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Terminology Flashcards

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dog

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canine

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cat

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feline

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horse

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equine

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cattle

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bovine

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sheep

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ovine

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goat

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caprine

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pig

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porcine

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bird

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avian

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mouse

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muriner

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rat

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murine

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rabbit

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lagomorph

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cephal/o

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head

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brachy

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short

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dolich/o

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long

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meso

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middle/average

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bucc/o

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cheek

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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canth/o

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eyelid slit

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gingiv/o

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gum

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denti/i

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teeth

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gnath/o

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jaw

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gloss/o

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tongue

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irid/o

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iris

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lingu/o

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tongue

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ot/o

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ear

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or/o

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mouth

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rhin/o

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nose

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naso

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nose

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opthalmo

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diseases of the eye

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oculo

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vision and eye function

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crani/o

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skull

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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gli/o

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neurological cells

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medulla

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inner most part

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mening/o

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meninges

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lobe

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a round part of something, something a protrusion

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encephal/o

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referring to the brain

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abdomen/o

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abdomen

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enter/o

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referring to the small intestine

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gastr/o

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referring to the stomach

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col/o

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referring to the colon

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hepat/o

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referring to the liver

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ile/o

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referring to the ileum

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jejun/o

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referring to the jejunum

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cholecyst/o

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referring to the gall bladder

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pancreat/o

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referring to the pancreas

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cysto

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urinary bladder

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cystocentesis

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a veterinary procedure where a needle is places into the urinary bladder through the abdominal wall to collect sterile sample

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nephro

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kideney

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renal

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of or belonging to the kidney (function)

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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53
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nephritis

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inflammation of the kidney

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54
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nephrectomy

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removal of a kidney

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mamm/o

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mammary glands

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mammography

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imaging of the mammary glands

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mastitis

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inflammation of the mammary glands

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metritis

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inflammation of the uterus

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metri/o/a

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uterus

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hyster/o

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uterus

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pyometra

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a uterus filled with pus

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estrus

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heat

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ovari/o

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ovary

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orchi/o

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testicle

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65
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crypto

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hidden

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thorax

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chest

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thorac/o

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referring to the thorax/chest

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cardi/o

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referring to the heart

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bronch/o

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relating to the bronchus

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bronchiole

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small branches of the bronchus

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trache/o

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relating to the trachea

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pharyng/o

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respir

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act of breathing

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pleural

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relating to the chest cavity

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pulmon/o

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pulmonary

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relating to the lungs themselves

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pneum/o

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brachi/o

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arm, particularly from the elbow to the shoulder

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carp/o

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carpus/wrist

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dactyl

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tars/o/tarsus

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hind foot or ankle

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onych/o

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onychectomy

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chondro

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chondrocostal

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cartilage of the ribs

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costochondral joints

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joints of the thoracic wall that connect the sternal ends

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artho/articulo

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osseo

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oste/o

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adipo

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fat/fatty tissue

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arterio

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phleb/o

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phlebotomy

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blood draw

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poeisis

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morph

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lacrimo and dacryo

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rectal

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anal

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involving, relating to or situated neal the anus

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proct/o

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to the anus or the rectum (as proctologic exam)

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spondylo

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thym/o

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vas/o

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vessel or duct

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viscer/al

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relating to the internal organs, particularly those of the abdoment

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bio

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caus/caut

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duct

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lead(abduct)

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edem

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esthes

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senth/feel

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gen

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genesis

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starting or giving birth to

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genio

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at the beginning of

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path

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prefix meaning disease

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latr/o

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treeatment

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kin

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lysis

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breaking down

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phage, phago

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schisto/schizo

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stasis

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standing, not moving or changing

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opia, opsia

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phil/ia

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attraction for, likes

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plegia

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poeisis

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steno

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thermo

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cry/o

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glycemi/a

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presence of glucose

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dexto

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sinistro

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ventro

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dorso

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necro

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related to death/dying

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ortho

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straight, upright, correct

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poikilo

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variable or irregular

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pleo

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albus/alba

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chrom/o

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cyano

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eryth

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erythrocyte

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red blood cell

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melan/o

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dark blue/black

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cirrhos

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leuco/leuko

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white blood cell

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melana

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dark colored stool due to presence of blood

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rubor

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red in regards to skin

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icterus(jaundice)

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a condition where the skin and mucous membrane appears yellow. in the sclera as well

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prefix

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word that proceeds/before the root

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ab-ductor

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drawing the muscle away from the midline of the body

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prefix “a”

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directional or without

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ad-ductor

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drawing muscle towards the body

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a-febrile

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not ferverish

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a-plasia

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abnormally developed tissue or body part

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a, an

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not, without

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anti

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opposing, against

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antemortem

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before death

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ante

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before or in front of

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antisepsis

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against microorangisms that cause disease

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ambi

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brady

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circum

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de

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removal, separation

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dis

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dissect

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dys

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abnormally

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ex

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out of, thoroughly

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exo

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outside or out of

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exsanguinate

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remove all the blood from something

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exostosis

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bony outgrowth

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endo

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endoscopy

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take a look inside

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epi

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upon or on

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epiglottis

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over the opening between the vocal chord

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eu

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eupenic

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breathing normally

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extra

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outside or beyond

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extraocular

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outside the eye

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hemi

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of one side of the body

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endo-trachea

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inside the trachea

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