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377 Cards in this Set
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aut/o |
self |
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bi/o |
life |
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coni/o |
dust |
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crypt/o |
hidden |
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cutane/o |
skin
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derm/o |
skin |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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heter/o |
other
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hidr/o |
sweat |
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ketat/o |
hard, horny tissue
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myc/o |
fugus |
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necr/o |
death |
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onych/o |
nail |
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pachy/o |
thick
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rhytid/o |
wrinkles
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seb/o |
sebum, oil |
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staphyl/o |
grape like cluster
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strept/o |
twisted chain
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trich/o |
hair
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ungu/o |
nail
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xer/o |
dry |
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epi- |
upon, on, over |
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intra- |
within |
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para- |
around, beside, beyond, abnormal |
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per- |
thorugh
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sub- |
under, below
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trans- |
across, though, beyond
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-a |
without meaning
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-coccus |
berry shaped bacteria
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-ectomy |
removal of, excision |
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-ia |
disease, abnormal state, condition of
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-itis |
inflammation of |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-opsy |
viewing, view of
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-phagia |
eating, biting, swallowing
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-plasty |
surgical repair
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge |
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-tome |
instrument used to cut |
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adenoid/o |
adenoid |
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alveol/o |
alveolus |
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atel/o |
incomplete |
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bronchi/o |
bronchus |
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bronch/o |
broncus |
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capn/o |
carbon dioxide |
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diaphragmat/o |
diaphragm |
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epiglott/o |
epiglottis |
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hem/o |
blood |
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hemat/o |
blood |
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laryng/o |
larynx |
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lob/o |
lobe |
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muc/o |
mucus |
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nas/o |
nose |
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orth/o |
strait |
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ox/i |
oxygen |
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ox/o |
oxygen |
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pharyng/o |
pharynx |
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phon/o |
sound, voice |
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phren/o |
diaphragm |
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pleur/o |
pleaura |
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pneum/o |
lung, air |
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pneumat/o |
lung, air |
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pneumon/o |
lung, air |
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pulmon/o |
lung |
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py/o |
pus |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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sept/o |
septum |
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sinus/o |
sinsus |
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somn/o |
sleep |
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spir/o |
breathe, breathing |
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thorac/o |
thorax |
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tonsill/o |
tonsil |
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trache/o |
trachea |
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a- |
without, absence of |
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an- |
without, absence of |
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endo- |
within |
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eu- |
normal, good |
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pan- |
all, total |
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poly- |
many, much |
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tachy- |
fast, rapid |
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-algia |
pain |
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-ar |
pertaining to |
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-ary |
pertaining to |
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-cele |
hernia, protrusion |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
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-eal |
pertaining to |
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-ectasis |
stretching out, dilation, expansion |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-graphy |
process of recording, radiographic imaging |
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-meter |
instrument used to measure |
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-metry |
measurmment |
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-pexy |
surgical fixation, suspension |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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-rrhagia |
rapid flow of blood |
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-scope |
instrument used for visual examination |
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-scopic |
pertaining to visual examination |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-spasm |
sudden, involuntary muscle control |
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-stenosis |
constriction or narrowing |
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-stomy |
creation of an artificial opening
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-thorax |
chest |
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-tomy |
incision |
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albumin/o |
albumin |
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azot/o |
urea, nitrogen
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blast/o |
developing cell, germ cell
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cyst/o |
bladder, sac
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glomerul/o |
glomerulus
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glyc/o |
sugar |
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glycos/o |
sugar |
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hydr/o |
water
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lith/o |
stone |
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meat/o |
meatus
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nephr/o |
kidney
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noct/i |
night
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olig/o |
scanty, few
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis
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ren/o |
kidney
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son/o |
sound
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tom/o |
cut, section
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ureter/o |
ureter
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urethr/o |
urethra
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ur/o |
urine, urinary tract
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urin/o |
urine, urinary tract
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vesic/o |
bladder, sac |
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-esis |
condition of
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-gram |
record, radiographic image |
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-iasis |
condition |
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-lysis |
