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260 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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- algia
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pain
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- cele
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hernia, swelling
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- centesis
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surgical puncture
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- clasis
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surgical fracture, to break (intentionally)
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- desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone/joint)
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- ectomy
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excision, removal
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- itis
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inflamation
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- logy
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study of
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- megaly
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enlargement
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- oid
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resembling
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- oma
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tumor
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- opia
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vision
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- osis
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abnormal condition
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- ostomy
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forming an opening
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- otomy
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incision
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a -
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without, not
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ab -
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from, away from
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abdomin / o
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abdomin
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ad -
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toward
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al -
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pertaining to
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angi / o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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anter / o
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anterior, front
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anti -
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against
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appendic / o
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appendix
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arteri / o
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artery
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arthr / o
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joint
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atri / o
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atrium
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brady -
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short
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bronch / o
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bronchus
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calcane / o
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calcaneum (heel bone)
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carcin / o
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cancer
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cardi / o
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heart
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carp / o
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carpus (wrist bones)
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caud / o (medic class)
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(toward) tail
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cephal / o (medic class)
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(toward) head
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cerebr / o
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cerebrum
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cervic / o
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neck
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chlor / o
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green
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chol / e
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bile, gall
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circum -
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around
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col / o
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colon
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cor / e
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pupil
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coron / o
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heart
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cost / o
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ribs
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crani / o
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cranium (skull)
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cyan / o
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blue
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cyst / o
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bladder
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cyt / o
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cell
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derm / o
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skin
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dia -
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through, across
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dipl / o
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double
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dors / o
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back (of the body)
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dys -
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bad, painful, difficult
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encephal / o
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brain
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endo -
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in, within
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enter / o
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intestine (usually small)
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epi -
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above, upon
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erythr / o
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red
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esophag / o
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esophagus
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ex -
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out, out from
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femor / o
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femur (thigh bone)
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gastr / o
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stomach
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gingiv / o
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gum(s)
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gloss / o
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tongue
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glyc / o
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sugar, sweetness
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gynec / o
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woman, female
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hem / o or hemat/ o
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blood
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hemi -
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one half
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hepat / o
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liver
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hyper -
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excessive, above normal
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hypo -
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under, below, deficient
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hyster / o
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uterus
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infra - or infer -
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below, under
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inguin / o
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groin
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inter -
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between
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intra -
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in, within
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laryng / o
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larynx (voice box)
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later / o
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side, to one side
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leuk / o
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white
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lith / o
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stone, calculus
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lumb / o
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lower back (loins)
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lys / o
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seperation
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mal -
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bad
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mast / o
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breast
