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211 Cards in this Set
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a-
(an- before a vowel or h) |
not, without, lacking, deficient
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anti-
(ant- often before a vowel or h) |
against, opposed to, preventing relieving
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di-
(rarely dis-) |
two, twice, double
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dys-
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difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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ec-
(ex- before a vowel) |
out of, away from
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ecto-
(ect- often before a vowel) |
outside of
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en-
(em- before b, m, p) |
in, into, within
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endo-, ento-
(end-, ent- before a vowel) |
within
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epi-
(ep- before a vowel or h) |
upon, over, above
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exo-
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outside, from the outside, toward the outside
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hemi-
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half, partial, (often) one side of the body
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hyper-
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over, excessive, above, beyond normal
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hypo-
(hyp- before a vowel or h) |
under, deficient, below normal
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mono-
(mon- before a vowel or h) |
one, single
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peri-
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around, surrounding
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syn-
(sym- before b, p, and m; the n assimilates or is dropped before the s) |
together, with, joined
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-a
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-ac (rare)
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forms adjectives: pertaining to, located in
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-ia, often appears as -y
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-iac (rare)
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forms nouns: person afflicted with:
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-iasis
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forms abstract nouns: disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of: often used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate infestation of the body. When used with lith-: formation and/or presence of calculi in the body
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-ic
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forms adjectives: pertaining to, located in; can be used as both adjectives and nouns and, as nouns, often indicate a drug or agent
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-in, -ine
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form names of substances
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-ist
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forms nouns: a person interested in
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-itic
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forms adjectives: pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation; can be used as both adjectives and nouns and, as nouns, often indicate a drug or agent
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-itis
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forms nouns indicated an inflamed condition: inflammation
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-itides
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plural form for words ending in -itis
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-ium (rarely -eum)
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forms nouns: membrane, connective tissue
in a few words, names a region of the body |
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-ma
combining form: -mat- sometimes final -a is dropped off the noun |
forms nouns: (often) abnormal or diseased condition
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-osis
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forms abstract nouns: abnormal or diseased condition
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-otic
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forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis
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-sia
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition
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-sis
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forms abstract nouns state, condition
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-tic
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forms adjectives from nouns ending in -sis
can be used as both adjectives and nouns and, as nouns, often indicate a drug or agent |
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-y
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forms abstract nouns
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ACANTH-
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thorn, spine
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ALG-
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pain
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ALGES-
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sensitivity to pain
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ALL-
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other, divergence, difference from
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ANGI-
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(blood) vessel, duct
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ARTERI-
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[air passage] artery
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ARTHR-
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joint
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BI-
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life
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BRADY-
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slow
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CARDI-
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heart
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CEPHAL-
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head
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CRANI-
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skull
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CYT-
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[hollow container] cell
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ENCEPHAL-
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brain
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ERYTHR-
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red, red blood cell
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LEPT-
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thin, fine, slight
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LEUK-
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white, white blood cell
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LITH-
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stone, calculus
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LOG-
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word, study
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MALAC-
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soft
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MES-
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middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
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-METER, METR-
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measure, measuring device
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-NEPHR
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kidney
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NEUR-
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[tendon] nerve, nervous system
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OSTE-
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bone
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PROSOP-
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face
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PROT-
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first, primitive, early
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SCLER-
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hard
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STEN-
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narrow
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STERE-
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solid, having three dimensions
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TACHY-
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rapid
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TOX(I)-
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poison
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-logy
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study, science, study or science of
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-logist
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one who specializes in a certain study or science
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-malacia
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softening (of tissues) of
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-sclerosis
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hardening (of tissues) of
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-stenosis
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narrowing (of tissues) of
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-toxic
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poisonous (to an organ)
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-toxin
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substance poisonous to (a part of the body)
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amphi-
ampho- |
on both sides, around, both
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ana-
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up, back, against
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apo-
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away from
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cata-
(cat- before a vowel or h) |
downward, disordered
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dia-
(di- before a vowel) |
through, accross, apart
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eso-
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within, inner, inward
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eu-
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good, normal, healthy
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heter-
hetero- |
different, other, relationship to another
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homo-
homeo- |
same, likeness
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meta-
(met- before a vowel or h) |
change, transformation, after, behind
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para-
(often par- before a vowel) |
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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pro-
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before
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pros-
prosth- |
in place of
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-al
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pertaining to, located in
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-ase
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forms names of enzymes
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-asia
-asis (rare) |
form abstract nouns: state, condition
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-ema
combining form: -emat- |
state, condition
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-esis
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state, condition, procedure
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-etic
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forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to
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-ics
-tics |
form nouns indicating a particular science or study: study or science of
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-ism
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state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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state, condition, muscular spasm
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-oid
(rarely) -ode -id |
form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
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oma
combining form: -omat- plural: -omata |
forms abstract nouns: usually tumor, occasionally disease
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-ose
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used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling
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-ous
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pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us
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condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
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ACR-
