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88 Cards in this Set
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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poli/o
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gray
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neur/o
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nerve
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-itis
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inflammation
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gastr/o
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stomach
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enter/o
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small intestine
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cardi/o
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heart
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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-ac
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pertaining to
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crani
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skull
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-um
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noun ending
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-algia
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pain and suffering
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-dynia
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pain
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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hepat/o
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liver
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-necrosis
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tissue death
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arteri/o
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artery
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-graphy
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process of recording a picture or record
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-gram
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record or picture
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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myo
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muscle
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-scopy
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visual examination
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endo-
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within
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-rrhage and -rrhagia
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bursting forth, as in an abnormal excessive fluid discharge or bleeding
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hem/o
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blood
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-rrhaphy
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suture or stitch
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-rrhea
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abnormal flow of most bodily fluids
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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nat
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birth
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-al
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pertaining to
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pre-
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before
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peri-
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surrounding
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post-
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after
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-ology
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study of
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laryng
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larynx
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rhin/o
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nose
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ab-
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away from
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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hyper-
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excessive or increased
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hyper-
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excessive or increased
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inter-
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between or among
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sub-
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under, less, or below
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ad-
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toward or in the direction of
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eu-
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good, normal, well or easy
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hypo-
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deficent or decreased
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intra-
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within or inside
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supra-
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above or excessive
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ot/o
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ear
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ot/o
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joint
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laryng
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throat
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lith
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stone
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-otomy
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surgical incision
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edema
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swelling
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appendix
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appendix
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phalanx
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one bone of the fingers or toes
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end-
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within
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ather/o
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plaque or fatty substance
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-oma
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tumor
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ileum
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part of the small intestine
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ilium
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is part of the hip bone
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infection
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an invasion of the body
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laceration
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a torn, ragged wound
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lesion
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pathologic change of tissues due to disease or injury
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mucous
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an adjective that describes the mucous membranes
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myc/o
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fungus
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myel/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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-pathy
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disease
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-ologist
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specialist
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geront
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old age
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neo-
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new
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-ostomy
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surgically create an artificial opening
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col
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colon
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-otomy
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cutting into or a surgical incision
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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py/o
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pus
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pyr/o
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fever or fire
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vir
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virus
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