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73 Cards in this Set
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par-
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give birth to, bear (parturition)
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para-
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near, beyond, beside (paranasal)
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path-
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disease (pathology)
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-pathy
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abnormality, disease (neuropathy)
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ped-
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children (pediatrician)
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pen-
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need, lack (penicillin)
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-penia
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deficiency (thrombocytopenia)
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per-
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through (percutaneous)
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peri-
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near, around (pericardium)
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phag-
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to eat (phagocyte)
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-phil
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have an affinity for (neutrophil)
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phleb-
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vein (phlebitis)
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-phobia
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abnormal fear, dread (hydrophobia)
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-plasty
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reconstruction of (rhinoplasty
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platy-
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flat, side (platysma)
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-plegia
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stroke, paralysis (paraplegia)
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-pnea
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to breathe (apnea)
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pneumo(n)-
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lung (pneumonia)
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pod-
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foot (podiatry)
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-poiesis
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formation of (hemopoiesis)
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poly-
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many, much (polyploid)
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post-
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after, behind (postnatal)
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pre-
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before in time or place (prenatal)
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pro-
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before in time or place (prophase)
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proct-
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anus (proctology)
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pseudo-
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false (pseudostratified)
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psycho-
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mental (psychology)
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pyo-
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pus (pyorrhea)
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quad-
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fourfold (quadriceps femoris)
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re-
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back, again (repolarization)
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rect-
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straight (rectus abdominus)
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ren-
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kidney (renal)
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rete-
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network (rete testis)
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retro-
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backward, behind (retroperitoneal)
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rhin-
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nose (rhinitis)
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-rrhagia
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excessive flow (menorrhagia)
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge (diarrhea)
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sanguin-
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blood (sanguineous)
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sarc-
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flesh (sarcoma)
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-scope
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instrument (stethoscope)
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-sect
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cut (dissect)
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semi-
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half (semilunar)
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-sis
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process or action (dialysis)
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steno-
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arrow (stenosis)
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-stomy
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surgical opening (tracheostomy)
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sub-
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under, below (subcutaneous)
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super-
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above, upper (superficial)
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supra-
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above, over (suprarenal)
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syn- (sym-)
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together, joined, with (synapse)
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tachy-
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swift, rapid (tachycardia)
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tele-
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far (telencephalon)
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tens-
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stretch (tensor tympani)
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tetra-
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four (tetrad)
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therm-
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heat (thermogram)
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thorac-
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chest (thoracic cavity)
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thrombo-
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lump, clot (thrombocyte)
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-tomy
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cut (appendectomy)
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tox-
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poison (toxemia)
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tract-
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draw, drag (traction)
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trans-
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across, over (transfuse)
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tri-
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three (trigone)
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trich-
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hair (trichology)
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-trophy
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nutritional state (hypertrophy)
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-tropic
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turning to, changing (gonadotropic)
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ultra-
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beyond, excess (ultrasonic)
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uni-
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one (unicellular)
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-uria
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urine (polyuria)
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uro-
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urine, urinary organs/tract (uroscope)
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vas-
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vessel (vasoconstriction)
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viscer-
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organ (visceral)
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vit-
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life (vitamin)
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zoo-
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animal (zoology)
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zygo-
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union, join (zygote)
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