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54 Cards in this Set
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Acou(s)-, Acu(s)-
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Combining Form
hear |
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Amni-
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Combining Form
fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion |
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Asc-, Ascit-
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Combining Form
[leather bag] bladder, sac, bag |
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Bary-
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Combining Form
heavy, dull, hard |
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Cente-
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Combining Form
pierce |
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Chrom-, Chroma-, Chromat-
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Combining Form
color, pigment |
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Dips-
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Combining Form
thirst |
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Echo-
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Combining Form
reverberating sound, echo |
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Edema-, Edemat-
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Combining Form
swelling |
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Eme-
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Combining Form
vomit |
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Gno(s)-
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Combining Form
know |
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Lal-
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Combining Form
talk |
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Lapar-
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Combining Form
abdomen, abdominal wall |
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Lex-
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Combining Form
read |
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Mne-
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Combining Form
remember |
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Ne-
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Combining Form
new |
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No-
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Combining Form
mind, mental activity, comprehension |
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Orec-, Orex-
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Combining Form
have an appetite |
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Ox(y)-
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Combining Form
acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen |
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Pha-
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Combining Form
speak, communicate |
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Phag-
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Combining Form
swallow, eat |
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Pharmac(eu)-
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Combining Form
medicine, drug |
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Phem-
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Combining Form
speech |
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Phob-
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Combining Form
(abnormal) fear |
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Phon-
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Combining Form
voice, sound |
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Phrac-, Phrag-
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Combining Form
enclose, obstruct |
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-emphraxis
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from Phrac- and -sis
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Phras-
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Combining Form
speak |
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Phren-
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Combining Form
mind; diaphragm |
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Phylac-
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Combining Form
protection (against disease) |
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Phys(i)-
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Combining Form
nature, appearance |
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Phyt-
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Combining Form
plant (organism), growth |
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Poie-
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Combining Form
produce, make |
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Sapr-
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Combining Form
rotten, putrid, decaying |
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Stear-, Steat-
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Combining Form
fat, sebum, sebaceous glands |
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Ox-
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Combining Form
indicates the presence of oxygen |
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Oxy-
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Combining Form
rapid; acid; sharp; pointed |
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edema
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swelling caused by an accumulation of fluid in tissue
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hydrops/dropsy
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Edema generalized over large areas of the body
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ascites
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The baggy disease; resulting from the accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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amnesia, amnesty, mnemonic, memory, mental |
Words related to the name of the goddess of memory, Mnemosyne |
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amnion
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thin, transparent sac in which the fetus is suspended
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liquor amnii
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amniotic fluid that protects the fetus from injury
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amniocentesis
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the puncturing of the abdomen with a long, thin, hollow needle, and the removal of a small amount of the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus
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hydrophobia
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fear of water
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phrenic nerve
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serves the diaphragm
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tachyphrenia
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abnormally rapid mental activity
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physiognomy
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the human countenance
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physiognosis
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diagnosis from one's facial appearance
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leukodiagnosis
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diagnosis from an examination of leukocytes
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phytogenous
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arising or caused by plants
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phytotoxin
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a poison derived from plants
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dermatophyte
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a fungal (that is, plant) organism growing in or on the skin
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osteophyte
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a bony outgrowth
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