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Sonography Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Vas(o)

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Duct, blood vessel

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Trich(i)-, trichia, trich(o)-

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Of or pertaining to hair, hair-like structure

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Tox(i)-, tox(o)-, toxic(o)-

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Toxin, poison

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-rrhea

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fluid discharge

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cyt(o)

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cell

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kine(t)(o)

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movement

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bi

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two

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par(a)

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near, beside, accessory to

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hist(i)(o)

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tissue

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-pnea

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breathing

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jejun(o)

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jejunum

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leuk(o)

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white

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anti

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against

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Xanth(o)-

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Denoting a yellow color

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cut

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skin

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macr(o)

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large, long

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Viscer(o)-

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Pertaining to internal organs, viscera

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morph(o)

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shape

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litho(o)

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stone

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cost(o)

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rib

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vesic(o)

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bladder

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cardi(o)

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heart

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Varic(o)-

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Swollen or twisted vein

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Urin-

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Pertaining to urine, urinary system

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lact(o)

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milk

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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hetero

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other, different

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dactyl

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fingers or toes

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-poiesis

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production

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olig(o)

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few, little

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pre

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before, in front

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mono

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one

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ambi

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both sides

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alb

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white

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sten(o)

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narrow

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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angi(o)

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vessel

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Tri-

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Three

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opthalm(o)

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eye

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super

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above

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brachi(o)

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arm

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trans

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across, through

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adipo

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fat

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pyr(o)

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heart

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derm or -derm

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skin

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Xen(o)-

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Foreign, different

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orchi(o)

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testes

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excessive

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intra

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within, into

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thorac(o)

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chest

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-version

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Turning

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dys

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difficult, painful

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-oma

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tumor

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semi

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half

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myel(o)

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marrow, spinal cord

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-stomy

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opening

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hyper

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above, beyond

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aut(o)

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self

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sarc(o)

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flesh

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Un(i)-

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One

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Uter(o)-

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Uterus or womb

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Ven-

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Of or pertaining to blood (veins)

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latero

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side

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Trache(a)

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Trachea

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post

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behind, after

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tachy

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rapid, swift

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encephal

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brain

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col(i)(o)

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colon

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ec

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out of

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ocul(o)

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eye

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gest

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carry

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cephal(o)

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head

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blast (or -blast)

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embryonic state

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enter(o)

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intestine

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myx

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mucus

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-plegia

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paralysis

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bili

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bile

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-trophy

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growth

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trache(o)

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trachea

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aden(o)

A

gland

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-tripsy

A

Crushing

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-y

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Condition or process of

Example: surgery

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poly

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much, many

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toxi(o)

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poison

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-plasia

A

growth

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-itis

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inflammation

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Umbilic-

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Of or pertaining to the navel, umbilicus

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-trophy

A

Nourishment, development

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-tomy

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Act of cutting; incision

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mega

A

great, large

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pharyng(o)

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pharynx

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caud

A

tail

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therm(o)

A

heat

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laryng(o)

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larynx

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ven(i)(o)

A

vein

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fasci

A

bundle

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peri

A

around

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scolio

A

crooked

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Tort(i)

A

Twisted

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Trans-

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Denoting moving or situated “across” or “through”

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Vesic(o)

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Of or pertaining to the bladder

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retro

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backward

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sub

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under

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end(o)

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inward

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ex

A

outside

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pyel(o)

A

kidney

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ped(o)

A

child

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ile(o)

A

ilium

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pulmo(n)

A

lung

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re

A

back, contrary

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tetra

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four

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Vagin-

A

Pertaining to vagina

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ankyl

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crooked, fusion

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vas(o)

A

vessel

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-algia

A

pain

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multi

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many

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gastro

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stomach

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dorsi(i)(o)

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back

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supra

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above, upon

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ischi(o)

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hip

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ren(o)

A

kidney

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ad

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toward

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mamm(o)

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breast

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my(o)

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muscle

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cervi(i)(o)

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neck

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micro

A

small

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-scope

A

observe

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labio

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lips

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brady

A

slow

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chondr(o)

A

cartilage

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cyst(i)(o)

A

bladder

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meno

A

menses

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thromb(o)

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clot

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glass(o)

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tongue

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path(o)

A

disease

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pseudo

A

false

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phleb(o)

A

vein

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hyster

A

uterus

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lip(o)

A

fat

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oss or oste(o)

A

bone

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Trachel(o)

A

Of or pertaining to the neck

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chol(e)

A

bile

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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ab

A

away from

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-tome

A

Cutting instrument

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Ventricul(o)-

A

Ventricles/ hollow region inside organ

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nas(o)

A

nose

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infra

A

beneath

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scler(o)

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hard

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cerebr(o)

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brain

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proct(o)

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rectum

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carcin(o)

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cancer

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hepat(o)

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liver

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heme or hemato

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blood

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-lys

A

breakdown

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galact(o)

A

milk

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ante

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before, foward

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abdomen(o)

A

abdomen

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juxta

A

near

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nephr(o)

A

kidney

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pleur(o)

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pleura, rib, side

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mal

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bad

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diplo

A

double

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ur(o)

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urinary, urine

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-ula, -ule

A

Small

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-taxis

A

movement

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-osis

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conditon

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gyn(o)

A

women, female reproductive organs

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cyan(o)

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blue

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a(n)

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without

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hydro

A

water

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acr(o)

A

extremity

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psych(o)

A

mind

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andr(o)

A

male

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mast(o)

A

breast

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pneum(o)

A

lung

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