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111 Cards in this Set
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abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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acr/o |
extremities, top, extreme point |
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acu/o |
sharp, severe, sudden |
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aden/o |
gland |
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adip/o |
fat |
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amni/o |
amnion (sa surrounding the embryon in the uterus |
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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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axill/o |
armpit |
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bi/o |
life |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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bronch/o |
bronchial tubes |
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carcin/o |
cancer |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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chem/o |
drug, chemical |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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chron/o |
time |
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col/o |
colon |
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cyst/o |
urinary bladder |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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erythr/o |
red |
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hem/o |
blood |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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hydr/o |
water, fluid |
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inguin/o |
groin |
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isch/o |
tohold back |
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lapar/o |
abdomen, abdominal wall |
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laryng/o |
larynx |
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leuk/o |
white |
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lymph/o |
lymph |
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mamm/o |
breast |
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mast/o |
breast |
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morph/o |
shape, form |
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muc/o |
mucus |
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my/o |
muscle |
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myel/o |
spinal cord, bone marrow |
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necr/o |
death |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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neurt/o |
neutrophil (a white blood cell) |
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nucle/o |
nucleus |
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ophthalm/o |
eye |
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oste/o |
bone |
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ot/o |
ear |
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path/o |
disease |
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peritone/o |
peritoneum |
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phag/o |
to eat, swallow |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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plas/o |
formation, development |
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pleur/o |
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall) |
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pneumon/o |
lungs |
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radi/o |
x-rays |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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sarc/o |
flesh |
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splen/o |
spleen |
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staphyl/o |
clusters |
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strept/o |
twisted chains |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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thromb/o |
clot |
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tonsill/o |
tonsils |
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trache/o |
trachea (windpipe) |
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ven/o |
vein |
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-algia |
pain |
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-cele |
hernia |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-coccus (singular) -cocci (plural) |
berry-shaped bacterium |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-ectomy |
excision, removal, resection |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-genesis |
condition of producing, forming |
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-gram |
record |
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-graph |
instrument for recording |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-logy |
study of |
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-lysis |
breakdown, destruction, separation |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-oma |
tumor, mass, collection of fluid |
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-opsy |
to view |
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-osis |
condition, usually abnormal |
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-pathy |
disease condition |
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-penia |
deficiency |
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-phobia |
fear |
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-plasia |
development, formation, growth |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-ptosis |
drooping, falling, prolapse |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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-scope |
instrument for visual examination |
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-scopy |
process of visual examination |
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-stasis |
controlling, stopping |
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-stomy |
opening to form a mouth |
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-therapy |
treatment |
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-tomy |
incision, cutting into |
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-trophy |
development |
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-er |
one who |
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-ia |
condition |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-ole |
little, small |
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-ule |
little, small |
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-um, ium |
structure, tissue |
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-us |
structure, substance |
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-y |
condition, process |
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-ac, iac, -al, -ar, -ary, ic, ical, -ous, -tic |
pertaining to |
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-genic |
pertaining to producing, produced by or in |
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-oid |
resembling, derived from |
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-ose |
pertaining to, full of |
