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Root Words/Combining Forms Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen, abdominal cavity

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abras/o

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to rub away

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acid/o

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solution or substance w/ pH less than 7

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acou/o; acoust/o

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hearing

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acr/o

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extremity

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aden/o

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gland

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albumin/o

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albumin (protein)

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alges/o

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pain

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alveol/o

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air sac, alveolus

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amni/o; amnion/o

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amnion, amniotic fluid

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an/o

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anus

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andr/o

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male

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angi/o; angin/o

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blood vessel

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ankyl/o

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fused, not straight

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anter/o; anteri/o

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front

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o

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hang onto, appendix

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aracn/o

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spider

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arter/o; arteri/o

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artery

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asthen/o

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weakness

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atel/o

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incomplete

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ather/o

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fat

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atri/o

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atrium

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aud/o; audi/o

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hearing

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aur/o

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ear

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aut/o

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self

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azot/o

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urea, nitrogen

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bacter/o; bacteri/o

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bacteria

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bi/o

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life

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bil/i

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bile

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blast/o

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germ, bud, developing cell

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brachi/o

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arm

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bronch/i; bronch/o

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airway, bronchus

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burs/o

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purse or sac, bursa

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calc/i

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calcium

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carcin/o

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cancer

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39
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card/o; cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist

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cartil/o

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gristle, cartilage

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42
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caud/o

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tail

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43
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cec/o

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blind intestine, cecum

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44
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cel/o

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hernia, protrustion

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45
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celi/o

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abdomen, abdominal cavity

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cellul/o

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small chamber

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum, little brain

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cerebr/o

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brain, cerebrum

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cervic/o

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cervix, neck

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51
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cheil/o

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lip

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52
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chem/o

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chemistry

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53
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chir/o

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hand

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54
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chol/e

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bile, gall

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55
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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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chondr/o; chondri/o

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gristle, cartilage

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chori/o

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membrane, chorion

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58
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chrom/o; chromat/o

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color

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chron/o

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time

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cirrh/o

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orange

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col/o; colon/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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con/i

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dust

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condyl/o

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knuckle of a joint

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conjunctiv/o

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to bind together, conjunctiva

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cor/o; core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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horny, cornea

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coron/o

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crown, circle, heart

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cortic/o

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tree bark, outer covering, cortex

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cost/o

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rib

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cran/o; crani/o

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skull, cranium

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crin/o

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to secrete

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73
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crypt/o

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hidden

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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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75
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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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bladder, sac

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cyt/o

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cell

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dacry/o

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tear

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dent/o

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teeth

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derm/o; dermat/o

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skin

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dipl/o

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double

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dips/o

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thirst

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disk/o

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flat shape, intervertebral disk

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dist/o

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away

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86
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diverticul/o

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small blind pouch, diverticulum

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dors/o

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back

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duct/o

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lead, move

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duoden/o

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twelve, duodenum

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dur/o

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hard

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ech/o

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to bounce, sound

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elast/o

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change shape

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electr/o

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electricity

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embol/o

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a plug

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embry/o

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embryo

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emmetr/o

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according to measure

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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small intestine

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epididym/o

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epididymus

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episi/o

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vulva

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eryth/o; erythr/o

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red

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esophag/e; esophag/o

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gullet, esophagus

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eti/o

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cause (of disease)

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fasci/o

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fascia

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femor/o

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thigh

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fet/o

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fetus

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fibr/o

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fiber

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fibul/o

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clasp or buckle, fibula

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flex/o

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bend

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fung/o

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fungus

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gangli/o; ganglion/o

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knot, swelling

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gen/o; gene/o

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formation, cause, produce

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ger/o; geront/o

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old age

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gli/o

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glue, neuroglia

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glomerul/o

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little ball, glomerulus

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glott/o

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opening into the windpipe

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gluc/o

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glucose, sugar, sweet

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glut/o

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buttock

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glyc/o; glycos/o

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glycogen, glucose, sugar, sweet

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gravid/o; gravidar/o

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pregnancy

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gyn/o; gynec/o

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woman

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halit/o

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breath

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hem/o; hemat/o

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blood

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hemorrh/o

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likely to bleed

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hepat/o

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liver

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hern/o; herni/o

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rupture or protrusion through weakened membrane or wall

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heter/o

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other

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hist/o

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tissue

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hom/o; home/o

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sameness, unchanging

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hormon/o

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to set in motion

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hydr/o

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water

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137
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hyster/o

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uterus

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iatr/o; iatri/o

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to heal

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idi/o

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person, self

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140
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ile/o

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to roll, ileum

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ili/o

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flank, hip, groin

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immun/o

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exempt, immunity

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infect/o

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to enter, invade

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144
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infer/o; inferi/o

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below

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145
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inguin/o

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groin

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ir/o; irid/o

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rainbow, iris

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isch/o

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to hold back, deficiency, blockage

