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66 Cards in this Set
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prefix : ad- |
toward |
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prefix : ant-, anti- |
against, opposing |
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prefix : dia- |
through |
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prefix : dys- |
bad, abnormal, painful, difficult |
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prefix : pan- |
all, entire |
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prefix : peri- |
around |
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prefix : re-, retro- |
back |
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root : abdomin/o |
abdomen, abdominal cavity |
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root : an/o |
anus |
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root : append/o |
to hang onto, appendix |
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root : bil/o |
bile |
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root : cec/o |
blind intestine, cecum |
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root : celi/o |
abdomen, abdominal cavity |
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root : cheil/o |
lip |
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root : chol/e |
bile, gall |
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root : choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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root : cirrh/o |
orange |
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root : col/o, colon/o |
colon |
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root : dent/o |
teeth |
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root : diverticul/o |
a small blind pouch, diverticulum |
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root : duoden/o |
twelve, duodenem |
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root : enter/o |
small intestine |
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root : esophag/e, esophag/o |
gullet, esophagus |
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root : gastr/o |
stomach |
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root : gingiv/o |
gums |
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root : gloss/o |
tongue |
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root : halit/o |
breath |
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root : hemorrh/o |
likely to bleed |
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root : hepat/o |
liver |
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root : hern/o, herni/o |
rupture or profusion through a weakened membrane or wall (hernia) |
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root : ile/o |
to roll, ileum |
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root : inguin/o |
groin |
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root : jejun/o |
empty, jejunum |
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root : lapar/o |
abdomen |
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root : lingu/o |
tongue |
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root : or/o |
mouth |
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root : palat/o |
roof of the mouth, palate |
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root : pancreat/o |
sweetbread, pancreas |
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root : peps/o, pept/o |
digestion |
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root : perine/o |
perineum |
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root : peritone/o |
to stretch over, perioneum |
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root : phag/o |
eat, swallow |
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root : pharyng/o |
throat, pharynx |
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root : polyp/o |
a small growth, polyp |
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root : proct/o |
rectum, anus |
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root : pylor/o |
gatekeeper, pylorus |
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root : rect/o |
straight, erect, rectum |
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root : rubin/o |
red, pigment |
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root : sial/o |
saliva |
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root : sigmoid/o |
the letter S |
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root : spasm/o |
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
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root : steat/o |
fat |
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root : stomat/o |
mouth |
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root : uvul/o |
grape, uvula |
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root : vag/o |
vagus nerve |
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suffix : -cele |
hernia, swelling, protusion |
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suffix : -centesis |
surgical puncture to aspirate fluids |
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suffix : -emesis |
vomiting |
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suffix : -emetic |
pertaining to vomiting |
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suffix : -iasis |
condition of |
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suffix : -malacia |
softening |
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suffix : -pepsia |
condition of digestion |
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suffix : -ptosis |
falling down, drooping |
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suffix : -rrhaphy |
suturing |
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suffix : -rrhea |
discharge (of fluid) |
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suffix : -stomy |
surgical creation of an opening |