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Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards

1
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without, lack of

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a-

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away from

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ab-

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hearing

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acou-

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pertaining to

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-ac, -al

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to, toward, near to

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ad-

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gland

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aden-, adeno

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toward

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af-

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white

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albi-

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painful condition

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-algia

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both

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amphi-

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without, lack of

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an-

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male

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andro-

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vessel

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angi-, angio-

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before

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ante-

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against

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anti-

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separated from, off

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apo-

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joint

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arthr-, athro-

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associated with

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-ary

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condition, state of

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-asis, -asia

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hearing

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audio-

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ear

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auri-

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self

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auto-

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weight, pressure

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baro-

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twice, double

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bi-

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germ, bud

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-blast

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arm

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brachi-

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slow

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brady-

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cheek

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bucc-

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cancer

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carcin-

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heart

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cardio-

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tail

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caud-

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head

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cephal-

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brain

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cerebro-

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cartilage

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chondro-

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kill

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-cide

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around

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circum-

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break

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-clast

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with, together

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co-, com-

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against, opposite

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contra-

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rib

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cost-

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skull

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crani-

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cross

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cruci-

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wedge

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cune-

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skin

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cuti-

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blue

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cyan-

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sac, bladder

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cysto-, cysti-

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cell

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-cyte, cyto-

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removal, separation, negation

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de-

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half

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demi-

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two

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di-, diplo-

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lead, draw

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duct-, -duct

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hard

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-dur

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painful, difficult, bad

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dys-

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out, from

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e-, ec-, ef-, ex-

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55
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outside, outer

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ecto-

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to cut out

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-ectomy

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swelling

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ede-, -edem

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small

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-el, -elle

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within

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endo-, ender-

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intestine

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entero-

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above, on

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epi-

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outside

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ex-, exo-, exer-

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outside

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extra-

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carry

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-ferent

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65
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resembling, shape of

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-form

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stomach

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gastr-, gastro-

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67
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produce, origin

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-genesis, -genic

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68
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tongue

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gloss-, glosso-

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sugar, sweet

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glyco-

70
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bolt, nail

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gompho-

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female, woman

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gyn-

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single

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haplo-

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blood

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hem-, hemato-

74
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liver

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hepato-

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different

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hetero-

76
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tissue

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hist-, histo-

77
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same

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homo-, homeo-

78
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water

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hydro-

79
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above, over

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hyper-

80
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under, below

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hypo-

81
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self, distinct, peculiar

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idio-

82
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below

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infra-

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between

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inter-

84
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within

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intra-

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greatest

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-issimus

86
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equal, same

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iso-

87
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inflammation

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-itis

88
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near

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juxta-

89
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lip

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labi-

90
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milk

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lacto-

91
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continuing membrane

A

-lemma

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white

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leuko-

93
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fat

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lip-

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study of

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-ology

95
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breaking up, dissolve

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-lysis

96
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large

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macro-

97
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breast

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mamm-, mast-

98
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middle

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medi-

99
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black

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melano-

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parts

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-mers, -meres

101
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after, beyond

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meta-

102
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small

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micro-

103
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single, one

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mono-

104
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form, shape

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morph-

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muscle

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-mys-

106
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dead

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necro-

107
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new

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neo-

108
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kidney

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nephro-

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nerve

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neuro-

110
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eye

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oculo-, ophthalm-

111
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tooth

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odonto-

112
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little

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-ole

113
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few, little, deficient

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oligo-

114
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tumor

A

-oma

115
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egg

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oo-

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condition of

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-osis

117
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bone

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osse-, osseo-

118
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ear

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oto-

119
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near, beside

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para-

120
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disease

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-pathy

121
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basin

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pelv-

122
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deficiency

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-penia

123
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around

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peri-

124
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eat

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phag-

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afraid of

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-phobic

126
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have an affinity for

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phil-

127
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living substance

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-plasm

128
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paralyze

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-plegia

129
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lungs

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pleural

130
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air, gas, lungs

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pneumo-

131
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make

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-poiesis

132
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many

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poly-

133
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after

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post-

134
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before in time, place

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pre-, pro-

135
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false

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pseudo-

136
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fourfold

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quad-

137
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branch

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rami-

138
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straight

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rect-

139
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kidney

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reno-

140
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backward, beyond

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retro-

141
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flesh

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sarco-

142
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hard

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sclera-

143
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half

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semi-

144
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saw-edged

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serrate-

145
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body

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somato-

146
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state of (balance)

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-stasis

147
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narrow

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steno-

148
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breast, cheast

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sterno-

149
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stripe

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stria-

150
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under

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sub-

151
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above

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super-, supra-

152
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together, with

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sym-, syn-

153
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fast

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tachy-

154
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heat

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therm-

155
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chest

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thorac-

156
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blood clot

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thrombo-

157
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cut, incise

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-tomy

158
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place, position

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topo-

159
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across

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trans-

160
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three

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tri-

161
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influencing

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-trophic

162
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layer, coat

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tunica-

163
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beyond, excess

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ultra-

164
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one

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uni-

165
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urine

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-uria

166
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vessel

A

vas-

167
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spine

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vertebra-

168
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hair

A

villo-

169
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internal organ

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viscer-

170
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yoked, paired, union

A

zyg-

Anatomy Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes (2 decks)

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