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ischi/o

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haunch, hip joint, ischium

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jejun/o

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empty, jejunum

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kal/i

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potassium

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kerat/o

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hard, horny tissue

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ket/o; keton/o

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ketone bodies

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kinesi/o

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motion

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kyph/o

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hump

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labyrinth/o

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maze, inner ear

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lacrim/o

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tear

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lact/o

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milk

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lamin/o

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thin, lamina

159
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lapar/o

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abdomen

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laryng/o

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voice box, larynx

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later/o

A

side

162
Q

lei/o

A

smooth

163
Q

leuk/o

A

white

164
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

165
Q

lip/o

A

fat, lipid

166
Q

lith/o

A

stone

167
Q

lob/o

A

a rounded part, lobe

168
Q

lord/o

A

bent forward

169
Q

lumb/o

A

loin, lower back

170
Q

lymph/o

A

clear water or fluid

171
Q

lys/o

A

break apart, dissolution

172
Q

mal/o

A

bad

173
Q

mamm/o

A

breast

174
Q

man/o

A

thin

175
Q

mast/o

A

breast

176
Q

maxill/o

A

upper jaw bone

177
Q

meat/o

A

opening, passage

178
Q

medi/o

A

middle

179
Q

melan/o

A

dark, black

180
Q

men/o; menstru/o

A

month, menstruation

181
Q

mening/i; mening/o

A

membrane, meninges

182
Q

menisc/o; menisci/o

A

crescent-shaped moon, meniscus

183
Q

ment/o

A

mind

184
Q

metr/i; metr/o

A

uterus

185
Q

mon/o

A

one

186
Q

muc/o; myx/o

A

mucus

187
Q

my/o; myos/o

A

muscle

188
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

189
Q

myel/o; myelon/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord, medulla, myelin sheath

190
Q

myring/o

A

membrane, eardrum

191
Q

narc/o

A

numbness

192
Q

nas/o

A

nose

193
Q

nat/o

A

birth

194
Q

natr/o

A

sodium

195
Q

necr/o

A

death

196
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

197
Q

neur/o

A

sinew or cord, nerve; fascia

198
Q

noct/o

A

night

199
Q

nucl/o; nucle/o

A

kernel, nucleus

200
Q

nyct/o; nyctal/o

A

night, nocturnal

201
Q

obstetr/o

A

midwife, prenatal development

202
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

203
Q

olig/o

A

few in number

204
Q

omphal/o

A

umbilicus (navel)

