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Suffix and combining forms Flashcards

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-(t)ic(al)

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pertaining to

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-(o)logy

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study of

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-(iatr)ist

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one who specializes in

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-(ic)ian

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one who specializes in

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iatr(y/ics)

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medical specialty

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ole

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small, minute

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icle

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small, minute

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ula

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small, minute

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ule

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small, minute

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algia

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pain

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dynia

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pain

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cele

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hernia

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emesis

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vomiting

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emia

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blood condition

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astenia

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weakness

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cusis

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hearing

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cyesis

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pregnancy

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itis

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inflammation

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lysis

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destruction

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malacia

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softening

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mania

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madness

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oma

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tumor

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pathy

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disease

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penia

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deficiency, lack of

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phobia

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fear

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plegia

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paralysis

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ptosis

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prolapse, drooping

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rrhage

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to burst forth

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rrhexis

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rupture

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rrhea

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discharge, flow

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centesis

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surgical puncture

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cide

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to kill

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clysis

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injection

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crit

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to separate

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desis

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binding

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ectasis(y)

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dilation, distention

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ectomy

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excision

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gram

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to record

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graph(y)

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to record (recording)

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metry

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to measure

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pexy

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fixation

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plasty

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surgical repair

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rrhaphy

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suture

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stasis

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control, stop

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stomy

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new opening

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tomy

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incision

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tripsy

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crushing

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gnosis

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to know

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ase

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enzyme

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blast

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immature cell

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cyte

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cell

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genesis

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formation

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glia

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glue

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globin

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protein

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kinesis

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motion

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meter

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measuring instrument

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mnesia

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memory

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opia

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eye, vision

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orexia

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appetite

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tome

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cutting instrument

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plural form of-a (bursa)

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ae

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plural form of-ax (thorax)

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aces

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plural form of-en (lumen)

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ina

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plural form of-ex (index)

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ices

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plural form of-ix (appendix)

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ices

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plural form of-is (diagnosis)

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es

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plural form of-is (femoris)

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a

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plural form of-is (iris)

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ides

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plural form of-nx (phalanx)

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nges

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plural form of-on (ganglion)

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a

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plural form of-um (ovum)

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a

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plural form of-oon (spermatozoon)

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oa

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plural form of-us (fungus)

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i

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plural form of-y (artery)

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ies

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dors/o

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back

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poster/o

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back

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anter/o

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front

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ventr/o

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front

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later/o

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side

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dist/o

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distance, further from

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proxim/o

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toward, nearer to

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viscer/o

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organ

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck

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thorac/o

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chest

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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lumb/o

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lower back, lumbar

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acr/o

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extremity

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brachi/o

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arm

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chir/o

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hand

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ped/o

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foot

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dactyl/o

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finger

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pub/o

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pubis

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cost/o

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rib

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axill/o

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axilla

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inguin/o

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groin

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cyt/o

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cell

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kary/o

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nucleus

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hist/o

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tissue

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fibr/o

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fiber

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aden/o

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gland

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muc/o

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mucus

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phag/o

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ingest, eat

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lip/o

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fat, lipid

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adip/o

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fat

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cutane/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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horny layer

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onych/o

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nail

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ungu/o

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nail

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114
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seb/o

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sebum

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trich/o

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hair

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pil/o

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hair

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oste/o

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bone

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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arthr/o

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joint

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synov/i

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synovial fluid

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burs/o

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bursa

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crani/o

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cranium

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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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rachi/o

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spine

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cost/o

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rib

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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pelvi/o

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pelvis

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ili/o

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ilium

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stern/o

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sternum

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humer/o

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humerus

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carp/o

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wrist

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ischi/o

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ischium

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ten(d)/o

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tendon

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my/o

A

muscle

138
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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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rhabdomy/o

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striated muscle

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cardi/o

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heart

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aort/o

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aorta

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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atri/o

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atria

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angi/o

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vessel

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vas/o

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vessel

146
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arteri/o

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artery

147
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phleb/o

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vein

148
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ven/o

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vein

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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varic/o

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twisted, swollen vein

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden//o

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lymph node

153
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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

154
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hem(at)/o

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blood

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thromb/o

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clot

156
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rhin/o

A

nose

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nas/o

A

nose

158
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pharyng/o

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pharynx

159
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laryng/o

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larynx

160
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trache/o

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trachea

161
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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

162
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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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pneum(o/ato)

A

lung, air, breath

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pulmon/o

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lung

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alveol/o

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avleolus

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pleur/o

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pleura

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phren/o

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diaphragm (mind)

