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Word Elements A - O Flashcards

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a-

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without; not

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ab-

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from; away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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abort/o

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to miscarry

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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acid/o

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acid

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acous/o

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hearing

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acr/o

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extremity

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acromi/o

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acromion (projection of the scapula)

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-cusis

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hearing

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ad-

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toward

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ad

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toward

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aden/o

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gland

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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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adren/o

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adrenal glands

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adrenal/o

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adrenal glands

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aer/o

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air

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af-

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toward

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agglutin/o

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clumping, gluing

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agora-

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marketplace

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-al

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pertaining to

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albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

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albumin (protein)

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-algesia

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pain

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algia

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pain

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allo-

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other, differing from the normal

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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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amni/o

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amnion (amniotic sac)

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an-

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without; not

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an/o

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anus

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ana-

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against; up; back

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andr/o

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male

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aneurysm/o

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widened blood vessel

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angi/o

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vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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aniso-

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unequal; dissimilar

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ankyl/o

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stiffness; bent, crooked

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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anthrac/o

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coal, coal dust

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anti-

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against

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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aque/o

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water

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-ar

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pertaining to

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arche

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beginning

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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arthr/o

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joint

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-ary

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pertaining to

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asbest/o

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asbestos

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-asthemia

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weakness, debility

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astr/o

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star

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-ate

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having the form of; possessing

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atel/o

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incomplete; imperfect

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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-ation

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process (of)

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atri/o

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atrium

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audi/o

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hearing

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audit/o

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hearing

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aur/o

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ear

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auricul/o

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ear

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auto-

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self, own

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ax/o

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axis; axon

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azot/o

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nitrogenous compounds

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bacteri/o

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bacteria (singular, bacterium)

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balan/o

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glans penis

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bas/o

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base (alkaline, opposite of acid)

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bi-

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two

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bi/o

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life

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bil/i

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bile, gall

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-blast

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embryonic cell

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blast/o

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embryonic cell

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brachi/o

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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bronch/o

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bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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bronchi/o

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bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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bucc/o

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cheek

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calc/o

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calcium

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calcane/o

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calcaneum (heel bone)

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capnia

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carbon dioxide (CO2)

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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-cardia

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heart condition

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carp/o

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carpus (wrist bones)

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cata-

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down

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caud/o

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tail

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cec/o

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cecum

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-cele

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hernia; swelling

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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cephal/o

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head

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ceps

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head

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-ception

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conceiving

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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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cervic/o

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neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

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chalic/o

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limestone

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cheil/o

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lip

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chem/o

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chemical; drug

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chlor/o

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green

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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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bile duct

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chori/o

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chorion

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choroid/o

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choroid

Note pigmented vascular layer of eyeball between retina and sclera

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chrom/o

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color

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chromat/o

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color

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-cide

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killing

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cine-

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movement

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circum-

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around

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cirrh/o

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yellow

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-cision

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a cutting

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-clasia

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to break; surgical fracture

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-clasis

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to break; surgical fracture

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-clast

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to break; surgical fracture

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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-cleisis

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closure

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clon/o

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clonus (turmoil)

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-clysis

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irrigation, washing

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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colon

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colp/o

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vagina

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condyl/o

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condyle

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coni/o

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dust

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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-continence

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to hold back

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contra-

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against; opposite

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cor/o

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pupil

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core/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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coron/o

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heart

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corp/o

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body

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corpor/o

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body

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cortic/o

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cortex

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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crin/o

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secrete

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-crine

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secrete

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cruci/o

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cross

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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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culd/o

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cul-de-sac

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-cusia

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hearing

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-cusis

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hearing

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle

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-cyosis

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pregnancy

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cyst/o

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bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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-cyte

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cell

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dacry/o

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tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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dacryocyst/o

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lacrimal sac

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dactyl/o

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fingers; toes

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de-

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cessation

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dendr/o

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tree

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dent/o

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teeth

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derm/o

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skin

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-derma

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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-desis

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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di-

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double

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dia-

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through; across

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dipl-

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double

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dipl/o

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double

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dips/o

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thirst

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dipsia

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thirst

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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dors/o

