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59 Cards in this Set
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tens/o
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Stretch out, extend, strain
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fasci/o
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Fascia, fibrous band
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poly-
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Many
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quadr/i
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Four
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sphincter/o
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Tight band
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ten/o
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Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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tend/o
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Tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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tendin/o
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Tendon
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-paresis
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Partial or incomplete paralysis
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myos/o
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Muscle
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muscul/o
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Muscle
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kinesi/o
kines/o |
Movement
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hemi-
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Half
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hypo-
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Decreased, deficient
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hyper-
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Excessive, increased
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flex/o
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bend
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fibr/o
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Fiber
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-asthenia
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Weakness, lack of strength
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condyl/o
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Knuckle, knob
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-clonus
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Violent action
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-us
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Thing, singular noun ending
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bi-
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Double, twice
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-ceps
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Head
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duct/o
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To lead, carry
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electr/o
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Electric, electricity
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brady-
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Slow
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-plegia
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Paralysis, stroke
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tax/o
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Coordination, order
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tri-
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Three
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sarc/o
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Connective tissue, flesh
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-penia
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Deficiency, lack, too few
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-cele
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Hernia, tumor, swelling
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ton/o
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Tone, tension, stretching
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-ion
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Action, process, state of condition
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isch/o
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To hold back
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embol/o
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Something inserted or thrown in
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aneurysm/o
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Aneurysm
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aort/o
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Aorta
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coron/o
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Coronary, crown
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capill/o
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Hair
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card/o
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Heart
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-cytes
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Cell
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-emia
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Blood, blood condition
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hemat/o
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Blood, relating to the blood
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lymph/o
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Lymph, lymphatic tissue
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lipid/o
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Lipid, fat
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phleb/o
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Vein
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re-
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Back, again
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thromb/o
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clot
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-tachy
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Fast, rapid
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ventricul/o
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Ventricle of the brain or heart, small chamber
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valv/o
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Valve
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valvul/o
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Valve
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vas/o
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Vas deferens, vessel
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ven/o
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Vein
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an-
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No, not, without
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-lytic
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To reduce, destroy
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a-
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No, not, without, away from, negative
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-crasia
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A mixture or blending
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