Ultimate Word Guide Flashcards
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a-
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Away from; without
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Ab-
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Away from
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Abdomin/o
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Abdomen
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Ablat/o
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Destroy; take away
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-able
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Able to be
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Abort/o
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Stop prematurely
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Abras/o
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Scrape off
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Absorpt/o
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Absorb; take in
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-ac
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Pertaining to
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Access/o
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Contributing part; supplemental part
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Accommod/o
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Adapt
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Acetabul/o
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Socket of the hip joint
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Acid/o
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Acid; low pH
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Acous/o
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Heading; sound
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Acr/o
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Extremity; higher point
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Actin/o
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Rays of the sun
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Act/o
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Action
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Acu/o
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Needle; sharpness
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-acusis
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Abnormal condition of hearing
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-ad
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In the direction of; toward
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Ad-
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Toward
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-ade
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Action; process
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Aden/o
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Gland
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Adenoid/o
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Structure resembling a gland
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Adhes/o
Stick to
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Adip/o
Fat
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Adnex/o
Accessory connecting parts
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Adolesc/o
Beginning of being an adult
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Adren/o
Adrenal gland
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Adrenal/o
Adrenal gland
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Affect/o
Have an influence on; mood; state of mind
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Affer/o
Toward the center
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Ag/o
Lead to
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-age
Collection; group
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Agglutin/o
Clumping; sticking
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Aggreg/o
Group crowded together
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-al
Pertaining to
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Albin/o
White
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Albumin/o
Albumin
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Alg/o
Pain
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Alges/o
Sensation of pain
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Align/o
Arranged in a straight line
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Aliment/o
Food; nourishment
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-alis
Pertaining to
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Alkal/o
Base; high pH
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All/o
Other; strange
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Alopec/o
Bald
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Alveol/o
Air sac
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Ambyl/o
Dimness
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Ambulat/o
Walking
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Amnes/o
Memory loss
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Amni/o
Amnion
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-amnios
Amniotic fluid
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Amput/o
Cut off
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Amygdal/o
Almond shape
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Amyl/o
Carbohydrate; starch
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-an
Pertaining to
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An-
Not; without
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Ana-
Apart; excessive
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Anastom/o
Create an opening between two structures
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-ance
State
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Ancill/o
Accessory; servant
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-ancy
State
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Andr/o
Male
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Aneurysm/o
Aneurysm; dilation
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Angi/o
Blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
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Angin/o
Angina
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Anis/o
Unequal
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Ankyl/o
Fuses together
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An/o
Anus
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-ant
Pertaining to
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Antagon/o
Opposing effect
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Ante-
Before; forward
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Anter/o
Before; front part
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Anthrac/o
Coal
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Anti-
Against
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Aort/o
Aorta
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Apher/o
Withdrawal
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Apic/o
Apex; tip
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Apo-
Away from
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Append/o
Small structure hanging from a larger structure
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Appendic/o
Appendix
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Appendicul/o
Limb; small attached part
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Aque/o
Clear, watery fluid
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-ar
Pertaining to
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Arachn/o
Spider; spider web
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-arche
Beginning
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Areol/o
Small, circular area
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-aris
Pertaining to
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Arter/o
Artery
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Arteri/o
Artery
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Arteriol/o
Arteriole
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Articul/o
Joint
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-ary
Pertaining to
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Asbest/o
Abestos
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Ascit/o
Ascites
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-ase
Enzyme
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Aspir/o
Breathe in; suck in
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Asthen/o
Lack of strength
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Asthm/o
Asthma
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Astr/o
Star like structure
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-ate
Composed of; pertaining to
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-ated
Composed of; pertaining to a condition
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Atel/o
Incomplete
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Ather/o
Soft, fatty substance
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Atheromat/o
Fatty deposit; fatty mass
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Athet/o
Without position or purpose
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-atic
Pertaining to
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-ating
Pertaining to having
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-ation
Behind; having; process
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-ative
Pertaining to
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-ator
Person who does or produces; thing that does or produces
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-atory
Pertaining to
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Atri/o
Atrium; chamber that is open at the top
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-ature
System composed of
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Audi/o
Hearing
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Audit/o
Sense of hearing
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Augment/o
Increase in degree or size
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Aur/i
Ear
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Auricul/o
Ear
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Auscult/o
Listening
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Aut/o
Self
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Autonom/o
Independent; self governing
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Axi/o
Axis
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Axill/o
Armpit; axilla