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back (of the body)

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duct/o

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to lead; carry

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-duction

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act of leading, bringing, conducting

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duoden/o

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duodenum (first part of the small intestine)

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dur/o

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dura mater; hard

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult

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eal

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pertaining to

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ec-

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out; out from

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echo-

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a repeated sound

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ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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ecto-

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outside; outward

191
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

192
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-edema

A

swelling

193
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ef-

A

away from

194
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

195
Q

-ema

A

state of; condition

196
Q

embol/o

A

embolus (plug)

197
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

198
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

199
Q

emphys/o

A

to inflate

200
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en-

A

in, within

201
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

202
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end-

A

in, within

203
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endo-

A

in, within

204
Q

enter/o

A

intestine (usually small intestine)

205
Q

eosin/o

A

dawn (rose-colored)

206
Q

epi-

A

above; upon

207
Q

epididym/o

A

epididymis

208
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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

209
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episi/o

A

vulva

210
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erythem/o

A

red

211
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erythemat/o

A

red

212
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erythr/o

A

red

213
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eschar/o

A

scab

214
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-esis

A

condition

215
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eso-

A

inward

216
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

217
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esthes/o

A

feeling

218
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-esthesia

A

feeling

219
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eti/o

A

cause

220
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eu-

A

good; normal

221
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ex-

A

out; out from

222
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exo-

A

outside; outward

223
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extra-

A

outside

224
Q

faci/o

A

face

225
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fasci/o

A

band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)

226
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femor/o

A

femur (thigh bone)

227
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-ferent

A

to carry

228
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fibr/o

A

fiber, fibrous tissue

229
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fibul/o

A

fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)

230
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fluor/o

A

luminous, fluorescent

231
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galact/o

A

milk

232
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gangli/o

A

ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)

233
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gastr/o

A

stomach

234
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-gen

A

forming, producing; origin

235
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gen/o

A

forming, producing; origin

236
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-genesis

A

forming, producing; origin

237
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genit/o

A

genitalia

238
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gest/o

A

pregnancy

239
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gingiv/o

A

gum(s)

240
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glauc/o

A

gray

241
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gli/o

A

glue; neuroglial tissue

242
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-glia

A

glue; neuroglial tissue

243
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globin

A

protein

244
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glomerul/o

A

glomerulus

245
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gloss/o

A

tongue

246
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glott/o

A

glottis

247
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gluc/o

A

sugar, sweetness

248
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glucos/o

A

sugar, sweetness

249
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glyc/o

A

sugar, sweetness

250
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glycos/o

A

sugar, sweetness

251
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gnos/o

A

knowing

252
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-gnosis

A

knowing

253
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gon/o

A

seed (ovum or spermatozoon)

254
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gonad/o

A

gonads, sex glands

255
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-grade

A

to go

256
Q

-graft

A

transplantation

257
Q

-gram

A

record, writing

258
Q

granul/o

A

granule

259
Q

-graph

A

instrument for recording

260
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-graphy

A

process of recording

261
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-gravida

A

pregnant woman

262
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gyn/o

A

woman, female

263
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gynec/o

A

woman, female

264
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hallucin/o

A

hallucination

265
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hedon/o

A

pleasure

266
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hem/o

A

blood

267
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hemangi/o

A

blood vessel

268
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hemat/o

A

blood

269
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hemi-

A

one half

270
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hepat/o

A

liver

271
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hetero-

A

different

272
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hidr/o

A

sweat

273
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hist/o

A

tissue

274
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histi/o

A

tissue

275
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home/o

A

same, alike

276
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homeo-

A

same, alike

277
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homo-

A

same

278
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humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

279
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hydr/o

A

water

280
Q

hyp-

A

under, below; deficient

281
Q

hyp/o

A

under, below; deficient

282
Q

hyper-

A

excessive; above normal

283
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hypn/o

A

sleep

284
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hypo-

A

under, below; deficient

285
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hyster/o

A

uterus (womb)

