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249 Cards in this Set
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Pre- |
Before |
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Post- |
After |
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-ology |
The study of.. |
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-ologist |
One who studies.. |
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Cis- |
To cut |
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-rrhea |
Discharge |
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Muscul/o |
Muscle |
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-plegia |
Paralysis |
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-plasty |
To surgically repair |
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-itis |
Imflammation |
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Poly- |
Many |
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Bi- |
Two |
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Tri- |
Three |
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Mono- |
One |
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Dermat/o |
Skin |
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Ocul/o |
Eye |
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-metry |
Process of measuring |
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-meter |
Instrument for measuring |
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-gram |
Record or picture |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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Bi/o |
Life |
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Carcin/o |
Cancer |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Chem/o |
Chemical |
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Enter/o |
Small intestine |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Immun/o |
Immunity |
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Laryng/o |
Larynx |
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Nephr/o |
Kidney |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Ophthalm/o |
Eye |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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Path/o |
Disease |
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Pulmon/o |
Lung |
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Rhin/o |
Nose |
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A- |
Without |
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An- |
Without |
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Anti- |
Against |
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Auto- |
Self |
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Brady- |
Slow |
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De- |
Without |
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Dys- |
Painful; difficult; abnormal |
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Endo- |
Within; inner |
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Epi- |
Above |
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Eu- |
Normal |
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Ex- |
Outward |
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Extra- |
Outside of |
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Hetero- |
Different |
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Homo- |
Same |
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Hyper- |
Excessive |
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Hypo- |
Below; insufficient |
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In- |
Not; inward |
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Inter- |
Between |
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Intra- |
Within |
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Macro- |
Large |
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Micro- |
Small |
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Neo- |
New |
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Para- |
Beside; abnormal |
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Per- |
Through |
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Peri- |
Around |
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Pro- |
Before |
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Pseudo- |
False |
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Re- |
Again |
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Retro- |
Backward; behind |
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Sub- |
Under |
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Tachy- |
Fast |
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Trans- |
Across |
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Ultra- |
Beyond |
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Un- |
Not |
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Hemi- |
Half |
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Nulli- |
None |
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Pan- |
All |
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Quadri- |
Four |
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Semi- |
Partial |
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Multi- |
Many |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-cele |
Protrusion |
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-cyte |
Cell |
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-dynia |
Pain |
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-ectasis |
Dilation |
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-gen |
That which produces |
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-ia |
State; condition |
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-iasis |
Abnormal condition |
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-ism |
State of |
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-lytic |
Destruction |
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-malacia |
Abnormal softening |
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-megaly |
Enlarged |
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-oma |
Tumor; mass |
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-opsy |
View of |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition |
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-plasm |
Formation |
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-ptosis |
Drooping |
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-rrhagia |
Abnormal flow condition |
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-rrhage |
Excessive flow |
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-rrhexis |
Rupture |
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-sclerosis |
Hardening |
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-stenosis |
Narrowing |
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-therapy |
Treatment |
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-trophy |
Development |
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-centesis |
Puncture to withdraw fluid |
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-ostomy |
Surgically create an opening |
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-otomy |
Cutting into |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation |
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-rrhaphy |
To suture (stitch) |
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-tome |
Instrument to cut |
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-scope |
Instrument for viewing |
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-scopic |
Pertaining to visually examining |
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-scopy |
Process of visually examining |
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Adip/o |
Fat |
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Anter/o |
Front |
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Brachi/o |
Arm |
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Caud/o |
Tail |
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Cephal/o |
Head |
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Cervic/o |
Neck |
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Chonr/o |
Cartilage |
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Crani/o |
Skull |
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Crin/o |
To secrete |
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Crur/o |
Leg |
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Dist/o |
Away from |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Glute/o |
Buttock |
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Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Hist/o |
Tissue |
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Immun/o |
Protection |
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Infer/o |
Below |
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Inguin/o |
Groin |
