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170 Cards in this Set
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aden/o |
gland |
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Arthro/o |
joint |
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bi/o |
life |
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carcin/o |
cancerous, cancer |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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derm/o, dermat/o |
skin |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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enter/o |
intestines |
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erythr/o |
red |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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glyc/o |
sugar |
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gnos/o |
knowledge |
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gynec/o |
woman, female |
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hemat/o, hem/o |
blood |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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iatr/o |
treatment, physician |
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leuk/o |
white |
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log/o |
study of |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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psych/o |
mind |
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radi/o |
x-rays |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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sarc/o |
flesh |
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sect/o |
to cut |
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thromb/o |
clot, clotting |
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ur/o |
urinary tract, urine |
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-ac |
pertaining to |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-algia |
pain |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-ectomy |
excision, removal |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-genic |
pertaining to, producing, produced by, produced in |
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-globin |
protein |
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-gram |
record |
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-ic, -ical |
pertaining to |
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-ion |
process |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-logy |
process of study |
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-oma |
tumor, mass, swelling |
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-opsy |
process of viewing |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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-pathy |
disease condition |
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-scope |
instrument to visually examine |
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-scopy |
process of visually examining |
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-sis |
state of condition |
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-tomy |
incision, process of cutting |
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-y |
process, condition |
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dia- |
complete, through |
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bol/o |
to throw |
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sarc/o |
flesh |
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ana- |
up |
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cata- |
down |
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-eal |
pertaining to |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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hydr/o |
water, fluid |
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my/o |
muscle |
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myel/o |
bone marrow |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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opthalm/o |
eye |
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-cele |
hernia |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-penia |
deficiency |
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-plasia |
formation, growth |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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cis/o |
to cut |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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dactyl/o |
fingers, toes |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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glyc/o |
sugar |
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-crine |
to secrete |
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-lysis |
separation, destruction |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge |
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ab- |
away from |
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brady- |
slow |
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con- |
with, together |
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contra- |
against, opposite |
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dys- |
bad, painful |
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eu- |
good, normal |
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hemi- |
half |
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-cele |
hernia |
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-coccus |
berry-shaped bacterium |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-rrhea |
discharge |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-stomy |
new opening |
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acr/o |
extremities |
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viscer/o |
internal organs |
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-ase |
enzyme |
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-chezia |
defacation |
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-ectasis, -ectasia |
dilation |
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-emesis |
vomiting |
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-iasis |
abnormal condition |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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-prandial |
meal |
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-ptosis |
droop, sag |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
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-tresia |
opening |
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caus/o |
burn, burning |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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diaphor/o |
profuse sweating |
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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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melan/o |
black |
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myc/o |
fungus |
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onych/o |
nail |
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pil/o |
hair, hair follicle |
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rhytid/o |
wrinkle |
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seb/o |
sebum |
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squam/o |
scale-like |
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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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py/o |
pus |
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ankyl/o |
stiff |
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fasci/o |
fascia, band |
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kinesi/o, kines/o |
movement |
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kyph/o |
humpback |
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rachi/o |
spine |
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rhabd/o |
striated muscle |
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scoli/o |
crooked, twisted |
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spondyl/o |
vertebra |
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-asthenia |
weakness |
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-clasia, -clasis, -clast |
to break |
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-desis |
surgical fixation, binding |
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-physis |
growth |
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-schisis |
to split |
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Cry/o |
cold |
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Dacry/o |
tears, tear ducts |
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Ir/o, irid/o |
iris |
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Kerat/o |
cornea |
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lacrim/o |
tears |
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phac/o, phak/o |
lens of the eye |
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presby/o |
old age |
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vitre/o |
glassy |
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ambly/o |
dull, dim |
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dipl/o |
double |
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glauc/o |
gray |
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nyct/o |
night |
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scot/o |
darkness |
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-opia, -opsia |
vision |
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-tropia |
to turn |
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myring/o, tympan/o |
tympanic membrane, eardrum |
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salping/o |
eustachian tube, auditory tube |
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staped/o |
staples |
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-acusis, -cusis |
hearing |
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-otia |
ear condition |
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alges/o, -algesia |
excessive sensitivity to pain |
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comat/o |
deep sleep (coma) |
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cortic/o |
cortex |
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esthesi/o |
nervous sensation |
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lex/o |
word, phrase |
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narc/o |
numbness, stupor, sleep |
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phas/o |
speech |
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radicul/o |
nerve root |
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syncop/o |
to cut off, cut short |
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tax/o |
order, coordination |
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-lepsy |
seizure |
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-icle, -ole, -ule |
small |
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-ium |
tissue, structure |
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-stenosis |
narrowing |
