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abdomin/o
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Meaning: abdomen
the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. |
Example: abdominal
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acr/o
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Meaning: extemities
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Example: acromegaly(enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face.
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aden/o
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Meaning: gland. A gland is an organ in an animal's body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones or breast milk,often into the blood steam.
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adenoid/o
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Meaning: adenoids (two pieces of tissue located behind the nose that often become enlarged in childhood.
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Example: adenoidectomy
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adip/o
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Meaning: fat
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Example: adipose (animal fat stored in the tissue of the body)
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aer/o
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Meaning: air
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Example: aerobic (process that requires oxygen)
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alb/o
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Meaning: white
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Example: albino
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albumin/o
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Meaning: albumin (a protein manufactured by the liver)
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Example: albuminemia
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amini/o
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Meaning: amnion (a membranous sac that surrounds and protects the embryo)
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amyl/o
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Meaning: starch
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Example: amylase (an enzyme that breaks starch down into sugar).
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angi/o
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Meaning: Vessel
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Example: angiogram (X-ray of a blood vessel after special x-ray dye has been inhected into it)
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ankyl/o
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Meaning: crooked or fused
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Example: ankylosing (stiffened or inflexible, especially with regard to the joints of the skeleton)
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anter/o
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Meaning: anterior/before
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Example: anterolateral (situated or occurring in front of and to the side)
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aort/o
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Meaning: aorta (the large artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart)
Example: aortic |
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append(ic)/o
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Meaning: appendix (a small pouch, attached to the first part of the large intestine, whose function in the body is unknown.
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Example: appendicitis
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arteri/o
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Meaning: artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body),
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Example: arteriovenous (connecting an artery to a vein)
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arthr/o
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Meaning: joint
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Example: arthroplasty (the surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement).
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articul/o
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Meaning: joint
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Example: articulation (the point of connection between tow bones or elements of a skeleton, especially if it allows motion).
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atel/o
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Meaning: imperfect
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Example: atelectasis (the collapse of a part or the whole lung).
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ather/o
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Meaning: yellow, fatty, plaque
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Example: atheroma (an abnormal fatty deposit that develops within the walls of the artery).
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aur/i
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Meaning: ear
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Example: auricle (of or relating to near the ear)
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bil/i
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Meaning: bile
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Example: biliary (relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder)
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blast/o
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Meaning: embryonic form
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Example: blastoma (a tumor composed of immature undifferentiated cells)
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blephar/o
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Meaning: eyelid
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Example: blepharitis (inflamation of the eyelids)
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brachi/o
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Meaning: arm
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Example: brachiocephalic (artery in the arm)
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brachy
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Meaning: short
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Example: brachyesophagus
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bronchi/o
bronch/o |
Meaning: windpipe
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Example: bronchospasm (a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy)
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bucc/o
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Meaning: cheek
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Example: buccal (of or relating to or toward the cheek)
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burs/o
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Meaning: bursa
•a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints |
Example: bursectomy
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calc/i
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Meaning: calcium
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Example: calcification
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calcane/o
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Meaning: heel
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Example: calcaneocuboid
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carcin/o
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Meaning: cancer
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Example: carcinoma (•Cancer that arises from epithelial tissue (tissue that lines a cavity or surface)
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cardi/o
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Meaning: heart
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Example: cardiomyopathy (literally means "heart muscle disease")
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carp/o
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Meaning: carpus/wrist
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Example:carpometacarpal (The carpometacarpal joint is a joint in the wrist that articulates the carpal bones and the metacarpals)
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caud/o
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Meaning: tail
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Example: caudal (resembling a tail)
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cec/o
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Meaning: cecum
-the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" |
Example: cecal
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cephal/o
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Meaning: head
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Example: cephalad
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cerebr/o
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Meaning: brain
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Example: cerebral
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cervic/o
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Meaning: neck
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Example: cervicothoracic
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chlor/o
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Meaning: green
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Example: chlorophyll
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chol/e
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Meaning: bile
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Example: cholecystecomy
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cholecyst/o
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Meaning: gallbladder
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Example: cholecystitis
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chondr/o
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Meaning: cartilage
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Example: chondrocalcinosis
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chori/o
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Meaning: fetal covering
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Example: chorioamnionitis
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clavicul/o
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Meaning: clavicle (collar bone)
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Example: acromioclaviculat
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coccyg/o
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Meaning: coccyx (pronounced kok-siks) tailbone
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Example: coccygeal
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col/o
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Meaning: colon
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Example: colonoscopy
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colp/o
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Meaning: hollow/vagina
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Example: colporrhaphy
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cost/o
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Meaning: rib
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Example: costovertebral
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crani/o
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Meaning: cranium/skull
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Example: craniocervical
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cry/o
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Meaning: cold
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Example: cryotherapy
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crypt/o
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Meaning: hide, conceal
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Example: cryptogenic
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cutane/o
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Meaning: skin
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Example: subcutaneous
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cyan/o
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Meaning: blue
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Example: cyanosis
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cyst/o
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Meaning: cyst, bladder
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Example: cystitis
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cyt/o (-cyte)
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Meaning: cell
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Example: plasmacytoma
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dactyl/o
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Meaning: finger, toe
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Example: hexadactylism
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dent/i dent/o
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Meaning: teeth
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Example: dental
