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adip

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fat (adipose)

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aer

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air (aerobic)

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angi

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vessel (angiogram)

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arteri

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artery (arteriosclerosis)

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arthr

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joint (arthritis)

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bar

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weight (bariatric)

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bili

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bile (bilirubin)

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bronch

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bronchus (bronchitis)

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bucc

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cheek (buccal)

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carcin

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cancer (carcinogenic)

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cardi

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heart (electrocardiogram)

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cephal

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head (cephalic)

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chondr

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cartilage (osteochondritis)

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coron

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crown/circle (coronary)

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crani

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skull (cranial)

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crin

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to secrete (endocrine)

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cry

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cold (cryoglobulin)

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cubit

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elbow (entecubital)

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cutane

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skin (percutaneous)

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cyan

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blue (cyanotic)

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cyst

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bladder (cystosis)

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cyt

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cell (cytology)

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cyte

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cell (erythrocyte)

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derm

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skin (dermis)

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dermat

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skin (dermatitis)

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encephal

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brain (encephalitis)

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enter

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intestines (enteritis)

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erythr

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red (erythrocyte)

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esophag

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esophagus (esophagitis)

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estr

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female (estrogen)

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fibrin

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fiber (fibrinolysis)

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gastr

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stomach (gastrointestinal)

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gluc

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sugar/glucose (glucose)

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glyc

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sugar/glucose (glycolysis)

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hem

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blood (hemolysis)

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hemat

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blood (hematology)

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hepat

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liver (hepatitis)

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hist

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tissue (histology)

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kerat

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hard/cornea (keratinized)

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later

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side (lateral)

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leuk

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white (leukocyte)

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lip

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fat (lipemia)

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melan

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black (melanoma)

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morph

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form (morphology)

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my

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muscle (myalgia)

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myel

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bone marrow / spinal cord (osteomyelitis)

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nat

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birth (natal)

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necr

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death (necrosis)

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nephr

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kidney (nephritis)

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neur

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nerve (neurology)

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onc

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tumor (oncologist)

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oste

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bone (osteoporosis)

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ox

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oxygen (hypoxia)

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path

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disease (pathogen)

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ped

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child (pediatric)

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phag

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eat/swallow (phagocytic)

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phleb

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vein (phlebotomy)

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pneumon

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air/lung (pneumonia)

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prandi

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meal (postprandial)

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pub

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pubic (suprapubic)

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pulmon

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lung (pulmonary)

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ren

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kidney (renal)

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scler

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hard (sclerotic)

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sphygm

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pulse (sphygmomanometer)

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squam

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flat/scale (squamous)

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thorac

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chest (thoracic)

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thromb

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clot (thrombosis)

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tox

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poison (toxicology)

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ur/urin

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urine (urinalysis)

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vas

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vessel (vascular)

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ven

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vein (venipuncture)

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viscer

A

organ (visceral)

Medical Terminology (8 decks)

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