205
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

206
Q

onych/o

A

nail

207
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

208
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

209
Q

opt/o

A

eye, vision

210
Q

or/o

A

mouth

211
Q

orch/o; orchi/o; orchid/o

A

testis, testicle

212
Q

organ/o

A

tool

213
Q

orth/o

A

straight, normal

214
Q

oste/o

A

bone

215
Q

ot/o

A

ear

216
Q

ov/o

A

egg

217
Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

218
Q

ox/i

A

oxygen

219
Q

pachy/o

A

thick

220
Q

palat/o

A

roof of the mouth, palate

221
Q

pancreat/o

A

sweetbread, pancreas

222
Q

par/o

A

parturition or labor

223
Q

pariet/o

A

wall

224
Q

patell/o

A

small pan, patella

225
Q

path/o

A

disease

226
Q

pector/o

A

chest

227
Q

ped/o; pediatr/o

A

child

228
Q

pedicul/o

A

body louse

229
Q

pelv/i; pelv/o

A

pelvis, washbasin

230
Q

pen/o

A

penis

231
Q

peps/o; pept/o

A

digestion

232
Q

perine/o

A

perineum

233
Q

peritone/o

A

to stretch over, peritoneum

234
Q

petr/o

A

stone

235
Q

phac/o

A

lens

236
Q

phag/o

A

eat, swallow

237
Q

phak/o

A

lens

238
Q

phalang/o

A

row of soldiers, phalanx

239
Q

pharyng/o

A

throat, pharynx

240
Q

phas/o; phasi/o

A

speech

241
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

242
Q

phot/o

A

light

243
Q

phragm/o; phragmat/o

A

partition

244
Q

physi/o

A

nature

245
Q

physis/o

A

growth

246
Q

plas/o

A

change

247
Q

plegi/o

A

paralysis

248
Q

pleur/o

A

rib, pleura

249
Q

pneum/o; pneumat/o; pneumon/o

A

air, lung

250
Q

pod/o

A

foot

251
Q

poikil/o

A

irregular

252
Q

poli/o

A

gray

253
Q

polyp/o

A

a small growth, polyp

254
Q

por/o

A

small hole

255
Q

poster/o; posteri/o

A

back

256
Q

presby/o

A

old age

257
Q

prim/i

A

first

258
Q

proct/o

A

rectum, anus

259
Q

prostat/o

A

prostate gland

260
Q

proxim/o

A

near

261
Q

pseud/o

A

false

262
Q

psych/o

A

mind

263
Q

pub/o

A

grown up, pubis

264
Q

puerper/i; puerper/o

A

childbirth

265
Q

pulmon/o

A

lung

266
Q

py/o

A

pus

267
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

268
Q

pylor/o

A

gatekeeper, pylorus

269
Q

quadr/i; quadr/o

A

four

270
Q

rachi/o

A

spine, vertebral column

271
Q

radi/o

A

light energy, radiation; spoke of a wheel, radius

272
Q

radic/o; radicul/o

A

nerve root

273
Q

rect/o

A

straight, erect, rectum

274
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

275
Q

retin/o

A

net, retina

276
Q

rhabd/o

A

rod

277
Q

rheumat/o

A

discharge

278
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

279
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

280
Q

rrhythm/o

A

repetition, rhythm

281
Q

rubin/o

A

red pigment

282
Q

sacr/o

A

sacred, sacrum

283
Q

salping/o

A

tube (usually eustachian or fallopian)

284
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh, meat

285
Q

scler/o

A

thick, hard; sclera

286
Q

scop/o

A

to view

287
Q

scoli/o

A

curved

288
Q

seb/o

A

sebum, oil

289
Q

semin/o

A

seed, sperm

290
Q

sept/o

A

wall, partition

291
Q

septic/o

A

putrefying

292
Q

sial/o

A

saliva

293
Q

sigmoid/o

A

the letter S

294
Q

sinus/o

A

cavity

295
Q

skelet/o

A

dried up, skeleton

296
Q

somat/o

A

body

297
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

298
Q

son/o

A

sound

299
Q

spadias/o

A

rip, tear

300
Q

spasm/o

A

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

301
Q

sperm/o; spermat/o

A

seed, sperm

302
Q

sphygm/o; sphyx/o

A

pulse

303
Q

spin/o

A

spine, thorn

304
Q

spir/o

A

to breathe

305
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

306
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra

307
Q

staped/o

A

stirrup, stapes

308
Q

staphyl/o

A

grape-like clusters; Staphylococcus

309
Q

steat/o

A

fat

310
Q

sten/o

A

narrowness, constriction

311
Q

stern/o

A

chest, sternum

312
Q

steth/o

A

chest

313
Q

stigmat/o

A

point

314
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

315
Q

strept/o

A

twisted or gnarled; Streptococcus

316
Q

super/o; superi/o

A

above

317
Q

synov/o; synovi/o

A

binding of eggs, synovial

318
Q

tars/o

A

flat surface, tarsum

319
Q

tax/o; taxi/o

A

reaction to a stimulus

320
Q

ten/o; tend/o; tendin/o

A

to stretch out, tendon

321
Q

tens/o

A

pressure

322
Q

test/o; testicul/o

A

testis, testicle

323
Q

thalam/o

A

inner chamber, thalamus

324
Q

thel/i

A

nipple

325
Q

therm/o

A

heat

326
Q

thorac/o

A

chest, thorax

327
Q

thromb/o

A

clot

328
Q

thym/o

A

wart-like, thymus gland

329
Q

thyr/o

A

shield, thyroid

330
Q

toc/o

A

birth, labor

331
Q

tom/o

A

to cut

332
Q

ton/o

A

tone, tension, pressure

333
Q

tonsill/o

A

almond, tonsil

334
Q

tox/o; toxic/o

A

poison

335
Q

trache/o

A

windpipe, trachea

336
Q

trachel/o

A

cervix, neck

337
Q

trich/o

A

hair

338
Q

tubercul/o

A

little mass or swelling

339
Q

tympan/o

A

eardrum

340
Q

umbilic/o

A

navel

341
Q

ur/o

A

urine

342
Q

ureter/o

A

ureter

343
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

344
Q

urin/a; urin/o

A

urine

345
Q

uter/o

A

womb, uterus

346
Q

uvul/o

A

grape, uvula

347
Q

vagin/o

A

sheath, vagina

348
Q

vag/o

A

vagus nerve

349
Q

valvul/o

A

little valve

350
Q

varic/o

A

dilated vein

351
Q

vas/o

A

blood vessel; duct

352
Q

vascul/o

A

small blood vessel

353
Q

ven/o

A

vein

354
Q

ventr/o

A

front, belly

355
Q

ventricul/o

A

little belly, cavity, ventricle

356
Q

vers/o

A

turn

357
Q

vertebr/o

A

joint, vertebra

358
Q

vesic/o

A

vesicle, seminal vesicle

359
Q

vir/o

A

virus

360
Q

vitr/o; vitre/o

A

glassy

361
Q

vulv/o

A

vulva

362
Q

xer/o

A

dry

363
Q

zo/o

A

animal

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