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word parts Flashcards

1
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bronch/o

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bronchial tube OR bronchus

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laryng/o

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larynx OR throat

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nas/o

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nose

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ox/i

-ox/o

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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throat OR pharynx

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phon/o

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sound or voice

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pleur/o

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pleura

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-pnea

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breathing

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pneum/o

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lung

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pulm/o

-pulmon/o

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lung

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sinus/o

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sinus

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12
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somn/o

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sleep

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spir/o

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to breathe

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

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windpipe

-trachea

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ot/o

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ear

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17
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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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-dynia

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pain

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-thorax

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chest

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20
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atel

A

incomplete

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21
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-ectasis

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stretching or enlargement

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22
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coni

A

dust

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asbest

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asbestos

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24
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-ptysis

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spitting

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cyan

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blue

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capn

A

Co2

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-emia

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blood condition

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-meter

A

to measure

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29
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tuss

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cough

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30
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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31
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proct

A

anus and rectum

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32
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cheil

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lips

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33
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-plakia

A

plaque

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34
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stomat

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mouth

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35
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xer/o

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dry

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36
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-phagia

A

swallowing

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37
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hiat

A

opening

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38
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pept

A

digestion

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39
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aer/o

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air

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40
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-pepsia

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digestion

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41
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-emesis

A

vomiting

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42
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diverticul

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diverticulum

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43
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col

A

colon

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44
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inguin

A

groin

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45
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-lithiasis

A

presence of stones

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46
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chole

A

bile

-gall

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47
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cholangi/o

A

bile duct

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48
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-occult

A

hidden

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49
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palat/o

A

palate

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50
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cholecyst

A

gallbladder

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51
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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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52
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-ptosis

A

droop or sag

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53
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vesic/o

A

bladder

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54
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-genic

A

created by

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55
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olig

A

scanty

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56
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en-

A

into

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57
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-uria

A

urination

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58
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-uresis

A

urination

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59
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noct

A

night

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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

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61
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-tripsy

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to crush

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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caus/o

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burning

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concuss/o

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shaken together

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contus/o

A

bruise

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encephal/o

A

brain

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-esthesia

A

sensation or feeling

68
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esthet/o

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feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception

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mening/o

A

membranes, meninges

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radicul/o

A

root or nerve root

71
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-tropic

A

having an infinity for

72
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narc/o

A

stupor

73
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ambul

A

to walk

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ec-

A

out

75
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trop

A

turn

76
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en-

A

in

77
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orbit

A

eyeball

78
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dacry/o

A

tear

79
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ir

A

iris

80
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kerat

A

cornea

81
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scler

A

white of eye

82
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ansi/o

A

unequal

83
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phot

A

light

84
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mydrias

A

dilation of the pupil

85
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papill

A

nipple like

86
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dipl

A

double

87
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-opia

A

visual condition

88
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hemi-

A

half

89
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nyctal

A

night

90
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presby/o

A

old age

91
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eso-

A

inward

92
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exo-

A

outward

93
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ametr

A

out of proportion

94
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tars/o

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eyelid

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vitr

A

vitreous humor

96
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myring

A

eardrum

97
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staped

A

stapes

98
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cutane/o

A

skin

99
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hidr/o

A

sweat

100
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hirsut/o

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hairy

101
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lip/o

A

fat

102
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melan/o

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black

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onych/o

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fingernail or toenail

104
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pil/i

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hair

105
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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

106
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seb/o

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sebum

107
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urtic/o

A

hives, rash

108
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trich/o

A

hair

109
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koil

A

hollow or concave

110
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crypt

A

hidden

111
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scler/o

A

hard

112
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pedicul

A

lice

113
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acr/o

A

extremities

114
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adren/o

A

adrenal glands

115
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crin/o

A

secrete

116
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-dipsia

A

thirst

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glyc/o

A

glucose, sugar

118
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gonad/o

A

gonads, sex glands

119
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pancreat/o

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pancreas

120
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somat/o

A

body

121
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pro-

A

on behalf of

122
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lactin

A

milk

123
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gynec/o

A

female

124
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mast

A

breast

125
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andr/o

A

male, masculine

126
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varic/o

A

varicose veins

127
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vas/o

A

blood vessel

128
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vas

A

vas deferens

129
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orchi/o

A

testicle

130
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men/o

A

menstruation

131
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-arche

A

beginning

132
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-pause

A

stopping

133
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nulli-

A

none

134
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-gravida

A

pregnant

135
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-para

A

to give birth

136
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primi-

A

first

137
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metri

A

uterus

138
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galact/o

A

milk

139
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colp/o

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vagina

140
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hyster/o

A

uterus

141
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salping/o

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fallopian tube

142
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amnio

A

amnion

143
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oophor

A

ovary

144
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episi

A

vulva

145
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auscult/a

A

to listen

146
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-tion

A

the process of

147
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steth/o

A

chest

148
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-crit

A

to separate

149
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lapar/o

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abdomen

150
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flur/o

A

glowing

151
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ultra-

A

beyond

152
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son/o

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sound

153
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pyret

A

fever

154
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trans

A

through or across

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