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102 Cards in this Set
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acous/o-
-acusis |
hearing; sound
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aden/o-
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gland
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-al
-ant -ar -ary -ative -eal -ial -ine -ic -ior -ive -ous -tic |
pertaining to
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alg/o-
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pain
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allerg/o-
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allergy
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an-
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without; not
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-ate
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composed of; pertaining to
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anti-
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against
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audi/o-
audit/o- |
the sense of hearing
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aur/i-
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ear
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bi-
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two
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bi/o-
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life; living organisms; living tissue
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bucc/o-
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cheek
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carcin/o-
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cancer
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cav/o-
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hollow space
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cervic/o-
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neck; cervix
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circul/o-
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circle
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-cle
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small thing
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coccus
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spherical bacterium
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cochle/o-
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cochlea
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conduct/o-
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carrying; conveying
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congest/o-
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accumulation of fluid
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dors/o-
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back; dorsum; uppermost part
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-drome
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a running
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effus/o-
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a pouring out
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-ectomy
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surgical excision
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ethm/o-
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sieve
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extern/o-
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outside
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front/o-
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front
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gloss/o-
lingu/o- |
tongue
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glott/o-
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glottis
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-gram
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a record or picture
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-ia
-ity |
condition; state
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impact/o-
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wedged in
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-ion
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action; condition
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incud/o-
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incus (anvil-shaped bone)
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infer/o-
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below
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-itis
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inflammation
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labi/o-
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lip; labrum
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labyrinth/o-
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labyrinth
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laryng/o-
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larynx
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later/o-
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side
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leuk/o-
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white
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lymph/o-
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lymph; lymphatic system
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malign/o-
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intentionally causing harm; cancer
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malle/o-
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malleus (hammer-shaped bone)
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mandibul/o-
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mandible
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mast/o-
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breast; mastoid process
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mastoid/o-
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mastoid process
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maxill/o-
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maxilla
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ment/o-
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mind; chin
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-meter
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instrument used to measure
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-metry
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process of measuring
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mucos/o-
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mucous membrane
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myring/o-
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tympanic membrane
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nas/o-
rhin/o- |
nose
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neur/o-
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nerv
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-oid
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resembling
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-oma
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tumor; mass
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or/o-
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mouth
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-ory
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having the function of
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-osis
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condition; abnormal condition; process
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osm/o-
-osmia |
smell
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ossicul/o-
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ossicle (little bone)
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ot/o-
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ear
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-otia
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ear condition
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palat/o-
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palate
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pan-
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all
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-pathy
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disease; suffering
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pharyng/o-
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pharynx (throat)
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-phyma
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tumor; growth
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-plasty
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process of reshaping by surgery
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plak/o-
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plaque
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-pnea
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breathing
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post-
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after; behind
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presby/o-
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old age
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-rrhea
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flow; discharge
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scler/o-
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hard; sclera
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-scope
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instrument used to examine
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-scopy
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process of using an instrument to examine
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semi-
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half; partly
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sept/o-
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septum
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ser/o-
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serum of the blood; serumlike fluid
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sinus/o-
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sinus
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sphen/o-
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wedge shape
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-stomy
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surgically created opening
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staped/o-
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stapes (stirrup-shaped bone)
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strept/o-
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curved
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super/o-
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above
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suppur/o-
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pus formation
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syn-
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together
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tempor/o-
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temple
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-tome
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instrument used to cut; an area with distinct edges
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-tomy
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process of cutting or making in incision
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tonsill/o-
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tonsil
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-trophy
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process of development
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turbin/o-
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scroll-like structure; turbinate
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tuss-
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cough
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tympan/o-
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tympanic membrane
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uni-
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single; not paired
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vestibul/o-
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vestibule
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voc/o-
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voice
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