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167 Cards in this Set
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ankyl/o
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stiff joint
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appendicul/o
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limb or small attached part
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arthr/o
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joint (where two bones meet)
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axi/o
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axis
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burs/o
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bursa
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calcane/o
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heel bone (the calcaneus, the heel bone of the tarsus)
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carp/o
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wrist (carpus: a collective term for 8 carpal bones)
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cervic/o
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neck
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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clavicul/o
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collarbone (clavicle: a curved bone that articulates with the sternum and scapula)
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coccyg/o
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tailbone (coccyx: the small bone at the base of the spinal column)
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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cranium (the portion of the skull that contains the brain)
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femor/o
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thigh bone (femur, the bone extending from the hip to the knee)
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fibul/o
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fibula (the lateral bone of lower leg)
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humer/o
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humerus (the upper arm bone)
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ili/o
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ilium (superior part of each hip bone)
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ischi/o
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ischium (posterior part of each hipbone)
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kyph/o
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bent or humped
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lamin/o
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lamina (part of a vertebra)
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ligament/o
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ligament
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lord/o
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swayback
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lumb/o
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loin (the loin is the lower part of back and sides between ribs and pelvis.
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mandibul/o
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lower jawbone (the mandible)
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maxill/o
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upper jawbone (the maxilla)
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malac/o
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soft or softening
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menisc/o
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meniscus
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metacarp/o
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metacarpus (the palm, formed by 5 metacarpal bones)
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metatars/o
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metatarsus (five bones that forms the instep of the foot)
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myel/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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necr/o
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death
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oste/o
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bone
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orth/o
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straight
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patell/o
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knee cap (patella)
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pelv/i
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pelvis (the bony structure composed of the two hipbones, sacrum and coccyx)
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phalang/o
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phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
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pub/o
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pubis (pubic bone, the anterior portion of each hipbone)
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radi/o
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radius (lateral bone of the forearm)
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sacr/o
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sacrum (bone between fifth lumbar vertebra and coccyx)
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sarc/o
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flesh
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scapul/o
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shoulder blade (scapula)
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scoli/o
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crooked or curved
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skelet/o
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skeleton (the bony framework of the body consisting of 206 bones)
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spin/o
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spinal column or backbone or vertebral column
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spondyl/o*
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vertebra
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synov/o or synovi/o
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synovial membrane
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sten/o
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narrow
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stern/o
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breast bone (sternum)
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tal/o
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talus (the ankle bone of the tarsus)
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tars/o
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ankle (tarsus, a collective term for the 7 tarsal bones of the ankle)
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tibi/o
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tibia (medial bone of lower leg commonly called the shinbone)
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uln/o
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ulna (medial bone of the forearm)
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vertebr/o*
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vertebra
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-clasia
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surgical fracture
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-desis
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binding or fixation
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-lysis
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separation or destruction
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-malacia
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softening
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duct/o
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bring or move
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dors/o or dors/i
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back (dorsum)
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electr/o
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electricity
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extens/o
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straightening
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fibr/o
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fibers or fibrous tissue
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fasci/o
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fascia
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flex/o
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bending
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goni/o
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angle
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leiomy/o
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smooth muscle
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muscul/o*
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muscle
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my/o*
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muscle
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myos/o*
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muscle
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myocardi/o*
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heart muscle
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rhabdomy/o
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skeletal muscle
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sarc/o
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flesh
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ten/o**
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tendon
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tendin/o**
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tendon
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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towards
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circum-
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around
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dorsi-
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back
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-globin
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protein
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-ion
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action or condition
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-kinesia
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movement
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-trophy
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development or nourishment
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ech/o
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repeated sound
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fluor/o
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luminous (emitting light)
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radi/o
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radiant energy (the energy of electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays or gamma rays). Note, radi/o also means radius, a bone in the arm.
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son/o
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sound
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tom/o
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a cut or section
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ultra-
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beyond or excess
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-lucent
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clear or to shine
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-opaque
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obscure
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angi/o*
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blood vessel or lymph vessel
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aneurysm/o
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aneurysm
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o*
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artery
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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cardi/o
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heart
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card/i
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heart
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coron/o
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heart or encircling structure
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electr/o
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electricity
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embol/o
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plug
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hemangi/o*
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blood vessel
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hem/o
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blood
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isch/o
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deficiency or blockage
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phleb/o*
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vein
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rrhythm/o
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rhythm
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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sten/o
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narrow
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steth/o*
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chest
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thorac/o*
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thorax
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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valvul/o
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valve
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vascul/o*
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blood vessel
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varic/o
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dilated vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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vol/o
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volume
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a- or an-
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without
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end-, endo-
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within or inner
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-emia
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blood condition
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-emic
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relating to blood
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-lytic
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separating or destructing
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-manometer
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instrument to measure pressure
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-ole
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small
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-rrhage
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profuse fluid discharge or excessive discharge
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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-ule
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small
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erythr/o
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red
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hem/o*
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blood
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hemat/o*
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blood
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lipid/o
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lipid
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leuk/o
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white
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myel/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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morph/o
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shape
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phag/o
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eating or swallowing
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phil/o
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tendency toward or attraction for
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plasm/o
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plasma
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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-apheresis
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removal
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-ase
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enzyme
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-crit
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separate
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-cythemia
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condition involving cells of the blood
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-cytosis
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more than the normal number of cells
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-emia
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blood condition
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-globin**, -globulin**
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protein
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-lysis
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separation or destruction
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-lytic
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separating or destructing
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-penia
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abnormal decrease or deficiency
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-phage
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eating
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-plastic
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forming
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-poiesis
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formation
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-poietin
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one that forms
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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immun/o
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immune or immunity or protection
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessel
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path/o
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disease
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pyret/o
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fever
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pyr/o
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heat or fire
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splen/o
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spleen
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thym/o
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thymus
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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anti-, ana-
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against
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-edema
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swelling
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-genesis
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production or generation
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-phylaxis
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protect
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