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Quiz 5 Word Parts Flashcards

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

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atel/o

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incomplete

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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coni/o

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dust

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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nas/o

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nose

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orth/o

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straight, upright

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ox/o, ox/i

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oxygen

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pharang/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o

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lung, air

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pneumon/o

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lung, air

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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sinus/o

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sinus, cavity

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spir/o

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breathing

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-ectasis

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dilated, expansion

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-osmia

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smell

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-phonia

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voice

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-thorax

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chest

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thorac/o

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chest

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-gram

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record

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-itis

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inflammation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-genic

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produced

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-scope

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instrument to view

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-spasm

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involuntary muscle jerk

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-ial

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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dilated

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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an-

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no

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-ia

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condition

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hypo-

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insufficient

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-emia

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blood or the presence of a substance in the blood

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-centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-dynia

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pain

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-logist

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specialist

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-ary

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pertaining to

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myc/o

A

fungus

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow

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-rrhea

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discharge

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pan-

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all

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-algia

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pain

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-otomy

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cut, incision

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endo-

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within, inner

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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dys-

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abnormal

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brady-

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slow

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eu-

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normal

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tachy-

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rapid

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hem/o

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blood

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py/o

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pus

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an/o

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anus

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

A

appendix

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bar/o

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weight

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bucc/o

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cheek

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cec/o

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cecum

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chol/e

A

bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon

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dent/o

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tooth

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enter/o

A

small intestine

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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hepat/o

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liver

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labi/o

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lip

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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lingu/o

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tongue

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lith/o

A

stone

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odont/o

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tooth

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or/o

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mouth

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palat/o

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palate

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pacreat/o

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pancreas

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pharyng/o

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throat, pharynx

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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pylor/o

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pylorus

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rect/o

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rectum

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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

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-emesis

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vomit

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-lithiasis

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condition of stones

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-orexia

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appetite

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eat, swallow

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-prandial

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pertaining to a meal

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-ostomy

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surgically create an opening

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sub-

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under

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peri-

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around

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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dys-

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painful; difficult; abnormal

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poly-

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many

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post-

A

after

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