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ACOU(S)-
ACU(S)- |
hear
acous-tics |
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AMNI-
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fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion
amni-ocentesis |
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ASC-
ASCIT- |
[leather bag] bladder, sac, bag
ascit-es |
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BARY-
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heavy, dull, hard
bary-lalia |
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CENTE-
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pierce
cardio-cente-sis |
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CHROM-,CHROMA-,CHROMAT-
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color, pigment
chromat-ography |
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DIPS-
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thirst
dips-ophobia |
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ECHO-
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reverberating sound, echo
echo-cardiogram |
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EDEMA, EDEMAT-
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swelling
edemat-ogenic |
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EME-
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vomit
eme-sis |
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GNO(S)-
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know
loga-gnos-ia |
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LAL-
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talk
lal-iatry |
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LAPAR-
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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LEX-
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read
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MNE-
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remember
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NE-
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new
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NO-
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mind, mental activity, comprehension
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OREC-
OREX- |
have an appetite
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OX(Y)-
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acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen
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PHA-
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speak, communicate
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PHAG-
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swallow, eat
phag-ocyte |
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PHARMAC(EU)-
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medicine, drug
pharmaceu-tics |
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PHEM-
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speech
a-phem-ia |
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PHOB-
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(abnormal) fear
hydro-phob-ia |
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PHON-
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voice, sound
phon-ograph |
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PHRAC-
PHRAG- |
enclose, obstruct
nephrem-phrax-is |
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PHRAS-
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speak
poly-phras-ia |
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PHREN-
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mind; diaphragm
phren-ospasm |
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PHYLAC-
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protection (against disease)
phylax-is |
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PHYS(I)-
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nature, appearance
physi-ology |
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PHYT-
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plant (organism), growth
phyt-otoxin |
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POIE-
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produce, make
leuko-poie-sis |
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SAPR-
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rotten, putrid, decaying
sapr-ophilous |
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STEAR-
STEAT- |
fat, sebum, sebaceous glands
steat-adenoma |
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OX-
OXY- |
OX indicates presence of oxygen
OXI sometimes means rapid, acid, or sharp |
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ANDR-
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man, male
andr-ogynous |
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ANKYL-
ANCYL- |
fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked
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APHRODIS(I)-
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sexual desire
aphrodis-iac |
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BRACHY-
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short
brachy-dactylia |
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CRYPT-
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hidden, latent
crypt-ic |
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DEM-
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people, population
epi-dem-ic |
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DOLICH-
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long, narrow, slender
dolich-omorphic |
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DROM-
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a running
drom-omania |
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ER-
EROT- |
sexual desire
(eros, son of aphrodite, greek goddess of love) |
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GYN(EC)-
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woman, female
gynec-ologic |
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HELMINT(H)-
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(intestinal) worm
helminth-icide |
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NEMAT-
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thread (worm)
nemat-ode |
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NOS-
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disease, illness
nos-ophobia |
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ODONT-
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tooth
orth-odont-ist |
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PALI(N)-
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back, again
pali-lalia ("sarah palin back again!!") |
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PAN(T)-
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all, entire, every
pan-carditis |
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PHOR-
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bearing, carrying
phos-phor-us |
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PHOS-
PHOT- |
light, daylight
phot-osynthesis |
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PLEC-
PLEG- |
strike, paralyze
para-pleg-ia |
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R(H)ACHI-
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spine
rachi-tome |
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SCHIZ-
SCHIST- -SCHISIS |
split, cleft, fissure
schiz-ophrenia |
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SPONDYL-
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vertebra
spondyl-arthritis |
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-STAXIS
-STAXIA |
dripping, oozing (of blood)
epi-staxis |
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THAN(AT)-
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death
thanat-obiological |
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THE-
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place, put
syn-the-sis |
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TRICH-
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hair
trich-ogen |
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TROPH-
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nourishment
a-troph-y |
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ADEN-
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gland
aden-oids |
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AER-
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air, gas
aer-obe |
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BLENN-
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mucus
blenn-orrhea |
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CEL(I)-
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abdomen
celi-ocentesis |
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CH(E)IL
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lip
cheil-oschisis |
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CHRON-
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time, timing
chron-ic |
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CLA(S)-
-CLAST |
break (up), destroy
polio-clast-ic |
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-DESIS
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binding
syn-desis |
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DESM-
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[binding] ligament, connective tissue
desm-ocyte |
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DYNAM-
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force, power, energy
dynam-ic |
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GER-
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old age
ger-iatrics |
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GNATH-
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(lower) jaw
pro-gnath-ous |
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ISCH-
-SCHE- |
suppress, check
isch-emia |
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KLEPT-
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steal
klept-omania |
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LEI-
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smooth
lei-otrichous |
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LEP-
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attack, seizure
epi-lep-tic |
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MAN-
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be mad
man-iac |
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MEL-
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limb
mel-algia |
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MORPH-
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form, shape
meta-morph-osis |
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NOM-
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law
nom-ogram |
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OMPHAL-
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navel, umbilicus
omphal-oncus |
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PED-
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child
ped-iatrics |
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PEN-
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decrease, deficiency
leuko-pen-ia |
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-PEX-
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fixing, (surgical) attachment
gastro-pex-y |
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PLAS(T)-
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form, develop
a-plas-ia |
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PRESBY-
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old, old age
presby-opia |
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PROSTAT-
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[one who stands before] prostate gland
prostat-itis |
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PTY-
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spit
pty-sis |
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PTYAL-
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saliva
ptyal-in |
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-RRHAPH-
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suture
cardio-rrhaph-y |
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SIT-
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food
sit-otoxin |
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STA(T)-
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stand, stop
sta-sis |
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TAX-
