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1
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a-

A

No; not; without

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ab-

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away from

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-ac

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pertaining to

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ad-

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toward

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acous/o

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hearing

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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

adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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albin/o

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white

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alges/o

-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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pain

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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)

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an-

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pertaining to

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andr/o

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male

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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ante-

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before; forward

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anter/o

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front

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Anti-

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Against

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Aort/o

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Aorta (largest artery)

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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24
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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Ather/o

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Plaque (fatty substance)

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Atri/o

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Atrium (upper heart chamber)

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Audi/o

Audit/o

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Hearing

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Aur/o

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Ear

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Auto-

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Self; own

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30
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Axill/o

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Armpit

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31
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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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32
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Balan/o

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Glans penis

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33
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Bas/o

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Base; opposite of acid

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34
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Bi-

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Two

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35
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Bi/o

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Life

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36
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Bil/i

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Bile; gale

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37
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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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38
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Brady-

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Slow

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tube

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40
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Calcane/o

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Calcaneus (heel bone)

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41
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Carcin/o

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Cancerous; cancer

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42
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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43
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Carp/o

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Wrist bones (carpals)

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44
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Caus/o

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Burn; burning

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45
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-cele

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Hernia

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46
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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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47
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Cephal/o

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Head

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48
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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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49
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Cervic/o

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Cervix (neck of uterus)- Female term

Neck- Non-female term

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50
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Cheil/o

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Lip

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51
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Chem/o

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Drug; chemical

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52
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Chlor/o

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Green

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53
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Chol/e

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Bile; gall

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54
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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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55
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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Cholesterol/o

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Cholesterol

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57
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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58
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Chrom/o

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Color

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Chron/o

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Time

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60
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-cide

A

Killing

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Cis/o

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To cut

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62
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Clavicul/o

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Collar bone (clavicle)

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Col/o

Colon/o

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Colon

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64
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Coni/o

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Dust

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65
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Comat/o

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Deep sleep

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Contra-

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Against; opposite

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Coron/o

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Heart (crown or circle)

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Crani/o

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Skull

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70
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-crine

A

Secrete; separate

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71
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Cutane/o

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Skin

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72
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Cyan/o

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Blue

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73
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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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-cyte

Cyt/o

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Cell

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75
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Dacry/o

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Tears

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Dactyl/o

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Fingers; toes

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77
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Derm/o

Dermat/o

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Skin

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78
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-desis

A

Bind, tie together

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Dia-

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Complete; through

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80
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Diaphor/o

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Sweat

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81
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Dipl/o

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Double

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82
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Dips/o

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Thirst

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83
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Dist/o

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Far; distant

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84
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Dors/o

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Back (of body)

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85
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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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86
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-dynia

A

Pain

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87
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Dys-

A

Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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88
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-ectasis

A

Dilation; widening

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89
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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal

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90
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Electr/o

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Electricity

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91
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-ema

A

Condition

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92
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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

A

A blood condition of…

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94
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En-

Endo-

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In; within

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95
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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96
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Enter/o

A

Intestines (usually small)

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Epi-

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Above; upon; on

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98
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Erythr/o

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Red

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99
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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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100
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Ex-

Exo-

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Out; away from

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101
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Extra-

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Outside

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Faci/o

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Face

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103
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Fasci/o

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Fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

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Femor/o

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Femur (thigh bone)

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Fibul/o

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Fibula

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106
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Flex/o

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Bend

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Furc/o

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Forking; branching

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108
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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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109
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-gen

A

Substance that produces

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110
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-genic

A

Produced by or in

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111
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-genesis

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Producing; forming

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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113
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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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114
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Gluc/o

Glyc/o

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Sugar; glucose

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115
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-gram

A

Record

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116
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-graph

A

Instrument for recording

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117
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-graphy

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Process of recording

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118
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-gravida

A

Pregnant woman

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119
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Hem/o

Hemat/o

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Blood

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120
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Hemi-

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Half

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Herni/o

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Hernia

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123
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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Hormon/o

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Hormone

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126
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Humer/o

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Humerus (upper arm bone)

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127
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Hydr/o

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Water

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Hyper-

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Above; excessive

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129
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Hypn/o

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Sleep

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Hypo-

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Deficient; below; under; less than normal

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131
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Hyster/o

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Uterus; womb

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132
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-ia

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Condition

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133
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-iasis

A

Abnormal condition

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134
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Iatr/o

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Physician; treatment

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135
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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Infra-

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Below; inferior to; beneath

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137
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Inter-

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Between

138
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Intra-

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Within; into

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-ion

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Process

140
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Is/o

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Same; equal

141
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-ist

A

Specialist

142
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-itis

A

Inflammation

143
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Jaund/o

A

Yellow

144
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Kary/o

A

Nucleus

145
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Kerat/o

A

Cornea (eye term)

Hard; horny tissue (other than eye term)

