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218 Cards in this Set
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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penis
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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epididym/o
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epididmymis
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gon/o
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seed
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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orch/o
orchi/o crchid/o |
testis, testicle
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pen/o
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penis
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prostat/o
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prostated gland
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semin/i
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semen, seed
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sperm/o
spermat/o |
spermatozoa,
semen |
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terat/o
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monster
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test/o
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testis, testicle
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varic/o
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varicose veins
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was/o
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vessel, duct
vas deferens |
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zo/o
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animal life
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-genesis
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formation
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-one
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hormone
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-pexy
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fixation, put in place
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-stomy
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new opening
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cerebello/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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dur/o
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dura mater
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encephal/o
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brain
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gli/o
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glial cells
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lept/o
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thin, slender
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mening/o
meningi/o |
membranes, meninges
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord
bone marrow |
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neur/o
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nerve
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pont/o
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pons
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radicul/o
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nerve root (of spinal nerves)
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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thec/o
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sheath (refers to the meninges
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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alges/o
-algesia |
excessive sensitivity to pain
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-algia
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pain
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caus/o
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burning
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comat/o
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deep sleep (coma)
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esthesi/o
-esthesia |
feeling, nervous sensation
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kines/o
kinesio -kinesia -kinesis -kinetic |
movement
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-lepsy
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seizure
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lex/o
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word, phrase
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-paresis
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weakness
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-praxia
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action
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-sthenia
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strength
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syncop/o
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to cut off, cut short
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tax/o
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order, coordination
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angi/o
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vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arter/o
arteri/o |
artery
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ather/o
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yellowish plaque
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atri/o
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atrium, upper heart chamber
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brachi/o
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arm
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cardi/o
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heart
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cholesterol/o
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cholesterol
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coron/o
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heart
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cyan/o
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blue
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myx/o
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mucus
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ox/o
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oxgen
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pericardi/o
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pericardium
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pheleb/o
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vein
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rrhythm/o
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rhythm
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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valvul/o
calv/o |
valve
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vas/o
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vessel
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vascul/o
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vessel
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ven/o
ven/i |
vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle, lower heart chamber
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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alveol/o
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alveolus, air sac
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bronch/o
bronchi/o |
bronchial tube, bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole, small bronchus
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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coni/o
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dust
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cyan/o
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blue
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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laryng/o
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larynx, voice box
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lob/o
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lobe of the lung
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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nas/o
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nose
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pector/o
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chest
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pharyng/o
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pharynx, throat
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phon/o
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voice
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o
pneumon/o |
air, lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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rhin/o
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nose
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sinus/o
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sinus, cavity
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spir/o
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breathing
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tel/o
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complete
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thorac/o
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chest
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea, windpipe
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-ema
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condition
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-osmia
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smell
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-sphyxia
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pulse
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-thorax
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pleural cavity, chest
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bas/o
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base
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chrom/o
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color
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coagul/o
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clotting
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cyt/o
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cell
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eosin/o
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red, dawn, rosy
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erythr/o
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red
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granul/o
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granules
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hem/o
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blood
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hemat/o
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blood
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hemoglobin/o
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hemoglobin
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is/o
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same, equal
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kary/o
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nucleus
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leuk/o
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white
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mon/o
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one, single
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morph/o
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shape, form
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neutr/o
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neutral
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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phag/o
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eat, swallow
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poikil/o
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varied, irregular
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sider/o
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iron
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spher/o
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globe, round
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thromb/o
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clot
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-apheresis
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removal, a carrying away
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-blast
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immature cell, embryonic
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-cytosis
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abnormal condition of cells
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin
-globulin |
protein
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-lytic
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pertaining to destruction
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-oid
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derived from
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phage
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eat, swallow
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-philia
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attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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-poiesis
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formation
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-stasis
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stop, control
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immun/o
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protection
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphaden/o
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lymph node (gland)
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splen/o
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spleen
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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tox/o
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poison
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ana-
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again, anew
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inter-
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between
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calc/o
calci/o |
calcium
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kyph/o
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humpback, hunchback
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lamin/o
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lamina
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lord/o
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curve, swayback
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lumb/o
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loins, lower back
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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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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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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spondylo/o
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vertebra
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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-blast
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embryonic or immature cell
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-clast
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to break
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-malacia
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softening
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-physis
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to grow
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-porosis
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pore, passage
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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acetabul/o
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acetabulum
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calcane/o
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calcaneus
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carp/o
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carpals (wrist)
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
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cost/o
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ribs
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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femor/o
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femur (thigh bone)
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fibul/o
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fibula (smaller leg bone)
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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ili/o
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ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)
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ischi/o
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ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
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malleol/o
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malleolus (process on each side of ankle)
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mandibul/o
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mandible (lower jaw bone)
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maxill/o
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maxilla
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metacarp/o
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metacarpals
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metatars/o
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metatarsals
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olecran/o
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olecranon (elbow)
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patell/o
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patella (knee bone)
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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perone/o
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fibula
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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pub/o
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pubis (anterior part of pelvic bone)
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radi/o
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radius
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scapul/o
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scapula
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stern/o
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sternum
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tars/o
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tarsals
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tibi/o
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tibia
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uln/o
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ulna
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ankyl/o
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stiff
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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burs/o
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bursa
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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ligament/o
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ligament
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rheumat/o
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watery flow
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synov/o
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synovial membrane
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ten/o
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tendon
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tendin/o
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tendon
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-desis
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to bind, tie together
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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adip/o
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fat
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albin/o
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white
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caus/o
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burn, burning
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cauter/o
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heat, burn
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o
dermat/o |
skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
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erythem/o
erythemat/o |
redness
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