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131 Cards in this Set
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acr-o
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extremity
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aden-o
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gland
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carcin-o
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cancer
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cardi-o
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heart
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cephal-o
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head
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cerebr-o
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cerebrum
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crani-o
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skull
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cyan-o
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blue, blueness
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cyt-o
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cell
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derm-o
dermat-o |
skin
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duoden-o
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first portion of the small intestine
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encephal-o
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brain
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erythr-o
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red
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gastr-o
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stomach
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ile-o
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last portion of the small intestine
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jejun-o
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middle portion of the small intestine
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leuk-o
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white
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log-o
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study of
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malac-o
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softening of tissue
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megal-o
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enlarged, large, big
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melan-o
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black
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muc-o
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mucus
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path-o
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disease
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thromb-o
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clot
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alges-i
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sensitivity to pain
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angi-o
vas-o |
vessel
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arteri-o
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artery
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col-o
colon-o |
large intestine
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crypt-o
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hidden
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enter-o
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all of small intestine
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esophag-o
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esophagus
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esthesi-o
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feeling, sensation
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gingiv-o
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gums
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gloss-o
lingu-o |
tongue
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gynec-o
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woman, women
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hem-o
hemat-o |
blood
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hepat-o
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liver
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hyster-o
uter-o |
uterus
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kinesi-o
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full body movement, motion
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mast-o
mamm-o |
breast
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my-o
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muscle
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nephr-o
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kidney
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neur-o
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nerve
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olig-o
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small amount
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oophor-o
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ovary
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orchid-o
orch-o orchi-o |
testicle
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pancreat-o
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pancreas
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phleb-o
ven-o |
vein
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pneum-o
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air
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pneumon-o
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lung
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pyel-o
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renal pelvis
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rect-o
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rectum
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salping-o
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fallopian tube
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scler-o
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hardening, hard
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splen-o
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spleen
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stomat-o
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mouth
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ureter-o
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ureter
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urethr-o
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urethra
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ur-o
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urine
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anter-o
ventr-o |
front
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caud-o
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tail, tailbone
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dipl-o
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double, two
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dips-o
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thirst
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dist-o
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farther away from the body
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dors-o
poster-o |
back
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ect-o
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outer layer, outside
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end-o
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inner layer
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gluc-o
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simplest molecule of sugar(cannot be broken down)
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glyc-o
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complex sugar/carbohydrate
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is-o
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equal
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lapar-o
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abdominal wall
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later-o
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located away from the midline
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macr-o
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large
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medi-o
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located toward the midline
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mes-o
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middle layer, middle
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micr-o
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small
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myel-o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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narc-o
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sleep
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necr-o
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dead tissue
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par-o
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to bear (referring to mom)
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pol-y
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excessive
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proxim-o
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closer to the body
(opposite of distal) |
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psych-o
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mind
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retr-o
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behind
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therm-o
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heat
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append-o
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appendix
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bronch-o
bronch-i(plural) |
bronchus, one air tube or two airtubes
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cervic-o
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neck, neck of uterus
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febr-i
febrile - |
fever, elevated temperature
pertaining to elevated temp. |
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heter-o
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different
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hom-o
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same
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lacrim-o
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tears, tear duct
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laryng-o
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vocal cords
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nas-o
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nose
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nat-o
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birth, born
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ne-o
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new
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ophthalm-o
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eye
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pod-o
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foot, feet
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pharyng-o
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throat
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pleg-o
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paralysis
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sanguin-o
sanguineous sanguinorrhea |
bloody drainage
pertaining to bloody drainage bloody drainage |
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seps-o
sept-o |
infection, infected
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spondyl-o
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spine
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stern-o
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breastbone
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trache-o
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windpipe
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abdomin-o
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abdomen
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arthr-o
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joint
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chol-e
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gall, bile
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cocc-o
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bacteria
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cost-o
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rib
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cyst-o
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bladder
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dent-o
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tooth, teeth
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gen-o
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creation of, creating
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hydr-o
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water
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lith-o
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stone
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lumb-o
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low back
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men-o
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menses, menstruation
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orth-o
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straight
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oste-o
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bone
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ot-o
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ear
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pelv-i
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pelvis
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pne-o
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breathing, breath
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pub-o
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pubis
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py-o
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pus
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rhin-o
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nose
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staphyl-o
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cluster
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strept-o
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twisted chains
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thorac-o
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chest
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tympan-o
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eardrum
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Noun Suffixes
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y, ia, e, a, us, um, is, on, x -- (y & is) represent an action noun. all others are discriptive nouns.
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Adj. Suffixes
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al, eal, ic, ac, ar, ous, eous ----- Means "pertaining to"
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