loosening, dissolution, seperating |
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-megaly |
enlargement of |
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-ptosis |
drooping, sagging, prolapse |
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-rrhahy |
suturing, repairing
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-tripsy |
surgical crushing |
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-trophy |
nourishment, development |
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-uria |
urine, urination |
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andr/o |
male |
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balan/o |
glans penis |
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epididym/o |
epididmyis |
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orch/o |
testis, testicle |
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orchi/o |
testis, testicle |
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orchid/o |
testis, testicle |
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prostat/o |
prostate gland |
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sperm/o |
spermatozoon sperm |
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spermat/o |
spermatozoon sperm |
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test/o |
testis, testicle |
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vas/o |
vessel, duct |
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vesicul/o |
seminal vesicle |
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-ism |
state of |
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arche/o |
first, beginning
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cervic/o
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cervix |
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colp/o |
vagina
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culd/o
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cul-de-sac |
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episi/o |
vulva |
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gyn/o |
woman |
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gynec/o |
woman |
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hymen/o |
hymen |
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hyster/o |
uterus |
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mamm/o |
breast |
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mast/o |
breast |
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men/o |
menstration |
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metr/i |
uterus |
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metr/o |
uterus |
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oophor/o |
ovary |
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perine/o |
perimeum |
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salping/o |
uterine tube |
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vagin/o |
vagina |
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vulv/o |
vulva |
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peri- |
surrounding |
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-atresia |
absence of normal body opening, occlusion, closure |
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-salpinx |
uterine tube |
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angi/o |
vessel |
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aort/o |
aorta |
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ateri/o |
artery |
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ather/o |
yellowish, fatty plaque |
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atri/o |
atrium |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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ech/o |
sound |
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electr/o |
electricity, electrical activity |
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isch/o |
deficiency, blockage |
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lymph/o |
lymph, lymph tissue
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lymphaden/o |
lymph node |
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myel/o |
bone marrow |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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plasm/o |
plasm |
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splen/o |
slpeen |
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therm/o |
heat |
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thromb/o |
clot |
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thym/o |
thymus gland |
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valv/o |
valve |
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valvul/o |
valve |
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ven/o |
vein |
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ventricul/o |
ventricle |
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brady- |
slow |
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-ac |
pertaining to |
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-aphersis |
removal |
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-graph |
instrument used to record |
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-pneia |
abnormal reduction in number |
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-piesis |
formation |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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an/o |
anus |
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antr/o |
antrum |
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cec/o |
cecum |
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col/o |
colon |
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colon/o |
colon |
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duoden/o |
duodenum |
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duoden/o |
duodenum |
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enter/o |
intestine |
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esophag/o |
esophagus |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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ile/o |
ileum |
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jejun/o |
jejunum |
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or/o |
mouth |
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stomat/o |
mouth |
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proct/o |
rectum |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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sigmoid/o |
sigmoid colon |
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abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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celi/o |
abdomen |
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lapar/o |
abdomen |
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append/o |
appendix |
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appendic/o |
appendix |
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cheil/o |
lip |
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cholngi/o |
bile duct |
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chol/e |
gall, bile |
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choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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diverticul/o |
diverticulum, extending from a hollow organ |
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gingiv/o |
gum |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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lingu/o |
tongue |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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herni/o |
hernia |
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palat/o |
palate |
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pancreat/o |
pancreas |
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peritone/o |
peritoneum |
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polyp/o |
polyp |
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pylor/o |
pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
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sial/o |
saliva, salivary gland |
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steat/o |
fat |
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uvul/o |
uvula |
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hemi- |
half |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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conjunctiv/o |
conjunctiva |
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cor/o |
pupil |
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core/o |
pupil |
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pupil/o |
pupil |
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corne/o |
cornea |
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kerat/o |
cornea |
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dacry/o |
tear, tear duct |
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lacrim/o |
tear, tear duct |
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ir/o |
iris |
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irid/o |
iris |
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ocul/o |