286
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-ia

A

condition

287
Q

iac

A

pertaining to

288
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

289
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iatr/o

A

physician; medicine; treatment

290
Q

-iatry

A

medicine; treatment

291
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-ic

A

pertaining to

292
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-ical

A

pertaining to

293
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-icd

A

noun ending

294
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ichthy/o

A

dry; scaly

295
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-ician

A

specialist

296
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icle

A

small, minute

297
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-icterus

A

jaundice

298
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idi/o

A

unknown; peculiar

299
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ile

A

pertaining to

300
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ile/o

A

ileum (third part of the small intestine)

301
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ili/o

A

ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)

302
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im-

A

not

303
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immun/o

A

immune, immunity, safe

304
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in-

A

in; not

305
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ine

A

pertaining to

306
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infer/o

A

lower, below

307
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infra-

A

below, under

308
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inguin/o

A

groin

309
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insulin/o

A

insulin

310
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inter-

A

between

311
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intestin/o

A

intestine

312
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intra-

A

in, within

313
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ion

A

the act of

314
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;ior

A

pertaining to

315
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irid/o

A

iris

316
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is

A

noun ending

317
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isch/o

A

to hold back; block

318
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ischi/o

A

ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)

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ism

A

condition

320
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iso-

A

same; equal

321
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ist

A

specialist

322
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isy

A

state of; condition

323
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itic

A

pertaining to

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it is

A

inflammation

325
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ive

A

pertaining to

326
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-ization

A

process (of)

327
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jaund/o

A

yellow

328
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jejun/o

A

jejunum (second part of the small intestine)

329
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kal/i

A

potassium (an electrolyte)

330
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kary/o

A

nucleus

331
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kerat/o

A

horny tissue; hard; cornea

332
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ket/o

A

ketone bodies (acids and acetones)

333
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keton/o

A

ketone bodies (acids and acetones)

334
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kinesi/o

A

movement

335
Q

-kinesia

A

movement

336
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kinet/o

A

movement

337
Q

kyph/o

A

humpback

338
Q

labi/o

A

lip

339
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labyrinth/o

A

labyrinth (inner ear)

340
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lacrim/o

A

tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

341
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lact/o

A

milk

342
Q

-lalia

A

speech, babble

343
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lamin/o

A

lamina (part of vertebral arch)

344
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

345
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laryng/o

A

larynx (voice box)

346
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later/o

A

side; to one side

347
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lei/o

A

smooth

348
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leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle (visceral)

349
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

350
Q

lept/o

A

thin, slender

351
Q

leuk/o

A

white

352
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

353
Q

lip/o

A

fat

354
Q

lipid/o

A

fat

355
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-listhesis

A

slipping

356
Q

-lith

A

stone, calculus

357
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lith/o

A

stone, calculus

358
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lob/o

A

lobe

359
Q

log/o

A

study of

360
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-logist

A

specialist in the study of

361
Q

-logy

A

study of

362
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lord/o

A

curve, swayback

363
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-lucent

A

to shine; clear

364
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lumb/o

A

loins (lower back)

365
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph

366
Q

lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland (node)

367
Q

lymphangi/o

A

lymph vessel

368
Q

lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

369
Q

macro-

A

large

370
Q

mal-

A

bad

371
Q

-malacia

A

softening

372
Q

mamm/o

A

breast

373
Q

-mania

A

state of mental disorder, frenzy

374
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mast/o

A

breast

375
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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

376
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maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

377
Q

meat/o

A

opening, meatus

378
Q

medi-

A

middle

379
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medi/o

A

middle

380
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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

381
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medull/o

A

medulla

382
Q

mega-

A

enlargement

383
Q

megal/o

A

enlargement

384
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

385
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melan/o

A

black

386
Q

men/o

A

menses, menstruation

387
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mening/o

A

meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

388
Q

meningi/o

A

meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

389
Q

ment/o

A

mind

390
Q

meso-

A

middle

391
Q

meta-

A

change; beyond

392
Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpus (hand bones)

393
Q

metatars/o

A

metatarsus (foot bones)

