Section 25 Flashcards by Jessica Kohntopp

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Polio-

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gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

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Poly-

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many

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Polyp/o

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small growth

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Pont/o

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part of the brain (pons)

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Poplit/o

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caudal surface of the patella

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Por/o

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Small opening (pore)

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-porosis

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Passage or porous condition

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Port/i

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Gate or door

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Post/i

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after or behind

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Poster/o

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toward the tail

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Potent/o

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Powerful

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practice/o or practi/i

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practice

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Prandi/o

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meal

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-prandial

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meal

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-praxia

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action

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Pre-

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before or in front of

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Pregn/o

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pregnant or with offspring

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prematur/o

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to early

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Preputi/o

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foreskin or prepuce

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Press/o

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to press or draw

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Proap/o

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penis

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primi-

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first

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Pro-

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before or on behalf of

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Process/o

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going forth

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Procreat/o

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to reproduce

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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prodrom/o

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precursor

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product/o

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to lead forward or yield

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prolapse/o

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to fall downward or slide forward

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prolifer/o

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to reproduce

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pron/o or pront/o

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bent forward

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prostat/o

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prostate cland

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prosth/o or prosthet/o

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addition or appendage

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prot- or prote-

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first

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proxim/o

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near

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prurit/o

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itch

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prot/o or prote/o

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first, original, or protein

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pseudo/o

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false

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psor/o or psor/i

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itch

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psych/o

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mind

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ptomat/o

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a fall

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-ptosis

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drooping or sagging

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-ptysis

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spitting

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Pub/o

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part of the hip bone (pubis)

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puberty/o

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adult

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pudend/o

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pudendum

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puerper/i

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labor

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Pulm/o or pulmon/o

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lung

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pulpos/o

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fleshy or pulpy

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Puls/o

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beating

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punct/o

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sting, puncture, or little hole

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pupil/o

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pupil of the eye

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pur/o

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Pus

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Purpur/o

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purple

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pustule/o

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blister

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Py/o

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pus

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Pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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pylor/o

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gatekeeper

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pyr/o or pyret/o

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fever or fire

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pyramid/o

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pyramid-shaped