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59 Cards in this Set
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audi/o-
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hearing
Auditory (sense or organs of hearing) |
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bio-
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life
Biology (study of living things) |
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caus-, caut
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burn
Caustic (burning material) |
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-clas-, clast
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break
Osteoclasis (surgical fracture) |
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duct-
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lead
Abduct (lead away from) Duct (tube leading to or from) |
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-ectas-
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dilate
Venectasia (dilation of veins) |
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-edem-
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swelling
Cephaledema (swelling of head) Edematous (swollen) |
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-esthes-
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sensation
Anesthesia (without sensation) |
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gen/o-
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producing
Pathogen (disease producing) |
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-iatr/o-
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treatment
Geriatrics (treatment of aging) |
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kin/e-, kin/o-
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movement, motion
Kinetics (study of motion) |
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-lysis, lys/o-, lytic
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breaking down
Lysis (destruction of a cell) Lysozyme (bacteria-destroying enzyme) |
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-morph/0-
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form, structure, shape
Polymorphic (many forms) |
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-op/ia, -ops/ia, -opsy
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vision
Myopia (nearsighted) |
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-path, -pathy
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disease
Pathogenic (disease causing) |
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-phage, phag/o-
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eating
Phagocyte (engulfing cell) |
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-phas-
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speech
Dysphasia (difficulty speaking) |
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-phil
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affinity, love for
Philanthropy (love of mankind) |
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-plegia
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paralysis
Paraplegia (paralysis of hind legs) |
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-poiesis
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formation, production
Hemopoiesis (blood cell formation) |
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schist/o-, schiz/o-
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split, cleft, division
Schistocyte (broken red cell) Leukopoiesis (white blood cell production) |
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spasm/o-
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spasm
Spasmogenic (causing spasm) Spasmolysis (relieving spasm) |
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-stasis
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standing still, stoppage
Hemostasis (stoppage of blood flow) |
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troph/o-
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nourishment, food
Trophism (nutrition) Dystrophy (defective nutrition) |
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brachy-
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short
Brachycephalic (short head) |
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brady-
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slow
Bradycardia (slow heartbeat) |
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brev/i-
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short
Brevicollis (short neck) |
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cry/o-
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cold
Cryotherapy (treatment using cold) |
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crypt/o-
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hidden
Cryptorchidism (undecended testis) |
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dextr/o-
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right, right side
Dextromanual (right handed) |
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dipl/o-
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double, twice
Diplococcus (bacteria in pairs) |
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dolich/o-
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long
Dolichocephalic (long head) |
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glyc/o-, gluc/o-
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sugar, sweet
Glycemia (glucose in blood) |
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heter/o-
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other, different
Heterochromatic (of different colors) |
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hom/eo-, hom/o-
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same, alike
Homeostasis (staying the same) |
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hydr/o-
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wet, water, fluid
Hydrocephalus (excess fluid on brain) |
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is/o-
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equal, alike
Isotonic (of equal tension) |
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lept/o-
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slender, small, thin
Leptocyte (thin walled red blood cell) |
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lev/o-
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left, to the left
Levoduction (eyes turn left) |
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macr/o-
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large
Macrocyte (large cell) |
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mal-
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ill, bad
Malady (illness) Malnutrition (nutrition disorder) |
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malac/o-
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soft, softening
Ostemalacia (softening of bones) |
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meg/a-, meg/alo, meg/aly-
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large, oversized
Megacolon (enlarged colon) Megaloblast (large immature blood cell) |
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necr/o-
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death
Necropsy (animal autopsy) |
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olig/o-
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few, little
Oligospermia (few sperm) |
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orth/o-
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straight, normal, correct
Orthodontics (straighten teeth) |
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pachy-
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thick
Pachyderm (thick skin animal) |
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pale/o-
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old, primitive
Paleontology (study of primitive life) |
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platy-
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flat, wide
Platyhelminth (flatworm) |
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ple/o-
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more, many
Pleochromatic (many colors) |
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poikil/o-
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irregular, varied
Poikilothermic (cold blooded) |
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-scler/o-
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hardness
Sclerosis (hardening) |
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sinistr/o-
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left, to the left
Sinistromanual (left handed) |
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sten/o-
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narrow, contracted
Stenosis (abnormal constriction) |
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stere/o-
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solid, 3 dimensional
Stereoscopic (solid appearance) |
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tachy-
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rapid, fast
Tachycardia (rapid heart rate) |
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tel/e-, tel/o-
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distant, end
Telophase (final stage) |
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therm/o-
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heat
Thermogenic (producing heat) |
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xer/o-
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dry
Xeroderma (dry skin) |
