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172 Cards in this Set
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a-, an- |
without, not, lack of |
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ab- |
away from |
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ad- |
to, toward, near |
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ante- |
before, forward, in front of |
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anti- |
against |
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auto- |
self |
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bi- |
double, two, twice |
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brady- |
slow |
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circum- |
around |
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contra- |
against, opposite |
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de- |
down, from |
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dia- |
across, through, apart |
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dis-
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apart, free from
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dys-
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bad, dificult, abnormal
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ecto-
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outer, outside
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en-
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in, into, within
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endo-
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inner, inside
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epi-
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over, on, upon
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eryth-
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red
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eu-
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normal, good, well, healthy
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ex- |
out, out of, from, away from |
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, too much, high
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hypo-
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under, decreased, less than mormal
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in-
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in, into, within, not
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inter- |
between
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intra-
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within
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intro-
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into, within
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leuk- |
white
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad, illness, disease
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meg- |
large |
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micro- |
small |
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mono- |
one, single |
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neo- |
new |
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non- |
not |
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olig- |
small, scant |
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para- |
beside beyond, after |
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per- |
by, through |
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peri- |
around |
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poly- |
many, much |
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post- |
after, behind |
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pre- |
before, in front of, prior to |
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pro- |
before, in front of |
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re- |
again, backward |
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retro- |
backward, behind |
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semi- |
half |
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sub- |
under, beneath |
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super- |
above, over, excess |
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supra- |
above, over |
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tachy- |
fast, rapid |
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trans- |
across |
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uni- |
one |
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abdomin (o) |
abdomen |
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aden (o) |
gland |
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adren (o) |
adrenal gland |
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angi (o) |
vessel |
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arteri (o) |
artery |
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arthr (o) |
joint |
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bronch (o) |
bronchus, bronchi |
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card, cardi (o) |
heart |
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cephal (o) |
head |
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chole, chol (o) |
bile |
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chondro (o) |
carilage |
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colo |
colon, large intestine |
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cost (o) |
rib |
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crani (o) |
skull |
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cyan (o) |
blue |
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cyst (o) |
bladder, cyst |
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cyt (o) |
cell |
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dent (o) |
tooth |
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derma |
skin |
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duoden (o) |
duodenum |
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encephal (o) |
brain |
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enter (o) |
intestines |
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fibr (o) |
fiber, fibrous |
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gastr (o) |
stomach |
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gloss (o) |
tongue |
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gluc (o) |
sweetness, glucose |
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glyc (o) |
sugar |
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gyn, gyne, gyneco |
woman |
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hem, hema, hemo, hemat (o) |
blood |
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hepat (o) |
liver |
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hydro (o) |
water |
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hyster (o) |
uterus |
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ile (o), ili (o) |
ileum |
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lapro |
abdomen, lion, flank |
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laryng (o) |
larynx |
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lith (o) |
stone |
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mamm (o) |
breast, mammary gland |
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mast (o) |
mammary gland, breast |
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meno |
menustration |
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my (o) |
muscle |
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myel (o) |
spinal cord, bone marrow |
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necro |
death |
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nephr (o) |
kidney |
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neur (o) |
nerve |
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ocul (o) |
eye |
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oophor (o) |
ovary |
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ophthalm (o) |
eye |
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orth (o) |
straight, normal, correct |
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oste (o) |
bone |
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ot (o) |
Ear |
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ped (o) |
child, foot |
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pharyng (o) |
pharynx |
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phleb (o) |
vein |
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pnea |
breathing, respiration |
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pneum (o) |
lung, air, gas |
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proct (o) |
rectum |
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psych (o) |
mind |
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pulmo |
lung |
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py (o) |
pus |
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rect (o) |
rectum |
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rhin (o) |
nose |
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salping (o) |
eustachian tube, fallopian tube |
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splen (o) |
spleen |
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sten (o) |
narrow, constriction |
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stern (o) |
sternum |
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stomat (o) |
mouth |
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therm (o) |
heat |
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thoraco |
chest |
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thromb (o) |
clot, thrombus |
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thyr (o) |
thyroid |
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toxic (o) |
poison, poisonous |
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toxo |
poison |
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trache (o) |
trachea |
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urethr (o) |
urethra |
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urin (o) |
urine |
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uro |
urine, urinary tract, urination |
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uter (o) |
uterus |
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vas (o) |
blood vessel, vas deferens
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ven (o) |
vein |
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vertebr (o) |
spine, vertebrae |
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-algia |
pain |
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-asis |
condition, usually abnormal |
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-cele |
hernia, herniation, pouching |
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-centesis |
puncture and aspiration of |
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-cyte |
cell |
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--ectasis |
dilation, stretching |
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-ectomy |
excision, removal of |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-genesis |
development, production, creation |
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-genic |
producing, causing |
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-gram |
record |
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-graph |
a diagram, a recording instrument |
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-graphy |
making a recording |
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-iasis |
condition of |
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-ism |
a condition |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-logy |
the study of |
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-lusis |
destruction of, decomposition |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-meter |
measuring instrument |
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-oma |
tumor |
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-osis |
condition |
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-pathy |
disease |
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-penia |
lack, deficiency |
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-phagia |
to eat or consume, swallowing |
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-phasia |
speaking |
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-phobia |
an exaggerated fear |
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-plasty |
surgical repair or re-shaping |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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-ptosis |
falling, sagging, dropping down |
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-rrhage, -rrhagia |
excessive flow |
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-rrhaphy |
stitching, suturing |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge |
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-scope |
examination instrument |
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-scopy |
examination using a scope |
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-stasis |
maintenance, maintaining a constant level |
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-stomy, -ostomy |
creation of an opening |
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-tomy, -otomy |
incision, cutting into |
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-uria |
condition of the urine |
