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Roots/ prefixes/ suffixes Flashcards

1
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A-

A

Without, lack of

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Ab-

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Away from

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Acou-

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Hearing

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-ac, -al

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Pertaining to

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Ad-

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To, toward, near to

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Aden-, Adeno-

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Gland

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Af-

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Toward

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Albi-

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White

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-algia

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Painful condition

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An-

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Without, lack of

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Andro-

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Male

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Angi-, Angio-

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Vessel

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Ante-

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Before

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Anti-

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Against

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Apo-

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Separated from, off

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Arthr-, Arthro-

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Joint

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-ary

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Associated with

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-asis, -asia

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Condition or state of

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Audio-

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Hearing

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Auri-

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Ear

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21
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Auto-

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Self

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Baro-

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weight, pressure

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Bi-

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Twice, double

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24
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-blast

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Germ, bud

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25
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Barchi-

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Arm

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Brady-

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slow

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Bucc-

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Cheek

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Carcin-

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Cancer

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Cardio-

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Heart

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Caud-

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Tail

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31
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Cephal-

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Head

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32
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Cerebro-

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Brain

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33
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Chondro-

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Cartilage

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34
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-cide

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Kill

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Circum-

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Around

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36
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-clast

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Break

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37
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Co-, Com-

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With, together

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Contra-

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Against, opposite

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39
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Cost-

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Rib

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40
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Crani-

A

Skull

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41
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Cune-

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Wedge

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42
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Cuti-

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Skin

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43
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Cyan-

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Blue

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44
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Cysti-, Cysto-

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Sac, bladder

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45
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-cyte, -cyto

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Cell

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46
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Demi-

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Half

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47
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Di-, Diplo-

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Two

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48
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Duct-, -duct

A

Lead, draw

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49
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Dur-

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Hard

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Dys-

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Painful, difficult, bad

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51
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E-, Ec-, Ef-, Ex-

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Out, from

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52
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Ecto-

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Outside, outer

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53
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-ectomy

A

To cut out

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54
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Ede-, -edem

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Swelling

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55
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-el, -elle

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Small

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56
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Endo-

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Within

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57
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Entero-

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Intestine

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58
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Epi-

A

Above, on

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59
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Ex-, Exo-

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Outside

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60
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Extra-

A

Outside

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61
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-ferent

A

Carry

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62
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-form

A

Resembling, shape of

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63
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Gastr-, Gastro-

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Stomach

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64
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-genesis, -genic

A

Produce, origin

65
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Gloss-, Gloss-

A

Tongue

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Glyco-

A

Sugar, sweet

67
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Gyn-

A

Female, woman

68
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Haplo-

A

Single

69
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Hem-, Hemato-

A

Blood

70
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Hepato-

A

Liver

71
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Hetero-

A

Different

72
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Hist-, Histo-

A

Tissue

73
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Homo-, Homeo-

A

Same

74
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Hydro-

A

Water

75
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Hyper-

A

Above, over

76
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Hypo-

A

Under, below

77
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Idio-

A

Self, distinct

78
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Infra-

A

Below

79
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Inter-

A

Between

80
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Intra-

A

Within

81
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-issimus

A

Greatest

82
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Iso-

A

Equal, same

83
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-itis

A

Inflammation

84
Q

Juxta-

A

Near

85
Q

Labi-

A

Lip

86
Q

Lacto-

A

Milk

87
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Leuko-

A

White

88
Q

Lip-

A

Fat

89
Q

-ology

A

Study of

90
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-lysis

A

Breaking up, dissolve

91
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Macro-

A

Large

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Mamm-, Mast-

A

Breast

93
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Medi-

A

Middle

94
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Melano-

A

Black

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-mers, -meres

A

Parts

96
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Meta-

A

After, beyond

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Micro-

A

Small

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Mono-

A

Single, one

99
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Morph-

A

Form, shape

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Myo-

A

Muscle

101
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Necro-

A

Dead

102
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Neo-

A

New

103
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Nephro-

A

Kidney

104
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Neuro-

A

Nerve

105
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Oculo-, Ophthalm-

A

Eye

106
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Odanto-

A

Tooth

107
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-ole

A

Little

108
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Oligo-

A

Few, little, deficient

109
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-oma

A

Tumor

110
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Oo-

A

Egg

111
Q

-osis

A

Condition of

112
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Osse-, Osteo-

A

Bone

113
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Oto-

A

Ear

114
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Para-

A

Near, beside

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-pathy

A

Disease

116
Q

Pelv-

A

Basin

117
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency

118
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Peri-

A

Around

119
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Phag-

A

Eat

120
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Phil-

A

Have an affinity for

121
Q

-plegia

A

Paralyze

122
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Pneumo-

A

Air, gas, lungs

123
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-poiesis

A

Make

124
Q

Poly-

A

Many

125
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Post-

A

After

126
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Pre-, pro-

A

Before in time, place

127
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Pseudo-

A

False

128
Q

Quad-

A

Fourfold

129
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Rami-

A

Branch

130
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Rect-

A

Straight

131
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Remo-

A

Kidney

132
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Retro-

A

Backward, behind

133
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Sclera-

A

Hard

134
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Semi-

A

Half

135
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Serrate-

A

Saw-edged

136
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Somato-

A

Body

137
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Steno-

A

Narrow

138
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Sterno-

A

Chest, breast

139
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Stria-

A

Stripe

140
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Sub-

A

Uner

141
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Sym-, Syn-

A

Together, with

142
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Tachy-

A

Fast

143
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Therm-

A

Heat

144
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Thorac-

A

Chest

145
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Thrombo-

A

Blood clot

146
Q

-tomy

A

Cut, incise

147
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Topo-

A

Place, position

148
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Trans-

A

Across

149
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Tri-

A

Three

150
Q

-tropic

A

Influencing

151
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Tunica-

A

Layer, coat

152
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Ultra-

A

Beyond, excess

153
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-uria

A

Urine

154
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Vas-

A

Vessel

155
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Vertebra-

A

Spine

156
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Vertebra-

A

Spine

157
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Villo-

A

Hair

158
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Viscer-

A

Internal organ

159
Q

Zyg-

A

Yoked, paired, union

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