tear
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lal/o
speech
disordered speech
babble
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lapar/o
abdominal wall
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laryng/o
organ of voice
| larynx
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later/o
side
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leps/y
seizure
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lept/o
thin
light
slender
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leuk/o
white
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lip/o
fat
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lith/o
| calculus
stone
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log/o
science
| study of
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lumb/o
lumbar
low back and sides
loins
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lymph/o
lymph
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lys/o
breaking down
| destruction
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macr/o
large
| abnormal size
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mal
bad
poor
abnormal
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malac/o
soft
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mania
madness
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medi/o
middle
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megal/o
large
enlarge
great
huge
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metr/o
uterus
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metri
uterus
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micr/o
small
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mon/o
one
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morph/o
form
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muc/o
mucus
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mel/o
limb
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melan/o
black
| dark
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men/o
menses
| menstruation
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mening/o
membranes covering spinal cord and brain
| meninges
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mes/o
middle
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met/a
after
| change
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mult/i
many
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my/o
muscle
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myc/o
fungus
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myel/o
spinal cord
| bone marrow
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myring/o
ear drum
| tympanic membrane
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narc/o
sleep
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nas/o
nose
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ne/o
new
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necr/o
death
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
| neuron
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nev/o
birthmark
| mole
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noct/i
night
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null/i
none
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nyct/o
night
| darkness
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o/o
egg
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ocul/o
eye
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odont/o
tooth
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oid
resemble
| like
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olig/o
few
little
scant
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oma
tumor
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omphal/o
umbilicus
| navel
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onc/o
tumor
mass
swelling
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onych/o
nail
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oophor/o
ovary
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ophthalm/o
eye
| visual condition
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opia
vision
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opt/o
| optic/o
vision
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orchid/o
testes
| testicle
221
orrhagia
hemorrhage
| excessive flow
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orrhaphy
suturing
| stitching
223
orrhea
flow
| discharge
224
orrhexis
rupture
| hernia
225
orth/o
correct
straight
normal
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osis
condition
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osm/o
odor
| sense of smell
228
oste/o
bone
229
ostomy
forming an opening
230
ot/o
ear
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otomy
incision
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ox/y
sharp
acute
acid
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pach/y
thick
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pan
all
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papill/o
nipple-like
| papilla
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par
| par/a
near
| beside
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paralysis
loss of voluntary function
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par/o
to bear
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path/o
disease
| suffering
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pelv/i
pelvis bone
| basin shaped
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penia
decrease
| deficiency
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peps/o
digestion
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per
through
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peri
around
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perine/o
perineum
| pelvic floor
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pex/o
fixation
| fastening
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phag/o
to eat
| ingestion
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plat/y
flat
| broad
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pleg/o
paralysis
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pleur/o
ribs
pleura
side
251
plic/i
fold
252
pne/o
breathe
| breathing
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pneum/o
| pneumon/o
lung
254
phalang/o
bones of finger or toes
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phall/o
penis
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pharyng/o
throat
257
phas/o
speech
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phil/o
attraction to
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phleb/o
vein
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phob/o
fear of
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phon/o
voice
| sound
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phor/o
carry
| bear
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phot/o
light
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phren/o
diaphragm
| mind
265
phyt/o
plant
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pil/o
hair
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plas/o
| plans/o
formation
| molded
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plast/o
repair
| surgically molded
269
prim/i
first
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pro
before
| in front of
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proct/o
anus
| rectum
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prot/o
first
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pseud/o
false
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psych/o
soul
| mind
275
pteryg/o
wing
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ptosis
prolapse
dropping
drooping
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pub/o
pubis portion of pelvis
| grown up
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py/o
pus
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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pyro
fire
heat
fever
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rach/i
| rachi/o
spine
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radicul/o
root
283
rect/o
rectum
| straight
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ren/o
kidney
285
retin/o
retina portion of eye
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retr/o
backward
| behind
287
rhin/o
nose
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salping/o
fallopian tubes
289
sanguin/o
blood
290
sarc/o
flesh
291
schiz/o
split
292
scler/o
hard
293
scoli/o
curved
curvature
twisted
crooked
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scop/o
examine
295
scot/o
darkness
296
seb/o
fatty secretion
| sebum
297
semi
half
298
sept/o
infection
299
sinistr/o
left
| left handed
300
sit/o
food
301
somat/o
body
302
somn/o
sleep
303
son/o
sound
304
spasm
twitch
| twitching
305
spermat/o
seed
306
sphygm/o
pulse
307
spir/o
breath
308
splen/o
spleen
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spondyl/o
spine
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staphyl/o
cluster
| uvula
311
stasis
stopping
| slowing
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sten/o
narrowness
| constriction
313
ster/o
solid
| solid body
314
stern/o
sternum
| chest
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steth/o
strength
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stigmat/o
mark
| point
317
stomat/o
mouth
318
strept/o
twisted
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sub
under
| below
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super
| supra
above
| more than normal
321
sum
| syn
together
joined
union
322
tach/y
fast
| rapid
323
tel/e
distant
| far
324
ten/o
tendons
325
thel/o
nipple
326
therap/o
treatment
327
therm/o
heat
328
thorac/o
thorax
| chest
329
thromb/o
clot
330
tome
cutting
331
trache/o
wind pipe
neck
trachea
332
terat/o
monster
| wonder
333
tetr/a
four
334
thanat/o
death
335
trans
across
over
through
336
tri
three
337
trich/o
hair
338
trips/y
crushing
339
trop/o
turning
340
troph/o
nourishment (development)
341
tympan/o
eardrum
342
ultra
beyond
343
uni
one
344
ur/o
urine
345
ureter/o
tube carrying urine from the kidney to bladder
| ureter
346
urethr/o
tube for discharge of urine from bladder
| urethra
347
varic/o
vein
twisted
varicose
348
vas/o
vessel
349
ven/o
vein
| vena cava
350
ventr/o
belly
| front
351
vesic/o
bladder
352
viscer/o
internal organ
| viscera
353
xanth/o
yellow
354
xen/o
strange
| foreign
355
xer/o
dry