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derm/a dermat/o
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Meaning: skin
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Example: dermatitis
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dextr/o
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Meaning: right
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Example: dextroscoliosis
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dips/o
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Meaning: thirst
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Example: polydipsia
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disc/o
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Meaning: disc/disk
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Example: discogenic
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dist/o
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Meaning: far/distant from origin
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Example:distally
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dors/o
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Meaning: dirceted toward/on the back
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Example: dorsal
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duoden/o
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Meaning: duodenum (a hollow jointed tube about 25-30 cm (10-12 in) long connecting the stomach to the jejunum).
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Example: duodenal
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ech/o
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Meaning: sound
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Example: echogram
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electr/o
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Meaning: electricity
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Example: electrodermal
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encephal/o
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Meaning: brain
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Example: encephalomalacia
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enter/o
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Meaning: intestine
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Example: enterocolitis
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erythr/o
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Meaning: red
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Example: erythocyte
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lapar/o
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flank/abdominal
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wall
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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later/o
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side
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anterolateral
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leuc/o
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leuk/o
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white
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lingu/o
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tongue
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lingula
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jejun/o
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jejunum (the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum)
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jejunostomy
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labi/o
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lip
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labial
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lacrim/o
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tear/crying
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lacrimal
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lact/o
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milk
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lactose
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ischi/o
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ischium(hip)
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ischiodynia
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lip/o
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fat
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liposuction
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lith/o
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stone
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cholelithiasis
-the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder |
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lob/o
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lobe
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lobular
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lumb/o
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lower back
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lumbosacral
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lymph/o
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lymph/lymphatics
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lymph nodes
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mamm/o mast/o
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breast
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mammogram/mastectomy
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medi/o
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middle
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mediolateral
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melan/o
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black
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melanotic
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men/o
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month
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dysmenorrhea
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mening/o
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membrane
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meningocele
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metr/i
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uterine tissue
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endometritis
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mon/o
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one/only
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monoclonal
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muc/o
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mucus
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mucoperiosteal
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muscul/o
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muscle
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musculotendinous
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my/o
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muscle
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myometrium
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myc/o
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fungus
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mycosis
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myel/o
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marrow/spinal cord
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myeloma
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narc/o
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sleep/numbness
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narcolepsy
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nas/o
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nose
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nasopharyngeal
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ne/o
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new
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neoblastic
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necr/o
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dead/corpse
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necrosis
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nephr/o
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kidney
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nephrolithiasis
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neur/o
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nerves
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neuritis
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odont/o
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teeth
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odontoid
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odyn/o
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pain/distress
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odynophagia
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onc/o
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bulk/tumor
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oncology
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oophor/o
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ovary
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oophorosalpingitis
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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ophthalmology
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or/o
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mouth
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intraoral
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orchi/o
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testicle
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orchiectomy
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orth/o
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straight
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orthopedic
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oste/o
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bone
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osteopathic
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ot/o
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ear
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otolaryngology
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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pancreatitis
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patell/o
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patella (kneecap)
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patellofemoral
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path/o
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disease
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pathologist
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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pelvimetry
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periton/o
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peritoneum
the serous membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen |
intraperitoneal
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pharmac/o
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drugs/medicine
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pharmacological
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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cricopharyngeal
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phleb/o
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vein
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phlebolith
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phon/o
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sound/voice
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phonation
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phot/o
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light
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photophobia
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phren/o
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mind/diaphragm
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costophrenic
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pleurodesis
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poster/o
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posterior/toward back
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posterolateral
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pneum/o
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air/breathing/lung
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pneumothorax
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proct/o
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rectum/anus
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proctitis
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prostat/o
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prostate
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prostatectomy
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proxim/o
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nearest point of origin
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proximal
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pseud/o