146
Q

Kyph/o

A

Humpback

147
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Lact/o

A

Milk

148
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Lapar/o

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Abdominal wall; abdomen

149
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Leuk/o

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White

150
Q

Lingu/o

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Tongue

151
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Lip/o

A

Fat (a type of lipid)

152
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-listhesis

A

Slipping

153
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Lith/o

A

Stone

154
Q

-lithiasis

A

Condition of stones

155
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-lithotomy

A

Incision (for removal) of stone

156
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Lob/o

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Lobe

157
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-logy

A

Study (process of)

158
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-logist

A

Specialist of

159
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Lord/o

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Curve; swayback

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Lumb/o

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Lower back; loin

161
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Lymph/o

A

Lymph

162
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-lysis

A

Breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

163
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-lytic

A

Destroying; reducing; breakdown

164
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Macro-

A

Large

165
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Mal-

A

Bad

166
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-malacia

A

Softening

167
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Malleol/o

A

Malleolus

168
Q

Mamm/o

A

Breast

169
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Mandibul/o

A

Mandible (lower jaw bone)

170
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-mania

A

Obsessive preoccupation

171
Q

Mast/o

A

Breast

172
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Maxill/o

A

Maxilla (upper jaw bone)

173
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Medi/o

A

Middle

174
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement

175
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Melan/o

A

Black

176
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Men/o

A

Menstration

177
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Ment/o

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Mind; chin

178
Q

Metacarp/o

A

Metacarpals (hand bones)

179
Q

Metatars/o

A

Metatarsals (foot bones)

180
Q

Metri/o

A

Uterus (womb)

181
Q

Metr/o

A

Measure; uterus (womb)

182
Q

Micro-

A

Small

183
Q

Mon/o

A

One; single

184
Q

Morph/o

A

Shape; form

185
Q

My/o

A

Muscle

186
Q

Myocardi/o

A

Heart muscle

187
Q

Myc/o

A

Fungus

188
Q

Myel/o

A

Spinal cord; bone marrow

189
Q

Myos/o

A

Muscle

190
Q

Myring/o

A

Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

191
Q

Narc/o

A

Numbness; stupor; sleep

192
Q

Nas/o

A

Nose

193
Q

Nat/i

A

Birth

194
Q

Necr/o

A

Death

195
Q

Nephr/o

A

Kidney

196
Q

Neur/o

A

Nerve

197
Q

Neutr/o

A

Neutral; neither; neutrophil

198
Q

Nyct/o

A

Night

199
Q

Obstetr/o

A

Pregnancy; childbirth

200
Q

Ocul/o

A

Eye

201
Q

Odont/o

A

Tooth

202
Q

-oid

A

Resembling; originated from

203
Q

-ole

A

Little; small

204
Q

Olecran/o

A

Elbow (olecranon)

205
Q

Olig/o

A

Scanty

206
Q

-oma

A

Tumor; mass; fluid collection

207
Q

Onych/o

A

Nail

208
Q

Oophor/o

A

Ovary

209
Q

Ophthalm/o

A

Eye

210
Q
  • opia

- opsia

A

Vision condition

211
Q

Opt/o

A

Eye; vision

212
Q

Orchid/o

A

Testis

213
Q

Or/o

A

Mouth

214
Q

Orth/o

A

Straight

215
Q

-osis

A

Condition; usually abnormal

216
Q

-osmia

A

Smell

217
Q

Ot/o

A

Ear

218
Q

-otia

A

Ear condition

219
Q

Ovari/o

A

Ovary

220
Q

Oxy-

A

Rapid; sharp; acid

221
Q

Pan-

A

All

222
Q

Para-

A

To bear; bring forth

223
Q

-partum

A

Birth; labor

224
Q

Patell/o

A

Patella

225
Q

Path/o

A

Disease

226
Q

-pathy

A

A disease condition; emotion

227
Q

Pelv/i

A

Pelvis

228
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency

229
Q

Peri-

A

Surrounding

230
Q

-pexy

A

Fixation; to put in place

231
Q

Phag/o

A

Eat; swallow

232
Q

Phalang/o

A

Phalanges

233
Q

Pharyng/o

A

Throat

234
Q

Phas/o

A

Speech

235
Q

Phil/o

A

Like; love; attracted to

236
Q

-philia

A

Attraction for

237
Q

Phleb/o

A

Vein

238
Q

-phobia

A

Fear

239
Q

Phon/o

A

Voice; sounds

240
Q

Phot/o

A

Light

241
Q

Phren/o

A

Diaphragm

Mind (psych term)