168
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steth/o

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chest

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spir/o

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breathe

170
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ox/o

A

oxygen

171
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ren/o

A

kidney

172
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nephr/o

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kidney

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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ur/o

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urine, urinary

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

177
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cyst/o

A

bladder

178
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vesic/o

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bladder

179
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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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balan/o

A

glans penis

181
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orchi(d)/o

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testes

182
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test/o

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testes

183
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andr/o

A

male

184
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osche/o

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scrotum

185
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epididym/o

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epididymis

186
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prostat/o

A

prostate

187
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vas/o

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vas deferens (vessel)

188
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vesicul/o

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seminal vesicle

189
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spermat/o

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sperm

190
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gyn/o

A

woman

191
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men/o

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month, menstruation

192
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oo

A

ovum

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ov/o

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ovum

194
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oophor/o

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ovary

195
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ovari/o

A

ovary

196
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salping/o

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fallopian tube

197
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uter/o

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uterus

198
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hyster/o

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uterus

199
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metr/o

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uterus

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vagin/o

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vagina

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colp/o

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vagina

202
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vulv/o

A

vulva

203
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episi/o

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vulva

204
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clitor(id)/o

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clitoris

205
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mamm/o

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breast

206
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mast/o

A

breast

207
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labi/o

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labia, lip

208
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nat/a

A

birth

209
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toc/o

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labor

210
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lact/o

A

milk

211
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galact/o

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milk

212
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amni/o

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amnion, sac

213
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or/o

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mouth

214
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stomat/o

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mouth

215
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gloss/o

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tongue

216
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lingu/o

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tonge

217
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bucc/o

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cheek

218
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cheil/o

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lip

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dent/o

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tooth

220
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sial/o

A

saliva

221
Q

sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

222
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

223
Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

224
Q

pylor/o

A

pyloris

225
Q

enter/o

A

intestine

226
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum

227
Q

jejun/o

A

jejunum

228
Q

ile/o

A

ileum

229
Q

cec/o

A

cecum

230
Q

col(on)/o

A

colon

231
Q

sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

232
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

233
Q

proct/o

A

rectum

234
Q

an/o

A

anus

235
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

236
Q

bili/o

A

bile

237
Q

chol(e)/o

A

bile, gall

238
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

239
Q

cholangi/o

A

bile duct

240
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

241
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

242
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

243
Q

mening/o

A

mininges

244
Q

radicul/o

A

spinal nerve root

245
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

246
Q

cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

247
Q

cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

248
Q

thalam/o

A

thalamus

249
Q

medull/o

A

medulla oblongata

250
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord (bone marrow)

251
Q

phren/o

A

mind (diaphragm)

252
Q

audi/o

A

hearing

253
Q

ot/o

A

ear

254
Q

tympan/o

A

tympanum

255
Q

myring/o

A

tympanum

256
Q

staped(i)/o

A

stapes

257
Q

labyrinth/o

A

labyrinth, inner ear

258
Q

vestibul/o

A

vestibulet

259
Q

cochle/o

A

cochlea

260
Q

blephar/o

A

eyelid

261
Q

palpebr/o

A

eyelid

262
Q

lacrim/o

A

tear duct

263
Q

dacry/o

A

tear

264
Q

opt/o

A

eye, vision

265
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

266
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

267
Q

scler/o

A

sclera (hard)

268
Q

corne/o

A

cornea

269
Q

kerat/o

A

cornea

270
Q

phak/o

A

lens

271
Q

irid(t)/o

A

iris

272
Q

pupill/o

A

pupil

273
Q

core/o

A

pupil

274
Q

retin/o

A

retina

275
Q

ambly/o

A

dull, dim

276
Q

cycl/o

A

ciliary body

277
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

278
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

279
Q

path/o

A

disease

280
Q

lith/o

A

stone

281
Q

py/o

A

pus

282
Q

pyr/o

A

fire, fever

283
Q

scler/o

A

hard (sclera)

284
Q

scirrh/o

A

hard

285
Q

tox(ic)/o

A

toxic, poison

286
Q

sept/o

A

toxic, poison

287
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh (cancer of connective tissue)

288
Q

icter/o

A

jaundice (yellow)

289
Q

infarct/o

A

choke

290
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

291
Q

bacill/o

A

bacillus

292
Q

xer/o

A

dry

293
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chain (bacteria)

294
Q

staphyl/o

A

grapelike cluster (bacteria)

295
Q

bacteri/o

A

bacteria

296
Q

vir/o

A

virus

297
Q

cocc(i)/o

A

round bacteria

298
Q

immun/o

A

immune

299
Q

lys/o

A

destruction

300
Q

crypt/o

A

hidden

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