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[highest point] extremities (particularly hands and feet)
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AMBLY-
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dull, faint
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CARCIN-
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[crab] carcinoma, cancer
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-CEL-
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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CHEIR-
CHIR- |
hand
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CHOL(E)-
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bile, gall
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COL(I)-
COLON- |
colon
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CYAN-
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blue
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CYST(I)-
CYSTIS- |
bladder, cyst
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DIPLO-
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double, twin
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ENTER-
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(small) intestine
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ERG-
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action, work
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GASTR-
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stomach
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HEM-
HEMAT- -EM- |
blood
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HEPAR-
HEPAT- |
liver
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LIP-
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fat
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MACR-
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(abnormally) large or long
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MEGA-
MEGAL- |
(abnormally) large or long
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MELAN-
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dark, black
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MICR-
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(abnormally) small
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NYCT-
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night
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ODYN-
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pain
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ONC-
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tumor
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PACHY-
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thick
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PSEUD-
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false
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PY-
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pus
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SARC-
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flesh, soft tissue
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SPASM-
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spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
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SPLEN-
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spleen
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STOM-
STOMAT- |
mouth, opening
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ARACHN-
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spider, web; arachnoid membrane
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CHLOR-
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green
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CHONDR-
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cartilage
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DACTYL-
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finger, toe
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DERM(AT)-
-DERMA |
skin
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(H)ELC-
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ulcer
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HIDR(OT)-
-IDR- |
sweat
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HIST(I)-
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[web] tissue
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HYDR-
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water, fluid
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HYPN-
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sleep
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ICTER-
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jaundice
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IN-
INOS- |
fiber, muscle
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IS-
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equal, same, similar, alike
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MENING-
-MENINX |
meningeal membrane, meninges
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MY(S)-
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[mouse] muscle
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MYC(ET)-
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[mushroom] fungus
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MYEL-
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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NARC-
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stupor, numbness
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NECR-
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corpse, dead
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OLIG-
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few, deficient
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ONYCH-
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fingernail, toenail
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POD-
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foot
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POLI-
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[gray] gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
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POLY-
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many, excessive
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POR-
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passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity
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PSYCH-
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[soul] mind
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SOM(AT)-
-SOMA |
body
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STHEN-
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strength
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TRACHEL-
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neck, cervix
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XANTH-
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yellow
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AUT-
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self
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CRIN-
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[separate] secrete, secretion
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ESTHE(S)-
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sensation, sensitivity, sense
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GEN(E)-
-GEN |
come into being; produce
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GRAM-
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[something written] a record
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GRAPH-
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write, record
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IATR-
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healer, physician; treatment
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IDI-
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of one's self
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KINE-
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move
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KINES(I)-
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movement, motion
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LY(S)-
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destroy, break down
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MYX-
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mucus
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ORTH-
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straight, erect; normal
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OT-
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ear
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PATH-
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[suffering] disease
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PHIL-
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love; have an affinity for
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PT-
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fall, sag, drop, prolapse
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PYR-
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[fire] fever, burning
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PYRET-
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fever
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PYREX-
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be feverish
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RHE-
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[run] flow, secrete
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RHAG-
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[burst forth] flow profusely, hemorrhage
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RHEX-
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rupture
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RHIN-
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nose
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SCOP-
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look at, examine
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SEP-
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[be putrid] be infected
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TA-
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stretching
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TEL-
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end, completion
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TEN-
TENON(T)- |
tendon
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TERAP(EU)-
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treat medically, heal
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TOM-
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a cutting, slice, inversion
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TON-
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[a stretching] (muscular) tone, tension
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-gen
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substance that produces (something)
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-genesis
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formation, origin
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-genic
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causing, producing, caused
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-genous
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by, produced by or in
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-gram
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a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)
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-graph
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an instrument for recording the activity of an organ
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-graphy
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(1) the recording of the activity of an organ (usually by x-ray examination)
(2) a descriptive treatise (on a subject) |
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-lysis
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dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration
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-lytic
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pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration (forms adjectives from words ending in -lysis)
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-pathy
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disease
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-ptosis
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dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)
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-rrhagia
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profuse discharge, hemorrhage
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-rrhea
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profuse discharge, excessive secretion
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-rrhexis
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bursting (of tissues), rupture
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-scope
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an instrument for examining
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-scopy
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an examination
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-tome
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a surgical instrument for cutting
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-tomy
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surgical incision
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