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FALSE
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pseudarthrosis
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psych/o
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mind
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psychiatry
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pub/o
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pubis
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pubococcygeal
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pulm/o pulmon/o
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lung
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pulmonary
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py/o
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pus
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pyoid
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pyel/o
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trough/renal pelvis
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pyelogram
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radi/o
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radius/radiant energy
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radiology
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rect/o
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rectum
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rectal
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ren/o
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kidneys
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renal
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rhin/o
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nose
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rhinoplasty
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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lumbosacral
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salping/o
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tube
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salpingo-oophorectomy
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scrot/o
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scrotum
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scrotal
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semin/o
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semen
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seminal
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ser/o
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serum (Blood plasma with the clotting elements removed).
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serosanguineous
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somat/o
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body
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somatization
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son/o
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sound
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sonogram
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spermat/o
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seed
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spermatocele
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sphen/o
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wedge/sphenoid
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sphenoethmoid
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splen/o
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spleen
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hepatosplenomegaly
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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spondylolisthesis
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stern/o
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sternum
-the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs |
sternocleidomastoid
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tars/o
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ankle bone (tarsal)
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metatarsal
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tempor/o
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temple
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temporomandibular
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ten/o
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tendon/tight band
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tenosynovitis
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therm/o
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heat
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thermometer
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thorac/o
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chest
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thoracic
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thromb/o
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clot/thrombus
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thrombosis
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tibi/o
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tibia (the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle)
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tibiotalar
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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tonsillectomy
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tox/o
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poison
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toxemia
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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tracheotomy
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uln/o
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ulna
•the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm |
ulnoradial
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ur/o
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urine
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polyuria
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ureter/o
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ureter
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ureterovesical
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urethr/o
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urethra
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urethritis
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uter/o
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uterus
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uterovaginal
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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vagotomy
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vas/o
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vessel/ductus deferens
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vasovagal
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ven/o
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vein
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venotomy
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ventr/o
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ventral/belly side
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ventral
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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costovertebral
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vulv/o
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vulva (external parts of the female genitalia)
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vulvectomy
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xanth/o
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yellow
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xanthoma
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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esophageal
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esthesi/o
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feeling
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anesthesia
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femor/o
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femur (the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee)
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femoral
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fet/o
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fetus
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fetal
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fibr/o
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fiber
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fibroma
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fibul/o
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fibula (the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle - calf bone)
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fibulotibial
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front/o
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forehead/front
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frontalis
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galact/o
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milk
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galactorrhea
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gastrectomy
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genit/o
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genitals
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genitourinary
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ger/o
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old
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geriatric
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus (A tiny set of looping blood vessels in the kidney where the blood is filtered and waste products are removed.)
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glomerulonephritis
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glossotonsillar
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glyc/o
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sugar/sweet
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hyperglycemia
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gnath/o
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jaw
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gnathodynia
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granul/o
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grain/particle
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granulocyte
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gynec/o
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female
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gynecology
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hem/a
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hem/o
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hemat/o
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hepat/o
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liver
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hepatomegaly
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hist/o
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tissue
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histoplasmosis
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hom/o
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common/same
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homogeneous
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humer/o
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humerus
-bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow |
humeral
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hydr/o
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water
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hydrometer
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hyster/o
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uterus/womb
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hysterosalpingogram
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ile/o
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ileum (small intestine)
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ileocecal
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ili/o
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ilium (hip bone)
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sacroiliac
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immun/o
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immune
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immunodeficiency
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infer/o
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lowermost/below
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inferior
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intestin/o
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intestine
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gastrointestinal
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irid/o
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colored circle/iris
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iridectomy
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