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114 Cards in this Set
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an- |
no, not without, lack of |
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dys- |
bad, difficult, painful, abnormal |
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epi- |
upon, over, above |
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hyper- |
above, beyond, excessive |
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hypo- |
below, under, deficient |
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mal- |
bad |
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peri- |
around |
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post- |
after, behind |
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dia- |
through, between, complete |
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sub- |
below, under, beneath |
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absorpt |
to suck in |
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aden |
gland |
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amyl |
starch |
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anabol |
building up |
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catabol |
casting down |
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cirrh |
orange-yellow |
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append |
appendix |
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appendic |
appendix |
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bil/i |
bile |
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bucc |
cheek |
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celi |
abdomen, belly |
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cheli |
lip |
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chol/e |
gall, bile |
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choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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col |
colon |
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col/o |
colon |
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colon |
colon |
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colon/o |
colon |
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cyst |
bladder, sac |
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dent |
tooth |
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constipat |
to press together |
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diverticul |
diverticula |
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duodenum |
duoden |
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enter |
intestines (usually small intestine) |
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defecat |
to remove dregs |
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esophagi/o |
esophagus |
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gastr |
stomach |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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gingiv |
gums |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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glyc/o |
glucose, sweet, sugar |
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hemat |
blood |
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hepat |
liver |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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herni/o |
hernia |
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ile |
ileum |
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ile/o |
ileum |
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labi |
lip |
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lapar/o |
abdomen |
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laxat |
to loosen |
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lingu |
tongue |
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lip/o |
fat |
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log |
word |
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mes |
middle |
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pancreat |
pancreas |
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pept |
to digest |
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pharyng/e |
pharynx, throat |
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prand/i |
meal |
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eme |
to vomit |
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proct/o |
anus and rectum |
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pylor |
pylorus, gatekeeper |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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sial |
saliva, salivary |
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sigmoid/o |
sigmoid |
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spleen/o |
spleen |
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stomat |
mouth |
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tox |
poison |
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erucatat |
breaking out |
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verm/i |
worm |
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halit |
breath |
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hemorrh |
vein liable to |
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ailmentat |
nourishment |
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masticat |
to chew |
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paralyt |
to disable, paralysis |
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pil/o |
hair |
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nid |
nest |
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volvul |
to roll |
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odont |
tooth |
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-ac |
pertaining to |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-algia |
pain, ache |
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-ary |
pertaining to |
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-ase |
enzyme |
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-cele |
hernia, tumor, swelling |
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-oid |
resemble, like, similar |
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-sis |
state of, condition |
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-ectomy |
surgical excision, surgical removal, resection |
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-emesis |
vomiting |
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-form |
shape |
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-genesis |
formation, produce |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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-in |
substance |
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-ion |
process |
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-ism |
condition |
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-ist |
one who specializes, agent |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-ive |
nature of, quality of |
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-logy |
study of |
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-lysis |
destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening, dissolution |
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-megaly |
enlargement, large |
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-oma |
tumor, mass, fluid collection |
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-orexia |
appetitie |
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-osis |
condition |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge |
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-pepsia |
to disgest, digestion |
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-us |
pertaining to, structure |
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-phagia |
to eat, to swallow |
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-scope |
instrument for examining |
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-scopy |
to view, examine, visual examination |
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-stalsis |
contraction |
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-stomy |
new opening |
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-tomy |
incision |
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-y |
condition, process, pertaining to |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
