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183 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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acanth/o |
spiny; thorny |
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acetabul/o |
acetabulum (hip socket) |
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acous/o |
hearing |
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acr/o |
extremities; top;extreme point |
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actin/o |
light |
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acu/o |
sharp; severe; sudden |
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acromi/o |
acromion (extension of shoulder bone) |
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aden/o |
gland |
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adenoid/o |
adenoids |
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adip/o |
fat |
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adren/o |
adrenal gland |
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adrenal/o |
adrenal gland |
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aer/o |
air |
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agglutin/o |
clumping sticking together |
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alb/o |
white |
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albin/o |
white |
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albumin/o |
albumin (protein) |
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alges/o |
sensitivity to pain |
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all/o |
other |
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alveol/o |
alveolus; air sacs; small sac |
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ambly/o |
dim; dull |
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amni/o |
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo) |
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amyl/o |
starch |
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an/o |
anus |
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andr/o |
male |
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aneurysm/o |
aneurysm (widened blood vessel) |
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angi/o |
vessel (blood) |
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anis/o |
unequal |
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ankyl/o |
stiff |
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anter/o |
front |
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anthrac/o |
coal |
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anthr/o |
antrum of the stomach |
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anxi/o |
uneasy; anxious |
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aort/o |
aorta (largest artery) |
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aphth/o |
ulcer |
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aponeur/o |
aponeurosis (type of tendon) |
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append/o |
appendix |
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appendic/o |
appendix |
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aque/o |
water |
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arter/o |
artery |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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arteriol/o |
arteriole (small artery) |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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articul/o |
joint |
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asbest/o |
asbestos |
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atel/o |
incomplete |
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ather/o |
plaque (fatty substance) |
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atri/o |
atrium (upper heart chamber) |
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audi/o |
hearing |
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audit/o |
hearing |
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aur/o |
ear |
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auricul/o |
ear |
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aut/o |
self, own |
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axill/o |
armpit |
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azot/o |
urea; ntrogen |
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bacill/o |
bacilli (bacteria) |
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bacteri/o |
bacteria |
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balan/o |
glans penis |
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bar/o |
pressure; weight |
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bartholin/o |
Bartholin glands |
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bas/o |
base; opposite of acid |
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bi/o |
life |
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bil/i |
bile; gall |
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bilirubin/o |
bilirubin |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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bol/o |
cast; throw |
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brachi/o |
arm |
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bronch/o |
bronchial tube |
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bronchi/o |
bronchial tube |
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bronchiol/o |
bronchiole |
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bucc/o |
cheek |
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bunion/o |
bunion |
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burs/o |
bursa (sac of fluid near joints) |
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byssin/o |
cotton dust |
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cac/o |
bad |
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calc/o |
calcium |
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calcane/o |
calcaneus (heel bone) |
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calci/o |
calcium |
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cali/o, calic/o |
calyx (cup shaped) |
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capillar/o |
capillary (tiniest blood vessel) |
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capn/o |
carbon dioxide |
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carcin/o |
cancerous; cancer |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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carp/o |
wrist bones (carpals) |
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caud/o |
tail; lower part of body |
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caus/o |
burn/burning |
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cauter/o |
heat; burn |
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cec/o |
cecum (first part of the colon) |
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celi/o |
belly; abdomen |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cerebell/o |
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain |
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cerebr/o |
cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
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cerumin/o |
cerumen |
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cervic/o |
neck; cervix (neck of uterus) |
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cheil/o |
lip |
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chem/o |
drug; chemical |
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chir/o |
hand |
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chlor/o |
green |
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chlorhydr/o |
hydrochloric acid |
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chol/e |
bile; gall |
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cholangi/o |
bile vessel |
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cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
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choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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cholesterol/o |
cholesterol |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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chore/o |
dance |
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chori/o |
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus) |
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chorion/o |
chorion |
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choroid/o |
choroid layer of eye |
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chrom/o |
color |
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chron/o |
time |
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chym/o |
to pour |
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cib/o |
meal |
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cine/o |
movement |
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cirrh/o |
orange-yellow |
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cis/o |
to cut |
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claustr/o |
enclosed space |
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clavicul/o |
clavicle (collar bone) |
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coagul/o |
coagulation (clotting) |
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coccyg/o |
coccyx (tailbone) |
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cochle/o |
cochlea (inner part of the ear) |
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col/o |
colon |
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coll/a |
glue |
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colon/o |
colon |
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colp/o |
vagina |
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comt/o |
deep sleep |
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comi/o |
together, with |
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coni/o |
dust |
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conjunctiv/o |
conjunctiva (lines the eyelids) |
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cor/o |
pupil |
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core/o |
pupil |
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corne/o |
cornea |
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coron/o |
heart (crown or circle) |
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corpor/o |
body |
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cortic/o |
cortex, outer region |
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cost/o |
rib |
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crani/o |
skull |
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cry/o |
cold |
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crypt/o |
hidden |
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culd/o |
cul-de-sac |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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cycl/o |
ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle |
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cyst/o |
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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dacry/o |
tear |
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dacryoaden/o |
tear gland |
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dacryocyst/o |
tear sac; lacrimal sac |
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dactyl/o |
fingers; toes |
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dem/o |
people |
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dent/i |
tooth, teeth |
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derm/o |
skin |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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desicc/o |
drying |
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diaphor/o |
sweat |
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dipl/o |
double |
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dips/o |
thirst |
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dist/o |
far; distant |
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dors/o |
back (of body) |
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duct/o |
to lead, carry |
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duoden/o |
duodenum |
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dur/o |
dura mater |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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emmetr/o |
in due measure |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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enter/o |
intestines (usually small intestines) |
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eosin/o |
red; rosy; dawn-colored |
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eididym/o |
epididymis |
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epiglott/o |
epiglottis |
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episi/o |
vulva (external female genitalia) |
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epitheli/o |
skin; epithelium |
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equin/o |
horse |
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erg/o |
work |
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erythem/o |
flushed; redness |
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erythr/o |
red |
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esophag/o |
esophagus |
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esthes/o |
nervous sensation (feeling) |
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esthesi/o |
nervous sensation (feeling) |
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estr/o |
female |
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ethm/o |
sieve |
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eti |
cause |
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exanthemat/o |
rash |