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Later/o |
Side |
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Lumb/o |
Loin (lower back) |
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Lymph/o |
Lymph |
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Medi/o |
Middle |
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Muscul/o |
Muscle |
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Ophthalm/o |
Eye |
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Orth/o |
Straight |
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Pariet/o |
Cavity wall |
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Ped/o |
Foot |
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Pelv/o |
Pelvis |
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Peritone/o |
Peritoneum (membrane lining the abdomen) |
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Pleur/o |
Pleura (membranes lining the thorax) |
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Poster/o |
Back |
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Proct/o |
Rectum and anus |
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Proxim/o |
Near to |
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Pub/o |
Genital region |
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Pulmon/o |
Lung |
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Spin/o |
Spine |
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Super/o |
Above |
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Thorac/o |
Chest |
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Urin/o |
Urine |
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Vascul/o |
Blood vessel |
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Ventr/o |
Belly |
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Vertebr/o |
Vertebra |
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Viscer/o |
Internal organ |
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-ary |
Pertaining to |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
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-ar |
Pertaining to |
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-ine |
Pertaining to |
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Abdominopelvic cavity |
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Body positions |
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Supine |
Body lying horizontally and facing UPWARD |
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Prone |
Body is lying horizontally and facing DOWNWARD |
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Albin/o |
White |
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Cauter/o |
To burn |
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Cry/o |
Cold |
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Cutane/o |
Skin |
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Diaphor/o |
Profuse sweating |
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Electr/o |
Electricity |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Hidr/o |
Sweat |
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Ichthy/o |
Scaly, dry |
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Kerat/o |
Hard |
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Lip/o |
Fat |
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Melan/o |
Black |
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Myc/o |
Fungas |
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Necr/o |
Death |
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Onych/o |
Nail |
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Pedicul/o |
Lice |
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Phot/o |
Light |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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Rhytid/o |
Wrinkle |
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Sarc/o |
Flesh |
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Scler/o |
Hard |
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Seb/o |
Oil |
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Trich/o |
Hair |
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Ungu/o |
Nail |
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Vesic/o |
Sac, bladder |
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Xer/o |
Dry |
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-derma |
Skin condition |
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Allo- |
Different from usual |
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Xeno- |
Foreign |
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Angi/o |
Vessel |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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-ule |
Small |
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-ous |
Pertaining to |
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-phagia |
Eat, swallow |
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-orexia |
Appetite |
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-pepsia |
Digestion |
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-phagia |
Eat, swallow |
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-algia |
Pain |
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Labi/o |
Lip |
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-ptosis |
Drooping |
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Lapar/o |
Abdomen |
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-iatric |
Pertaining to medical treatment |
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Col/o |
Colon |
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-emetic |
Pertaining to vomiting |
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Hydr/o |
Water |
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Neph/r |
Kidney |
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-lith |
Stone |
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-uria |
Condition of the urine |
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-ectasis |
Dilated |
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Cyst/o |
Pouch |
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Pyel/o |
Renal pelvis |
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-tripsy |
Surgical crushing |
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Primi- |
First |
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Mamm/o |
Breast |
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-arche |
Beginning |
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-genesis |
Produced |
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-gravida |
Pregnancy |
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-tocia |
Labor, childbirth |
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Tox/o |
Poison |
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O/o |
Egg |
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Nat/o |
Birth |
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-para |
To bear |
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Olig/o |
Scanty (light) |
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Dilat/o |
To widen |
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Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o |
Testes |
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Pen/o |
Penis |
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-cide |
To kill |
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-plasia |
Formation of cells |
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Genit/o |
Genital |
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-dipsia |
Thirst |
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-emic |
Pertaining to a blood condition |
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-tropic |
Pertaining to stimulating |
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-tropin |
To stimulate |
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-edema |
Swelling |
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-paresis |
Weakness |
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Clon/o |
Rapid contracting and relaxing |
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Blephar/o |
Eyelid |
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Dacry/o, lacrim/o |
Tears |
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Dipl/o |
Double |
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-ician |
Specialist |
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-metrist |
Specialist in measuring |
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Kerat/o |
Cornea |
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Ambly/o |
Dull |
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Chromat/o |
Color |
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Myring/o |
Tympanic membrane |
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-otia |
Ear condition |
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Presby/o |
Old age |
