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1
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Aden/o

A

Glands

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Adrenal/o

Adren/o

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Adrenal glands

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Alges/o

-algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

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Ankyl/o

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Stiff

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Anter/o

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Front

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Ante-

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Forwards, before

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  • ar
  • ic
  • ous
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Pertaining to

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Arthr/o

A

Joint

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Ather/o

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Plaque

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Azot/o

A

Urea

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Balan/o

A

Glans penis

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Calcane/o

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Calcaneus

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18
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-cele

A

Hernia

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Cervic/o

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Cervix

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Cervic/o

Non-female

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Neck

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21
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Cheil/o

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Lip

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22
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Chem/o

A

Drugs

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Chlor/o

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Green

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24
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Chol/e

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Bile

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Cholecyst/o

A

Gall bladder

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Chondr/o

A

Cartilage

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28
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-cide

A

Killing

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29
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Coni/o

A

Dust

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30
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Cost/o

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Rib

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31
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-crine

A

To secrete

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32
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Cyst/o

A

Urinary bladder

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33
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-cyte

Cyt/o

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Cell

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34
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Dactyl/o

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Fingers, toes

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35
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-desis

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To bind

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36
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Dia-

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Complete through

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37
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Diaphor/o

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Sweat

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38
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Dipl/o

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Double

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39
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Dist/o

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Far, distant

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40
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Dors/o

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Back of body

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41
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-dynia

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Pain

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42
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Dys-

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Bad, painful

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43
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-ectasis

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Dilation

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44
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-emesis

A

Vomiting

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45
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En-

A

In

Within

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46
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Enter/o

A

Intestines

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Fasci/o

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Fascia

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49
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-gen

A

Substance to produce

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50
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-genic

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Pertaining to produce

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51
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-genesis

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Pricing formation

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52
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Gingiv/o

A

Gum

53
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Gloss/o

A

Tongue

54
Q

-gravida

A

Pregnant woman

55
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Hypn/o

A

Sleep

56
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Hyster/o

A

Uterus womb

57
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-iasis

A

Abnormal conditions

58
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Iatr/o

A

Physician, treatment

59
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Infra-

A

Below

60
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Inter-

A

Between

61
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Intra-

A

Within ; into

62
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-ion

A

Process

63
Q

-mania

A

Obsessive preoccupation

64
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Mast/o

A

Breast

65
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Malleol/o

A

Malleolus

66
Q

-lytic

A

Reducing

67
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Lord/o

A

Curved, sway back

68
Q

-listhesis

A

Condition of stones

69
Q

Lapar/o

A

Abdominal wall

70
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Kyph/o

A

Humpback

71
Q

-oid

A

Resembling

72
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Nephr/o

A

Kidney

73
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Narc/o

A

Numbness

74
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Myring/o

A

Tympanic membrane

75
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Phag/o

A

Eat, swallow

76
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-penia

A

Deficiency

77
Q

-osmia

A

Smell

78
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Orchid/o

A

Testes

79
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Or/o

A

Mouth

80
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Oophor/o

A

Ovary

81
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Olig/o

A

Scanty

82
Q

Olecran/o

A

Olecranon

83
Q
  • ule

- ole

A

Little,small

84
Q

Phas/o

A

Speech

85
Q

Phleb/o

A

Vein

86
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Phon/o

A

Voice, sound

87
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Phren/o

Non-psych

A

Diaphragm

88
Q

-physis

A

To grow

89
Q

-plasia

A

Development

90
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

91
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

92
Q

Pneum/o

Pneumon/o

A

Lung, air

93
Q

-poiesis

A

Formation

94
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Poikil/o

A

Irregular

95
Q

Post-

A

Behind

96
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Pre-

A

Before , in front of

97
Q

Pseud/o

A

False

98
Q

-ptosis

A

Droop

99
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-ptysis

A

Spitting

100
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Pyel/o

A

Renal pelvis

101
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Pylor/o

A

Pylorus

102
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Pyr/o

A

Fever

103
Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suture

104
Q

-rrhexis

A

Rupture

105
Q

Salping0

Non-female

A

Auditory tube

106
Q

Salpingo

Female

A

Fallopian tube

107
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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

108
Q

Schiz/o

A

Split

109
Q

-Sclerosis

A

Hardening

110
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Scoli/o

A

Crooked bent

111
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Sect/o

A

To cut

112
Q

Seps/o

A

Infection

113
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Sphygm/o

-sphyxia

A

Pulse

114
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Steat/o

A

Fat

115
Q

-stenosis

A

Tightening

116
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super-

A

Above,beyond

117
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Tachy-

A

Fast

118
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Tars/o

A

Tarsus

119
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Tib/i

A

Tibia

120
Q

-tripsy

A

Crushing

121
Q

Uln/o

A

Ulna

122
Q

-um

A

Structure, tissue thing

123
Q

Ureter/o

A

Ureter

124
Q

Urethr/o

A

Urethra

125
Q

Vas/o
Male and nonmale
Vascul/o

A

Vessel

126
Q

Ventr/o

A

Belly side of body

127
Q

Vesic/o

A

Urinary bladder

128
Q

Viscer/o

A

Internal organs

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