394
Q

-meter

A

instrument for measuring

395
Q

metr/o

A

uterus (womb); measure

396
Q

metri/o

A

uterus (womb)

397
Q

-metry

A

act of measuring

398
Q

mi/o

A

smaller; less

399
Q

micr/o

A

small

400
Q

micro-

A

small

401
Q

mono-

A

one

402
Q

morph/o

A

form, shape; structure

403
Q

muc/o

A

mucus

404
Q

multi-

A

many, much

405
Q

muscul/o

A

muscle

406
Q

mut/a

A

genetic change

407
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my/o

A

muscle

408
Q

myc/o

A

fungus (plural, fungi)

409
Q

mydr/o

A

widen, enlarge

410
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

411
Q

myos/o

A

muscle

412
Q

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

413
Q

myx/o

A

mucus

414
Q

narc/o

A

stupor; numbness; sleep

415
Q

nas/o

A

nose

416
Q

nat/o

A

birth

417
Q

natr/o

A

sodium (an electrolyte)

418
Q

necr/o

A

death, necrosis

419
Q

neo-

A

new

420
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

421
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

422
Q

neutr/o

A

neutral; neither

423
Q

nid/o

A

nest

424
Q

noct/o

A

night

425
Q

nucle/o (kary/o)

A

nucleus

426
Q

nulli-

A

none

427
Q

nyctal/o

A

night

428
Q

obstetr/o

A

midwife

429
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

430
Q

odont/o

A

teeth

431
Q

-oid

A

resembling

432
Q

-ole

A

small, minute

433
Q

olig/o

A

scanty

434
Q

-oma

A

tumor

435
Q

omphal/o

A

navel (umbilicus)

436
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

437
Q

onych/o

A

nail

438
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

439
Q

-opaque

A

obscure

440
Q

ophthalm/o

A

eye

441
Q

-opia

A

vision

442
Q

-opsia

A

vision

443
Q

-opsy

A

view of

444
Q

opt/o

A

eye, vision

445
Q

optic/o

A

eye, vision

446
Q

or/o

A

mouth

447
Q

orch/o

A

testis (plural, testes)

448
Q

orchi/o

A

testis (plural, testes)

449
Q

orchid/o

A

testis (plural, testes)

450
Q

-orexia

A

appetite

451
Q

orth/o

A

straight

452
Q

-ory

A

pertaining to

453
Q

-ose

A

pertaining to; sugar

454
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

455
Q

-osmia

A

smell

456
Q

oste/o

A

bone

457
Q

ot/o

A

ear

458
Q

ous

A

pertaining to

459
Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

460
Q

ox/i

A

oxygen

461
Q

ox/o

A

oxygen

462
Q

-oxia

A

oxygen

463
Q

TO TURN “A” TO PLURAL

A

Retain a and add e.’ EX: PLEURA AND PLEURAE

464
Q

TO TURN “AX” TO PLURAL

A

Drop x and add ces. EX: THORAX AND THORACES

465
Q

TO TURN “EN” TO PLURAL

A

Drop en and add ina.EX: LUMEN AND LUMINA

466
Q

TO TURN “IS” TO PLURAL

A

Drop is and add es. EX: DIAGNOSIS AND DIAGNOSES

467
Q

TO TURN “IX” TO PLURAL

A

Drop ix and add ices. EX: APPENDIX AND APPENDICES

468
Q

TO TURN “EX” TO PLURAL

A

Drop ex and add ices. EX: APEX AND APICES

469
Q

TO TURN “MA” TO PLURAL

A

Retain ma and add ta. EX: CARCINOMA AND CARCINOMATA

470
Q

TO TURN “ON” TO PLURAL

A

Drop on and add a. EX: GANGLION AND GANGLIA

471
Q

TO TURN “UM” TO PLURAL

A

Drop um and add a. EX: BACTERIUM AND BACTERIA

472
Q

TO TURN “US” TO PLURAL

A

Drop us and add i. EX: BRONCHUS AND BRONCHI

473
Q

TO TURN “Y” TO PLURAL

A

Drop y and add ies. EX: DEFORMITY AND DEFORMITIES

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