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100 Cards in this Set
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a-
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no, not, without, away from, negative
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abdimin/o-
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abdomen
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aden/o-
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gland
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append/o-, appendic/o-
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appendix
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-algia
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pain, suffering, painful condition
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arter/o-, arteri/o-
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artery
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angi/o-
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blood or lymph vessel
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an-, ana-
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up, apart, backward, excessive
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arthr/o-
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joint
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-al
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pertaining to
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at-
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toward, to
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-centisis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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col/o-
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colon, large intestine
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cyan/o-
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blue
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carcin/o-
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cancerous
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cyt/o-, -cyte
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cell
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cost/o-
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rib
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cephal/o-, -ceps
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head
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caud/o-
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lower part of body, tail
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chondr/i-, chondr/o-
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cartilage
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crin/o-, -crine
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secrete
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dem/o-
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people, population
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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derma-, dermat/o-, derm/o-
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skin
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dia-
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through, between, apart, complete
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dors/i-, dors/o-
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back of body
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-ectomy
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surgical removal, cutting out, excision
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eti/o-
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cause
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epidemi/o-
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among the people, an epidemic
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en-
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in, within, into
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end-, endo-
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in, within, inside
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erythr/o-
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red
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epi-
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above, upon, on
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-eal
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pertaining to
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exo-
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out of, outside, away from
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-genic, -genesis
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creation, reproduction
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-graphy
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the process of producing a picture or record
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gastr/o-
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stomach, belly
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gen-, gen/o-, -gen
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producing, forming
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hem/o-, hemat/o-
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blood, relating to the blood
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hepat/o-
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liver
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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home/o-
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sameness, unchanging, constant
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hist/o-, histi/o-
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tissue
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idi/o-
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peculiar to the individual or organ, one, distinct
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iatr/o-
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physician, treatment
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-itis
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inflammation
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inter-
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between, among
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intra-
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within, inside
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-ion
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action, process, state or condition
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-ic
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pertaining to
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ili/o-
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ilium, hipbone
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lacer/o-, lacerat/o-
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torn, mangled
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laryng/o-
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larynx, throat
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lumb/o-
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lower back, loin
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-muscular
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skeletal muscle
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myc/e-, myc/o-
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fungus
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myel/o-
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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my/o-
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muscle
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neo-, ne/o-
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new, strange
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nat/i-
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birth
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-oma
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tumor, neoplasm
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-ostomy
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the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-osis
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abnormal condition, disease
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-ologist
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specialist
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-ology
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the science or study of
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ot/o-
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ear, hearing
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path/o-, -pathy
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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-plas/i, -plas/o, -plasia
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development, growth, formation
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palpat/o-
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touch, feel, stroke
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palpit/o-
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throbbing, quivering
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poli/o-
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grey matter of brain and spinal cord
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pyel/o-
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renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
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py/o-
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pus
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pyr/o-, pyret/o-
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fever, fire
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physic/o-,
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nature, physical
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pelv/i-, pelv/o-
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pelvic bone, pelvic cavity, hip
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peritone/o-
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peritoneum
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-plasm
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formative material of cells
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-rrhaphy
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surgical suturing
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rhin/o-
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nose
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retro-
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behind, backward, back of
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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-stitial
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tissue
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supinat/o
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bend backward, place on the back
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suppur/o-, suppurate/o-
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to form pus
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supra-
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above or excessive
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-stasis, -static
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control, maintenance of a constant level
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-tension
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blood pressure
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tonsill/o-
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tonsil, throat
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-tic
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pertaining to
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ventr/o-
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in front, belly side of body
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