eye |
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ophthalm/o |
eye |
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opt/o |
vision |
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phac/o |
lens |
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phak/o |
lens |
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retin/o |
retina |
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scler/o |
sclera |
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cry/o |
cold |
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dipl/o |
two, double |
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is/o |
equal |
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phot/o |
light |
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ton/o |
tension, pressure |
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bi- |
two |
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bin- |
two |
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-opia |
vision |
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-phobia |
abnormal fear |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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audi/o |
hearing |
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aur/i |
ear |
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aur/o |
ear |
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or/o |
ear |
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cochle/o |
cochlea |
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labrynth/o |
labrynth |
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mastoid/o |
mastoid |
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myring/o |
tympanic membrane |
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staped/o |
stapes |
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tympan/o |
tympanic membrane |
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vestibul/o |
vestibule |
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carp/o |
wrist |
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clavic/o |
clavicle |
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clavicul/o |
clavicle |
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cost/o |
rib |
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crani/o |
cranium |
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femor/o |
femur |
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fibul/o |
fubula |
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humer/o |
humerus |
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ill/o |
illium |
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ischi/o |
ischium |
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lumb/o |
loin, lumbar region of the spine |
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mandibul/o |
mandible |
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maxill/o |
maxilla |
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patel/o |
patella |
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pelv/i |
pelvis, pelvic bone |
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pelv/o |
pelvis, pelvic bone |
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phalang/o |
phalanges |
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pub/o |
pubis |
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rachi/o |
spine, vertebral column |
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sacr/o |
sacrum |
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scapul/o |
scapula |
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spondyl/o |
vertebra |
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vertebr/o |
vertebra |
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stern/o |
sternum |
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tars/o |
tarsals |
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tibi/o |
tibia |
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uln/o |
ulna |
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aponeur/o |
aponeurosis |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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burs/o |
bursa |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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disk/o |
intervertebral disk |
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menisc/o |
meniscus |
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synovi/o |
synovia, synovial membrane |
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ten/o |
tendon |
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tend/o |
tendon |
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tendin/o |
tendon |
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ankyl/o |
crooked, stiff, bent |
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kinesi/o |
movement, motion |
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kyph/o |
hump |
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lamin/o |
lamina |
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lord/o |
bent forward |
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myel/o |
bone marrow |
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my/o |
muscle |
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myos/o |
muscle |
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oste/o |
bone |
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petr/o |
stone |
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scoli/o |
crooked, curved |
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inter- |
between |
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supra- |
above |
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sym- |
together, joined |
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syn- |
together joined |
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-asthenia |
weakness |
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-clasia |
break |
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-clasis |
break |
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-clast |
break |
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-desis |
surgical fixation, fusion |
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-physis |
growth |
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-schisis |
split, fissure |
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cerebell/o |
cerebellum |
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cerebr/o |
cerebrum, brain |
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dur/o |
hard, dura matter |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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gangli/o |
ganglion |
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ganglion/o |
ganglion |
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gli/o |
glia gluey substance |
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mening/o |
menings |
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meningi/o |
menings |
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myel/o |
spinal cord |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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radic/o |
nerve root |
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radicul/o |
nerve root |
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rhiz/o |
nerve root |
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esthesi/o |
sensation |
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ment/o |
mind |
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psych/o |
mind |
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mon/o |
one, single |
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phas/o |
speech |
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poi/o |
gray matter |
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quadr/i |
four |
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-iatrist |
specialist, physician |
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-iatry |
treatment, specialty |
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-ictal |
seizure, attack |
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-paresis |
slight paralysis |
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acr/o |
extreamity |
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aden/o |
gland |
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adren/o |
adrenal gland |
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adrenal/o |
adrenal gland |
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calc/i |
calcium |
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cortic/o |
cortex |
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dips/o |
thirst |
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endocrin/o |
endocrine |
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kal/i |
potassium |
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natr/o |
sodium |
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parathyroid/o |
parathyroid |
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pituitar/o |
pituitary gland |
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thyr/o |
thyroid gland |
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thyroid/o |
thyroid gland |
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-drome |
run, running |
