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365 Cards in this Set
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a-, an- |
no, not |
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ab- |
away from |
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abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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-ac |
pertaining to |
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ad- |
toward |
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aden/o |
gland |
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adenoid/o |
adenoids |
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adren/o |
adrenal gland |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-algia |
pain |
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alveol/o |
alveolus |
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amni/o |
amnion |
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-an |
pertaining to |
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ana- |
up, apart |
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an/o |
anus |
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angi/o |
vessel (blood) |
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ante- |
before, forward |
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anter/o |
front |
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anti- |
against |
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aort/o |
aorta |
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append/o |
appendix |
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appendic/o |
appendix |
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-ar |
pertaining to |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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arteriol/o |
small artery |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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-ary |
pertaining to |
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ather/o |
fatty plaque |
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-ation |
process, condition |
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aur/o |
ear |
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aut- |
self |
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axill/o |
armpit |
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balan/o |
penis |
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bari/o |
weight |
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bi- |
two |
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bi/o |
life |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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brady- |
slow |
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bronch/o |
bronchial tube |
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bronchiol/o |
small bronchial tube |
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calcane/o |
calcaneus (heel bone) |
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capillar/o |
capillary |
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carcin/o |
cancer, cancerous |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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carp/o |
wrist bones (carpals) |
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-cele |
hernia |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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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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cervic/o |
neck |
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chem/o |
drug, chemical |
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cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
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choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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chron/o |
time |
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-cision |
process of cutting |
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cis/o |
to cut |
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clavicul/o |
clavicle (collarbone) |
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-coccus |
bacterium (berry-shaped plural: -cocci |
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coccyg/o |
tailbone |
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col/o |
colon (large intestine) |
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colon/o |
colon |
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colp/o |
vagina |
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comi/o |
to care for |
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con- |
with/together |
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coni/o |
dust |
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-coniosis |
abnormal condition of dust |
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coron/o |
heart |
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cost/o |
rib |
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cran/i |
skull |
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crin/o |
secrete |
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-crine |
secretion |
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-crit |
separation |
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cry/o |
cold |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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cyst/o |
urinary bladder |
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-cyte |
cell |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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dactyl/o |
fingers or toes |
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dent/i |
skin |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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derm/o |
skin |
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dia- |
complete, thorough |
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-dipsia |
thirst |
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duoden/o |
duodenum |
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dur/o |
dura mater (outermost meningeal layer) |
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-dynia |
pain |
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dys- |
abnormal, bad, difficult, painful |
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-eal |
pertaining to |
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ec- |
out, outside |
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-ectasia |
dilation, stretching, widening |
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-ectasis |
dilation, stretching, widening |
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ecto- |
out, outside |
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-ectomy |
excision (resection, removal); process of cutting out |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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-emesis |
vomiting |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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en- |
in, inner, within |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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endo- |
in, inner, within |
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endocrin/o |
endocrine glands |
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endometr/o |
endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) |
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endometri/o |
endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) |
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enter/o |
intestines (usually small intestine) |
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epi- |
above, upon |
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epiglott/o |
epiglottis |
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epitheli/o |
skin (surface tissue) |
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erythr/o |
red |
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esophag/o |
esophagus |
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esthesi/o |
sensation |
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ex- |
out, outside |
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exo- |
out, outside |
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extra- |
out, outside |
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femor/o |
femur, thigh bone |
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fibr/o |
fibrous tissue |
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fibul/o |
fibula (smaller lower leg bone) |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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gen/o |
to produce |
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-gen |
production, formation |
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-genesis |
producing, forming |
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-genic |
pertaining to producing, produced by |
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ger/o |
old age |
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-globin |
protein |
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glyc/o |
sugar |
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gnos/o |
knowledge |
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-gram |
record |
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-graph |
instrument to record |
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-graphy |
process of recording, to record |
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gynec/o |
woman, female |
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hemat/o |
blood |
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hem/o |
blood |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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humer/o |
humerus (upper arm bone) |
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hydr/o |
water |
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hyper- |
above, excessive, more than normal, too much |
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hypo- |
below, deficient, less than normal, too little |
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hypophys/o |
pituitary gland |
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hyster/o |
uterus |
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-ia |
condition |
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-ian |
practitioner |
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iatr/o |
treatment |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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-ical |
pertaining to |
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ile/o |
ileum (third part of small intestine) |
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ili/o |
ilium (upper part of hip bone) |
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in- |
in, into |
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-ine |
pertaining to |
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infra- |
below |
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inguin/o |
groin |
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inter- |
between |
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intra- |
within |
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-ior |
pertaining to |
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isch/o |
to hold back |
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-ism |
condition, process |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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jejun/o |
jejunum |
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lapar/o |
abdomen |
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-lapse |
slide |
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laryng/o |
larynx (voice box) |
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later/o |
side |
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ligament/o |
ligament |
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leiomy/o |
smooth muscle |
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leuk/o |
white |
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lip/o |
fat |
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-listhesis |
sliding |
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lith/o |
stone |
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-lith |
stone |
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-logist |
one who specializes in the study of |
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-logy |
study of, process of study |
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lumb/o |
loin, waist area |
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lymph/o |
lymph |
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lymphaden/o |
lymph nodes |
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lymphangi/o |
lymph vessel |
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lys/o |
breakdown, destruction, separation |
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-lysis |
breakdown, destruction, separation |
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mal- |
bad |
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-malacia |
softening |
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mamm/o |
breast |
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mast/o |
breast |
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mediastin/o |
mediastinum |
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medull/o |
