Vet Tech Term Chapters 1 & 2 Flashcards

1
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A, An

A

without or no

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Ab

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Away from

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Anti

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against

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4
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Dys

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Difficult

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Eu

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Normal

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Endo

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inside

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Exo, Extra

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Outside

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Epi

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upper

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Hyper

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above, more than normal

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Hypo, Infra

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below, less than normal, under, below or beneth

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Inter

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between

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12
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Intra

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within

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Meta

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beyond

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Per

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throughout

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Pre

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before

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Poly

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many

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17
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Oligo

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little

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Post

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after

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Sub

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below, under, decreased

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Super, Supra, Ultra

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above, increased, more than normal

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Trans

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across

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22
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Ectomy

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removal

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23
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Pexy

A

suture to stabilize

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24
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Plasty

A

surgical repair

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25
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Stomy

A

surgical opening

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Tomy

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cutting into

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27
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Centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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28
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Gram

A

record of

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29
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Graph

A

instrument that records

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30
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Graphy

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procedure that records

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31
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lysis

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separation or break down

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32
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Scope

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instrument to examine

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33
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Scopy

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procedure to visually examine

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34
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Therapy

A

treatment

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35
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Rrhagia or Rrhage

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brust

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36
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rrhaphy (um)

A

to suture

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37
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rrhea

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flow

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38
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rrhexis

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rupture

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39
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algia and dynia

A

pain

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40
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itis

A

inflammation

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41
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malacia

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softening

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42
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megaly

A

enlargement

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43
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osis

A

abnormal condition

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44
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pathy

A

disease

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45
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sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

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46
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um (rrhaphy)

A

suture

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47
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ILEUM

A

distal part of small intestine

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48
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ILIUM

A

part of pelvic bone

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49
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ventral

A

belly

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50
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dorsal

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back

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51
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cranial

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towards the head

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52
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caudal

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towards the tail

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53
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anterior

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towards the front of the body

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54
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posterior

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rear of the body

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55
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rostral

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towards the nose

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56
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cephalic

A

towards the head

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57
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medial

A

towards the midline (midsagittal plane)

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58
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lateral

A

away from the midline or midsagittal plane

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superior

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uppermost, about, toward the head

60
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inferior

A

lowermost, below, toward the tail

61
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proximal

A

nearest tot he midline or nearest of the beginning of the stucture (up and down)

62
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distal

A

farthest away from the midline or farthest from the beginning of a structure (up and down)

63
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Palmar

A

caudal surface of the FRONT paw including the carpus

64
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Plantar

A

caudal surface of the HIND par including the sarsus

65
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midsagittal plane

A

divides body into EQUAL left and right halves

66
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sagittal plane

A

divides the body into UNEQUAL left and right parts

67
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dorsal plane (frontal plane or coronal plane)

A

divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts

68
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Transverse plane

A

divides the body in to cranial and caudal part (horizontal plane or cross sectional plane)

69
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Buccal Surface

A

faces the cheek

70
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Occlusal Surface

A

meets when you chew

71
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Labial Surface

A

facing the lips

72
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Lingual Surface

A

faces the tongue (lower jar)

73
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Palatal Surface

A

tooth surface that faces the tongue (upper jaw)

74
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Maxilla

A

upper jaw

75
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Mandible

A

lower jaw

76
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Recumbent

A

lying down

77
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adduction

A

movement toward the midline

78
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abduction

A

movement away from the midline

79
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Flexion

A

reduction of a joint angle

80
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extension

A

increasing the joint angle

81
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Hyperflexion, Hypoflextion

A

extending a join too far

82
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pan-

A

prefix meaning all

83
Q

leuk/o

A

combining form meaning white

84
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-penia

A

suffix meaning deficiency or reduction in numbers

85
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Panluekopenia

A

deficiency of all types of white blood cells WBC

86
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-ia

A

state or condition

87
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-ive

A

performs or tends toward

88
Q

-us

A

thing

89
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oste/o, oss/e, oss/i

A

bones

90
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arthr/o

A

joints

91
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

92
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my/o

A

muscle

93
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fasc/i, fasci/o

A

fascia

94
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

A

tendons

95
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cardi/o

A

heart

96
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arteri/o

A

arteries

97
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ven/o, phleb/o

A

veins

98
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hem/o, hemat/o

A

blood

99
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lympth/o

A

lympth vessels, fluid, nodes

100
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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

101
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splen/o

A

spleen

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thmy/o

A

thymus

103
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nas/o, rhin/o

A

nose or nares

104
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pharygn/o

A

pharynx

105
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trache/o

A

trachea

106
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laryng/o

A

larynx

107
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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o

A

lungs

108
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or/o, stomat/o

A

mouth

109
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

110
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gastr/o

A

stomach

111
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enter/o

A

small intestines

112
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col/o, colon/o

A

large intestines

113
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hepat/o

A

liver

114
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

115
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ren/o, nephr/o

A

kidneys

116
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ureter/o

A

ureters

117
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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

118
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urethr/o

A

urethra

119
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neur/o, neur/i

A

nerves

120
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encephal/o

A

brain

121
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myel/o

A

spinal cord

122
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ophthalm/o, ocul/o, opt/o, opt/i

A

eyes

123
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optic/o

A

sight

124
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ot/o, audit/o, aud/i

A

ears

125
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aur/i, aur/o

A

external ears

126
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acoust/o, acous/o

A

sound

127
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dermat/o, derm/o, cutane/o

A

skin

128
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adren/o

A

adrenals

129
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gonad/o

A

gonads

130
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pineal/o

A

pineal

131
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pituit/o

A

pituitary

132
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thyroid/o, thyr/o

A

thyroid

133
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, testicul/o

A

testes

134
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ovari/o, oophor/o

A

ovaries

135
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hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i, metri/o, uter/o

A

uterus

136
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uni- or mono-

A

one

137
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duo- or bi- or dyo-

A

two

138
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tri-

A

three

139
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quadri- or quadro or tetr- or tetra-

A

four

140
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quinqu- or quint- or pent- or penta-

A

five

141
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sex- or hex- or hexa-

A

six

142
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sept- or septi- or hept- or hepta-

A

seven

143
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octo- or oct- or octa- or octo=

A

eight

144
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novem- nonus- o ennea-

A

nine

145
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deca- or decem- or dek- or deka-

A

ten