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medi / o
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middle
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melan / o or mel
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black
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mono -
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one
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my / o
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muscle
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nat / o
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birth
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necr / o
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death, necrosis
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nephr / o
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kidney
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neur / o
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nerve
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ophthalm / o or op
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eye
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oste / o
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bone
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ot / o
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ear
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par / a
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near, beside
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path / o
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disease
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peri -
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around
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phag / o
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swallowing, eating
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pharyng / o
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pharynx (throat)
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phleo / o
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vein
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plast / o
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formation, growth
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pleg / a
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paralysis
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pne / o
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breathing
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pneum / o
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air, lung
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pod / o or ped / o
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foot
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poly -
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many, much
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post -
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after, behind
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poster / o
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back (of the body), posterior, behind
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pre -
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before, in front of
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proct / o
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anus, rectum
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pseud / o
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false
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py / o
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pus
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ren / o or nephr / o
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kidney
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retro -
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backward, behind
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rhin / o or nas / o
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nose
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scope -
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instrument for examining
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splen / o
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spleen
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sub -
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under, below
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supra -
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above, excessive, superior
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tachy -
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rapid
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thorac / o
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chest
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thromb / o
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blood clot
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trache / o
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trachea (windpipe)
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trans -
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through, across
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trophy / o
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development, nourishment
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tympan / o
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tympanic membrane
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ven /o phleo / o
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vein
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ventr / o
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belly, bellyside
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xanth / o
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yellow
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pain
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- algia
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hernia, swelling
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- cele
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surgical puncture
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- centesis
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|
|
surgical fracture, to break (intentionally)
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- clasis
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|
|
binding, fixation (of a bone/joint)
|
- desis
|
|
|
excision, removal
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- ectomy
|
|
|
inflamation
|
- itis
|
|
|
study of
|
- logy
|
|
|
enlargement
|
- megaly
|
|
|
resembling
|
- oid
|
|
|
tumor
|
- oma
|
|
|
vision
|
- opia
|
|
|
abnormal condition
|
- osis
|
|
|
forming an opening
|
- ostomy
|
|
|
incision
|
- otomy
|
|
|
without, not
|
a -
|
|
|
from, away from
|
ab -
|
|
|
abdomin
|
abdomin / o
|
|
|
toward
|
ad -
|
|
|
pertaining to
|
al -
|
|
|
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
|
angi / o
|
|
|
anterior, front
|
anter / o
|
|
|
against
|
anti -
|
|
|
appendix
|
appendic / o
|
|
|
artery
|
arteri / o
|
|
|
joint
|
arthr / o
|
|
|
atrium
|
atri / o
|
|
|
short
|
brady -
|
|
|
bronchus
|
bronch / o
|
|
|
calcaneum (heel bone)
|
calcane / o
|
|
|
cancer
|
carcin / o
|
|
|
heart
|
cardi / o
|
|
|
carpus (wrist bones)
|
carp / o
|
|
|
(toward) tail
|
caud / o (medic class)
|
|
|
(toward) head
|
cephal / o (medic class)
|
|
|
cerebrum
|
cerebr / o
|
|
|
neck
|
cervic / o
|
|
|
green
|
chlor / o
|
|
|
bile, gall
|
chol / e
|
|
|
around
|
circum -
|
|
|
colon
|
col / o
|
|
|
pupil
|
cor / e
|
|
|
heart
|
coron / o
|
|
|
ribs
|
cost / o
|
|
|
cranium (skull)
|
crani / o
|
|
|
blue
|
cyan / o
|
|
|
bladder
|
cyst / o
|
|
|
cell
|
cyt / o
|
|
|
skin
|
derm / o
|
|
|
through, across
|
dia -
|
|
|
double
|
dipl / o
|
|
|
back (of the body)
|
dors / o
|
|
|
bad, painful, difficult
|
dys -
|
|
|
brain
|
encephal / o
|
|
|
in, within
|
endo -
|
|
|
intestine (usually small)
|
enter / o
|
|
|
above, upon
|
epi -
|
|
|
red
|
erythr / o
|
|
|
esophagus
|
esophag / o
|
|
|
out, out from
|
ex -
|
|
|
femur (thigh bone)
|
femor / o
|
|
|
stomach
|
gastr / o
|
|
|
gum(s)
|
gingiv / o
|
|
|
tongue
|
gloss / o
|
|
|
sugar, sweetness
|
glyc / o
|
|
|
woman, female
|
gynec / o
|
|
|
blood
|
hem / o or hemat/ o
|
|
|
one half
|
hemi -
|
|
|
liver
|
hepat / o
|
|
|
excessive, above normal
|
hyper -
|
|
|
under, below, deficient
|
hypo -
|
|
|
uterus
|
hyster / o
|
|
|
below, under
|
infra - or infer -
|
|
|
groin
|
inguin / o
|
|
|
between
|
inter -
|
|
|
in, within
|
intra -
|
|
|
larynx (voice box)
|
laryng / o
|
|
|
side, to one side
|
later / o
|
|
|
white
|
leuk / o
|
|
|
stone, calculus
|
lith / o
|
|
|
lower back (loins)
|
lumb / o
|
|
|
seperation
|
lys / o
|
|
|
bad
|
mal -
|
|
|
breast
|
mast / o
|
|
|
middle
|
medi / o
|
|
|
black
|
melan / o or mel
|
|
|
one
|
mono -
|
|
|
muscle
|
my / o
|
|
|
birth
|
nat / o
|
|
|
death, necrosis
|
necr / o
|
|
|
kidney
|
nephr / o
|
|
|
nerve
|
neur / o
|
|
|
eye
|
ophthalm / o or op
|
|
|
bone
|
oste / o
|
|
|
ear
|
ot / o
|
|
|
near, beside
|
par / a
|
|
|
disease
|
path / o
|
|
|
around
|
peri -
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|
|
swallowing, eating
|
phag / o
|
|
|
pharynx (throat)
|
pharyng / o
|
|
|
vein
|
phleo / o
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|
|
formation, growth
|
plast / o
|
|
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paralysis
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pleg / a
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|
|
breathing
|
pne / o
|
|
|
air, lung
|
pneum / o
|
|
|
foot
|
pod / o or ped / o
|
|
|
many, much
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poly -
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|
|
after, behind
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post -
|
|
|
back (of the body), posterior, behind
|
poster / o
|
|
|
before, in front of
|
pre -
|
|
|
anus, rectum
|
proct / o
|
|
|
false
|
pseud / o
|
|
|
pus
|
py / o
|
|
|
kidney
|
ren / o or nephr / o
|
|
|
backward, behind
|
retro -
|
|
|
nose
|
rhin / o or nas / o
|
|
|
instrument for examining
|
scope -
|
|
|
spleen
|
splen / o
|
|
|
under, below
|
sub -
|
|
|
above, excessive, superior
|
supra -
|
|
|
rapid
|
tachy -
|
|
|
chest
|
thorac / o
|
|
|
blood clot
|
thromb / o
|
|
|
trachea (windpipe)
|
trache / o
|
|
|
through, across
|
trans -
|
|
|
development, nourishment
|
trophy / o
|
|
|
tympanic membrane
|
tympan / o
|
|
|
vein
|
ven /o phleo / o
|
|
|
belly, bellyside
|
ventr / o
|
|
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yellow
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xanth / o
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