242
Q

-physis

A

To grow

243
Q

-plasia

A

Development; formation; growth

244
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

245
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

246
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

247
Q

Pneum/o

Pneumon/o

A

Lung; air; gas

248
Q

-poiesis

A

Formation

249
Q

Poikil/o

A

Varied; irregular

250
Q

Poly-

A

Many; much; increased

251
Q

Post-

A

After; behind

252
Q

Poster/o

A

Back (of body); behind

253
Q

Pre-

A

Before; in front of

254
Q

Proxim/o

A

Near

255
Q

Pseud/o

A

False

256
Q

Psych/o

A

Mind

257
Q

-ptosis

A

Falling; drooping; prolapse

258
Q

-ptysis

A

Spitting

259
Q

Pulmon/o

A

Lung

260
Q

Pyel/o

A

Renal pelvis

261
Q

Pyr/o

A

Fire; fever

262
Q

Radi/o

A

X-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

263
Q

Rect/o

A

Rectum

264
Q

Rhin/o

A

Nose

265
Q

-rrhagia

A

A condition of bursting forth (blood)

266
Q

-rrhea

A

Flow; discharge

267
Q

-rrhage

A

Bursting forth (of blood)

268
Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suture

269
Q

-rrhexis

A

Rupture

270
Q

Rrhythm/o

A

Rhythm

271
Q

Sarc/o

A

Sacrum

272
Q

Scapul/o

A

Shoulder blade (scapula)

273
Q

Schiz/o

A

Split

274
Q

-sclerosis

A

Hardening

275
Q

Scoli/o

A

Crooked; bent

276
Q

-scope

A

An instrument for visual examination

277
Q

-scopic

A

Pertaining to visual examining with an instrument

278
Q

-scopy

A

The process of visually examining with an instrument

279
Q

Sect/o

A

To cut

280
Q

Semi-

A

Half

281
Q

Seps/o

A

Infection

282
Q

Sial/o

A

Saliva; salivary

283
Q

-sis

A

State of; condition

284
Q

Somat/o

A

Body

285
Q

Somn/o

A

Sleep

286
Q

Stern/o

A

Breastbone (sternum)

287
Q

Sphygm/o

-sphyxia

A

Pulse

288
Q

-spasm

A

Sudden contraction of muscles

289
Q

Spin/o

A

Backbone (spin)

290
Q

-stasis

A

Stop; controlling; placing

291
Q

Steat/o

A

Fat; sebum

292
Q

-stenosis

A

Tightening; stricture

293
Q

-stomy

A

Creating a new “mouth” opening

294
Q

Sub-

A

Below; under

295
Q

Super-

Supra-

A

Above; upper

296
Q

Tachy-

A

Fast

297
Q

Tars/o

A

Hindfoot or ankle (tarsus)

298
Q

Thromb/o

A

Clot

299
Q

Tibi/o

A

Shin bone (tibia)

300
Q

-tome

A

Instrument to cut

301
Q

-tomy

A

Cutting into, but not removing tissue

302
Q

Tox/o

Toxic/o

A

Poison

303
Q

Trache/o

A

Windpipe (trachea)

304
Q

Trans-

A

Through; across

305
Q

-tripsy

A

Crushing

306
Q

-trophy

A

Nourishment; development (condition of)

307
Q

-ule

A

Little; small

308
Q

Uln/o

A

Ulna (medial lower arm)

309
Q

-um

A

Structure; tissues; thing

310
Q

Ungu/o

A

Nail

311
Q

Uni-

A

One

312
Q

Ur/o

A

Urine; urine tract

313
Q

Ureter/o

A

Ureter

314
Q

-uria

A

A urine condition of…; urination

315
Q

Urin/o

A

Urine

316
Q

Uter/o

A

Uterus (womb)

317
Q

Vagin/o

A

Vagina

318
Q

Vas/o

A

Non- male: Vessel; duct

Male: vas deferens

319
Q

Vascul/o

A

Vessel (blood)

320
Q

Ven/o

A

Vein

321
Q

Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle (of heart or brain)

322
Q

Ventr/o

A

Belly side of body

323
Q

Vertebr/o

A

Vertebra (backbone)

324
Q

Vesic/o

A

Urinary bladder

325
Q

Viscer/o

A

Internal organs

326
Q

Vulv/o

A

Vulva

327
Q

Xanth/o

A

Yellow

328
Q

Xer/o

A

Dry

329
Q

-y

A

Condition; process

330
Q

Zo/o

A

Animals

331
Q

-al

A

Pertaining to

332
Q

Urethr/o

A

Urethera

333
Q

-ar

A

Pertaining to

334
Q

Azot/o

A

Urea; nitrogen

335
Q

Kal/i

A

Potassium

336
Q

Natr/o

A

Sodium

337
Q

Nucle/o

A

Nucleus

338
Q

-ous

A

Pertaining to

339
Q

Pylor/o

A

Pyloric sphincter

340
Q

-rrhagia

A

A condition of bursting forth (of blood)

341
Q

Salping/o

A

Female: Fallopian tubes, oviducts, uterine tubes.

Non-female: auditory tube, eustachian tube

Medical Terminology (24 decks)

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