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173 Cards in this Set
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a
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Without
not no |
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abdomin/o
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Abdomen
belly |
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ad
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Toward body
in the direction of |
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aden/o
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Gland
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-al
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Pertaining To
(P/T) |
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-algia
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Pain
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an
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Without
not no |
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ankyl/o
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Rigid Fused
Crooked Bent |
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anter/o
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Front
Anterior Ventro |
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arthr/o
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Joint
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aut-
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self
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Bi-
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two / double
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Blephar/o
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Eyelid
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Blepharoptosis
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Drooping/Sagging eyelid
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
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calc/o
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Calcium
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calcane/o
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Calcaneus
Heelbone |
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Carcin/o
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Cancer
Cancerous |
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Carp/o
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Carpals
Wrist Bones Wrist |
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caud/o
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tail
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-cele
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Hernia
Swelling |
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-centesis
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Surgical puncture (to remove fluid / air)
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Cerebro
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Cerebrum
Largest part of Brain |
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cephal/o
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Head
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cervic/o
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Neck
Cervix |
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Chondr/o
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Cartilage
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-clasis
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Break
Fracture |
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cost/o
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Rib
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crani/o
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Skull
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Cyst/o
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Urinary Bladder
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-cyte
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cell
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cyt/o
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Cell
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Dia-
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Complete
Through |
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-desis
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Fixation (of bone or joint)
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Derm/o
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Skin
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dist/o
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Far
Farthest |
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dors/o
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Back (of body)
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Dys-
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Bad
Painful |
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-dynia
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Pain
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eal
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Pertaining To
(P/T) |
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-ectomy
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Excision / removal
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-ectasis
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Dilation
Expansion |
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-emia
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blood CONDITION
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endo-
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Within
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erythr/o
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red
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Electr/o
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Electricity
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exo-
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outside
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en-
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Within
in inner |
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enter/o
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Intestines (small)
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encephal/o
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Brain
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epi-
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Above
Upon |
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femor/o
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Femur
Thighbone (superior) |
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fibul/o
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Fibula
Lower Leg bone (Inferior smaller) |
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gastr/o
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Stomach
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-genesis
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Producing
Forming |
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-globin
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protein
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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-gram
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Record
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graph
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Instrument to record
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-graphy
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To Record
process of recording |
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gynec/o
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Female
Gynecology |
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hem/o
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Blood
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hemi-
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one half
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hepat/o
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Liver
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hist/o
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tissue
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Humer/o
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Humerus
Upper Arm Bone |
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hypo-
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Below
deficient too little less than normal Under |
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hyper
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Over
Above Accessive |
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-iasis
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Abnormal condition
(produced by something specified) |
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-ic
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Pertaining To
(P/T) |
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ili/o
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Ilium
Upper part of hip bone |
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Inter-
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Between
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Intercostal
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Between Ribs (p/t)
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infer/o
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below
toward the feet |
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inguin/o
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Groin
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-itis
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Inflamation
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-ior
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Pertaining To
(P/T) |
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-ism
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condition
process |
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-ist
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Specialist
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laryng/o
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larnx
voice box |
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lapar/o
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Abdomen
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later/o
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side / sides
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leuk/o
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white
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-logist
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Specialist (in study of)
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-logy
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the study of
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lumb/o
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Lumbar
Loin Waist region lower back |
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-lysis
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seperate / loosen / break down
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macro-
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Large
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-malacia
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Softening
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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medi/o
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midline
middle |
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mening/o
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Meninges
Membrane covering of the brain and spinal cord |
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
space between lungs |
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Metacarp/o
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Metacarpal(S)
Hand Bones |
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-meter
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Measure (instrument to)
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micro-
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Small
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mono-
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One
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multi-
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many / much
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myel/o
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Bone Marrow
Spinal Cord |
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my/o
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Muscle
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neur/o
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nerve
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
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Nerve
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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-oma
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Tumor
Mass Swelling |
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onc/o
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tumor
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-opsy
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to view
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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-osis
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ABNORMAL condition
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oste/o
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Bone
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-pathy
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disease (Study of)
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patell/o
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Kneecap
Kneebone |
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-pexy
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Fixation (of an organ)
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pariet/o
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Wall
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plasia
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Formation
Growth Development |
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pelv/o
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Pelvis
hip bone |
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periton/o
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Peritoneum
Membrane covering abdomenals |
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Phalang/o
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Phalanges
Finger bones and Toe bones |
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
(throat) |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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poster/o
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back of body
posterior dorsal behind |
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-penia
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Decrease
Deficiency |
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peri-
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Surrounding
Around |
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-plegia
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Paralysis
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primi-
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First
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pelv/i
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Pelvis
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poly
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many / much
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proxim/o
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Near
Nearest |
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proxim/o
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Near
nearest close |
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post-
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after / behind
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-ptosis
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Downward displacement
Prolapse Droop / Sag |
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pre-
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before
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psych/o
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mind
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quadri-
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four
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Radi/o
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Radius (lower arm bone)(lateral)
X-Ray(S) |
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Retro
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Behind
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Rhin/o
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Nose
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rheumat/o
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Watery Discharge
Flow |
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rrhaphy
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Suture
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-rrhexis
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Rupture
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Roentgen/o
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X-Ray
unit of x-ray measure Radiology |
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sacr/o
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Sacrum
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scler/o
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Hardening
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-scope
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instrument to view
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o-scopy
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Visual examination
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ren/o
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kidney
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spondyl/o
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Spine
Vertebra Backbone |
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spin/o
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Spine
Vertebra Backbone |
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-spasm
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Twitching
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Spondylitis
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Inflammation of spine
or vertebra |
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-stomy
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Opening (creating new one)
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stern/o
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Sternum
Breastbone |
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sarc/o
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flesh
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stasis
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Standing still of
stop to be still Control |
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semi-
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one half
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-sis
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state of
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sub-
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Below
deficient too little less than normal Under |
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Subcostal
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Under Rib (p/t)
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tend/o
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Tendon(S)
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tibi/o
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Tibia
Shinbone Lower leg bone Larger |
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thorac/o
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Chest (thorax)
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thromb/o
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clotting
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-tripsy
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Crushing
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tri-
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three
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trans
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Across or through
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toxic
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Poison
poisonous |
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o-tomy
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Incision
Cut into |
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ungu/o
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Nail
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umbilic/o
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Navel area
Umbilicus Belly-Button |
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verse
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Turning
to turn |
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ventr/o
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Belly
front abdomen anter/o anterior |
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vertebr/o
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Vertebra
Spine Backbone |