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(muscular) coordination
a-tax-ia |
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THERM-
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heat, (body) temperature
therm-ometer |
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TROP-
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turning
trop-ism |
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AUR-
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ear
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LATER-
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side
"lateral" |
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OSS-
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bone
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RADIC-
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root
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SOPOR-
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sleep
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VAS-
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vessel
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CERVIX/CERVICES
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neck(s)
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NARIS/NARES
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nostril(s)
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REN/RENES
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kidney(s)
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CORPUS/CORPORA
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body/bodies
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GENUS/GENERA
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kind/kinds
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VISCUS/VISCERA
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internal organ(s)
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MEATUS/MEATUS
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passage(s)
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PLEXUS/PLEXUS/PLEXUSES
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a braid/braids
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GENUPECTORAL
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knee
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CORNU/CORNUA
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horn
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AB-
prefix |
away from
abductor |
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AD-
prefix aka. ac;af;ag;al;an;ap;as;a;at |
to, toward
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AMBI-
prefix |
both
ambidextrous |
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ANTE-
prefix |
before, forward
antenatal |
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BI-
prefix aka bin,bis |
two, twice, double, both
filateral |
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CIRCUM-
prefix |
around
circumduction |
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CON-
prefix aka co,col,com,cor |
together, with, thoroughly, very
congenital, cohabitation |
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CONTRA-
prefix |
against, opposite
contraception |
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DE-
prefix |
down, away from, absent
dehydration |
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DIS-
prefix aka di; dif |
apart, away
disinfect, digest |
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EX-
prefix aka e, ef |
out of, away from
exhalation, evisceration |
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EXTRA-
prefix aka extro |
on the outside, beyond
extrasensory, extrovert |
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1) IN
2) IN 3) IN prefix |
1) in into incubation, impregnate
2) not imbalance, immune 3) very, thoroughly inflammation |
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INFRA-
prefix |
beneath, below
inframaxilarry |
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INTER-
prefix |
between
intercostal |
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INTRA-
prefix |
within
intravenous |
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NON-
prefix |
not
nonviable |
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MULT-
prefix |
many, much, affecting many parts
multicuspid |
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OB-
prefix |
against, toward; very, thoroughly
obsession, opposition |
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PER-
prefix |
through; very, thoroughly
permanent, permeable |
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POST-
prefix |
after, following, behind
postmortem, postpartum |
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PRE-
prefix |
before, in front of
predigestion |
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PRO-
prefix |
forward, in front
projection, procedure |
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RE-
prefix |
back, again
recess, refraction |
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RETRO-
prefix |
backward, in back, behind
retrograde |
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SE-
prefix |
apart, away from
secrete, seduce |
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SEMI-
prefix |
half
semipermeable, semiconscious |
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SUB-
prefix |
under
subcostal, subdural |
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SUPER-
prefix |
over, above; excess
superficial |
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TRANS-
prefix |
across, through
transplant,transparent |
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ULTRA-
prefix |
beyond, excess
ultraviolet, ultrasound |
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-AN
a.f.suffix |
pertaining to, located in
median, ovarian |
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-AR
a.f.suffix |
pertaining to, located in
vascular |
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-ARIUM
n.f.suffix |
denotes a place for someting
aquarium |
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-ARY
a.f.suffix |
pertaining to
salivary, axillary |
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-ATE
a.f.suffix |
having the form of, possessing
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-IA
n.f.suffix |
forms abstract nouns
macrolabia |
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-IAN
n.f.suffix |
indicates an expert in a certain field
librarian, mortician |
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-IC
a.f.suffix |
pertaining to
rhythmic |
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-ID
a.f.suffix |
pertaining to
morbid, rabid |
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-ILE
a.f.suffix |
pertaining to, capable of
senile |
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-INE
a.f.suffix |
pertaining to; located in
uterine; feminine |
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-IVE
a.f.sufix |
pertaining to
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-LENT
a.f.suffix |
full of
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-OSE
a.f.suffx |
full of
adipose, varicose |
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-OUS
a.f.sufix |
full of
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-TY
n.f.suffix |
forms abstract nouns
gravity, morbidity |
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-Y
n.f.suffix |
forms abstract nouns
memory |
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-AD
adverb forming suffix |
toward a part of the body...
dextrad--toward the right sinistrad--toward the left side cephelad--toward the head |
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-CLE
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ventricle
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-ELLA
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rubella
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-IL
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fibril
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-OLA
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roseola
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-ULE
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globule
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-CULUS
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ventriculus
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-ELLUM
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cerebellum
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-ILLA
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fibrilla
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-OLUS
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alveolus
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-ULUS
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calculus
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ABDOMIN-
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belly, abdomen
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ADIP-
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fat
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AUR-
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ear
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BACILL-
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bacillus
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BURS-
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bursa
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CALC-
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stone, calcium, lime (salts)
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CALOR-
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heat, energy
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CAPIT
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head
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CEREBR
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brain
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COST
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rib
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DENT
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tooth
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DORS
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back (of the body)
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EXTERN
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outer
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FIBR
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fiber, filament
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FISTUL
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(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body
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FRIG, FRIGOR
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cold
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INSUL
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island
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INTERN
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inner
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MEAT
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passage, opening, meatus
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NAS
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nose
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PUR
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pus
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RADIC, RAD, RADIX
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root
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REN
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kidney
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SANGUI(N)
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blood
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SON
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sound
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SYNOV
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synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac
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TUB
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tube
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TUSS
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cough
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VACC
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cow
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VIR,VIRUS
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virus
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VISCER
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internal organ(s)
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