medulla oblongata (lower part of the brain) |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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men/o |
menstruation |
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mening/o |
meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) |
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meta- |
beyond, change |
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metacarp/o |
metacarpals (hand bones) |
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metatars/o |
metatarsals (foot bones) |
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meter- |
measure |
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metr/o |
uterus, to measure |
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metri/o |
uterus, to measure |
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-metry |
measurement |
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-mortem |
death |
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-motor |
movement |
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muscul/o |
muscle |
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my/o |
muscle |
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myel/o |
bone marrow (with -blast, -cyte, -genous, -oma) |
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myel/o |
spinal cord (with -cele, -gram, -itis) |
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myos/o |
muscle |
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myring/o |
eardrum |
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nas/o |
nose |
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nat/i |
birth |
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necr/o |
death |
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neo- |
new |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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norm/o |
rule, order |
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nos/o |
disease |
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obstetr/o |
midwife |
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ocul/o |
eye |
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odont/o |
tooth |
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-oid |
pertaining to, resembling |
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-oma |
tumor, mass, swelling |
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onc/o |
tumor |
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onycho/o |
nail |
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o/o |
egg |
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oophor/o |
ovary |
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-opsy |
process of viewing |
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opt/o |
eye |
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optic/o |
eye |
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or/o |
mouth |
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orch/o |
testicle, testis |
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orchi/o |
testicle, testis |
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orchid/o |
testicle, testis |
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orth/o |
straight |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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osm/o |
smell |
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oste/o |
bone |
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ot/o |
ear |
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-ous |
pertaining to |
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ovari/o |
ovary |
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pancreat/o |
pancreas |
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para- |
along the side of, beside, near |
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parathyroid/o |
parathyroid gland |
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-partum |
birth |
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path/o |
disease |
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-pathy |
disease condition |
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ped/o |
child |
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pelv/o |
hip bone |
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-penia |
deficiency |
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per- |
through |
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peri- |
surrounding |
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peritone/o |
peritoneum (membrane around abdominal organs) |
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perone/o |
fibula |
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-pexy |
fixation (surgical) |
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phak/o |
lens of the eye |
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phalang/o |
phalanges (fingers and toes) |
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pharyng/o |
pharynx, throat |
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-phasia |
speech |
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-philia |
attraction to |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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phren/o |
diaphragm |
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phren/o |
mind |
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pituitar/o |
pituitary gland |
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plas/o |
development, formation, growth
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-plasm |
development, formation, growth |
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-plasia |
formation, growth |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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pleur/o |
pleura (membranes surrounding the lungs) |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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pneum/o |
air, lung |
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pneumon/o |
lung |
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-poiesis |
formation |
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poly- |
many, much |
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post- |
after, behind |
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poster/o |
back, behind |
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pre- |
before |
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pro- |
before, forward |
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pros- |
before, forward |
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prosth/o |
artificial replacement |
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proct/o |
anus and rectum |
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prostat/o |
prostate gland |
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psych/o |
mind |
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-ptosis |
prolapse, sagging |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
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pulmon/o |
lung |
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis (central section of the kidney) |
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radi/o |
x-ray; radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
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re |
back |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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retin/o |
retina of the eye |
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retro- |
behind |
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rhabdomy/o |
striated (skeletal) muscle |
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rheumat/o |
flow, fluid |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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-rrhage |
excess flow of blood |
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-rrhagia |
excess flow of blood |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge |
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sacr/o |
sacrum |
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salping/o |
fallopian tub; eustachian tube |
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-salpinx |
fallopian tube; eustachian tube |
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sarc/o |
flesh |
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scapul/o |
scapula (shoulder blade) |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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-scope |
instrument to view or visually examine |
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-scopy |
process of visual examination |
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scrot/o |
scrotal sac, scrotum |
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-section |
process of cutting into |
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sept/o |
infection |
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septic/o |
infection |
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-sis |
condition |
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-somatic |
pertaining to the body |
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son/o |
sound |
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-spasm |
constriction |
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spin/o |
backbone, spine, vertebra |
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splen/o |
spleen |
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spondyl/o |
backbone, vertebra |
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-stasis |
control, stop,; place, to stand |
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-stat |
stop, control |
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-stenosis |
narrowing |
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stern/o |
sternum (breastbone) |
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stomat/o |
mouth |
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-stomy |
opening |
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sub- |
below, under |
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supra- |
above |
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sym- |
with, together (use before b, p, and m) |
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syn- |
with, together |
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tachy- |
fast |
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tendin/o |
tendon |
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ten/o |
tendon |
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-tension |
pressure |
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theli/o |
nipple |
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thel/o |
nipple |
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-therapy |
treatment |
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-thesis |
put, place |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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thromb/o |
clot |
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thym/o |
thymus gland |
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thyr/o |
thyroid gland |
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thyroid/o |
thyroid gland |
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thyroaden/o |
thyroid gland |
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tibi/o |
tibia or shin bone |
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-tic |
pertaining to |
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-tomy |
incision, process of cutting into |
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tonsill/o |
tonsil |
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top/o |
to put, place |
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trache/o |
trachea (windpipe) |
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trans- |
across, through |
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tri- |
three |
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troph/o |
development, nourishment |
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-trophy |
development, nourishment |
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tympan/o |
eardrum |
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uln/o |
ulna (medial lower arm bone) |
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ultra- |
beyond |
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-um |
structure |
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ungu/o |
nail |
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uni- |
one |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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urethr/o |
urethra |
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ur/o |
urine, urinary tract |
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-uria |
urine condition |
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uter/o |
uterus |
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vagin/o |
vagina |
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vas/o |
vas deferens, vessel |
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vascul/o |
blood vessel |
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ven/o |
vein |
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venul/o |
venule |
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vertebr/o |
backbone, vertebra |
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vesic/o |
urinary bladder |
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-y |
condition, process |
