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341 Cards in this Set
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a- |
not, without |
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an- |
not, without |
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an/o |
anus |
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ab- |
away, away from |
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abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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acr/o |
extremities, arms and legs, limbs, appendages |
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ad- |
toward, towards, near |
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aden/o |
gland, glands |
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adren/o |
adrenal, adrenals, adrenal gland, adrenal glands |
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aer/o |
air, gas |
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-algesia |
pain, pain sensitivity, sensitivity to pain, pain sensation |
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-algia |
pain |
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alveol/o |
microscopic air sacs of the lung, socket of a tooth |
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ambi- |
around, on both sides, about, both sides, both |
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ambul/o |
walk, to walk, walking |
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amni/o |
amnion, sac around fetus |
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angi/o |
vessel |
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anis/o |
unequal, not equal |
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ankyl/o |
stiff, crooked, bent, immoveable, fixed |
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ante- |
before, forward, front |
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anter/o |
front, towards the front |
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anti- |
against |
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antr/o |
a closed cavity or chamber |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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articul/o |
joint, articulation |
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ather/o |
fatty, fatty substance, plaque, porridge, fat |
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audi/o |
hearing |
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auto- |
self |
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balan/o |
glan penis, penis |
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bi- |
two |
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bi/o |
life |
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-blast |
early, embryonic, immature |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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brachi/o |
arm |
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brady- |
slow |
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burs/o |
bursa, bursae, sac around a joint, serous sac |
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calcane/o |
heel, heel bone, calcaneus |
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calc |
stone, pertains to calcium |
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carcin/o |
cancer |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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carp/o |
wrist |
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cath- |
downward |
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caud/o |
tail |
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-cele |
hernia, swelling, abnormal protrusion |
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-centesis |
puncture, surgical puncture |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cerebr/o |
brain, cerebrum |
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cervic/o |
neck, cervix |
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cheil/o |
lip, lips |
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chir/o |
hand, hands |
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chlor/o |
green |
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chol/e |
gall, bile |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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chrom/o |
color |
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-cide |
kill, killing, kills |
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circum- |
around, encircling |
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-clysis |
washing, irrigating, irrigation |
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col/o |
colon, large intestine |
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colp/o |
vagina |
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con- |
with, together |
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conjunctiv/o |
conjunctiva, lining of eyelid |
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contra- |
against, opposite |
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core/o |
pupil |
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corne/o |
cornea |
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cost/o |
ribs |
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crani/o |
skull |
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crypt/o |
hidden, concealed |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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cyst/o |
bladder, sac filled with fluid, urinary bladder |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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-cyte |
cell |
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dacry/o |
tear, tears |
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dactyl/o |
fingers or toes, fingers and toes, digits, finger or toe, finger and toe |
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deca- |
ten, 10 |
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deci- |
one tenth, 1/10 |
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dent/o |
teeth, tooth |
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derm/o |
skin |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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dextr/o |
right |
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dia- |
through, throughout, across |
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dipl/o |
double, pairs, pair, two |
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dips/o |
thirst |
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dis- |
apart, undo, separate, to separate, free from |
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dist/o |
farther from origin, farther from point of attachment |
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dors/o |
back, behind |
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duct/o |
lead, move, to lead, to move |
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duoden/o |
duodenum, first part of small intestine |
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-dynia |
pain |
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dys- |
bad, difficult, painful, faulty, poor, harmful |
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echo- |
reverberating sound |
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-ectasis |
dilation, dilatation, expansion, increase in diameter |
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ecto- |
outside, out |
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-ectomy |
remove, removal, cut out, excision, take out, surgical removal |
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-emesis |
vomiting, vomit |
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-emia |
blood, blood condition |
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endo- |
inside, within, inner |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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enter/o |
intestine, intestines, small intestine, small intestines |
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epi- |
over, above, upon |
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-er |
one who |
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erythr/o |
red |
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esthesi/o |
feeling, sensation |
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eu- |
good, normal, well |
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ex- |
out, away from |
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extra- |
outside, in addition |
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febr/i |
fever |
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femor/o |
femur, thigh bone |
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flex/o |
flexion, bend, to bend |
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furc/o |
branch, divide, fork |
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fusi/o |
to join |
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gangli/o |
ganglion, collection of nerve cells |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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-gen/o |
producing, generating, creation, formation |
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-genesis |
producing, generating, creation, formation |
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-genic |
produced, produced by, forming, formation |
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genit/o |
reproduction |
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gingiv/o |
gums |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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gluc/o |
sugar, glucose |
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glyc/o |
sugar, glucose, glycose |
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-gram |
written record, record, recording |
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-graph |
instrument for recording, recording instrument, recording, record |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-gravida |
pregnant |
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gynec/o |
woman, female |
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hemi- |
half |
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hem/o |
blood |
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hemat/o |
blood |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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hetero- |
different, other |
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hidr/o |
sweat |
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hist/o |
tissue |
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homo- |
same, similar |
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hydro- |
water, liquid |
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hyper- |
above, excessive, beyond, over |
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hypo- |
under, deficient, less, lower, below |
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hyster/o |
uterus |
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iatr/o, -iatrist, -iatry |
physician or medical professional, physician specialist, medical specialty |
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ile/o |
ileum, last part of the small intestines |
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ili/o |
ilium, hip bone |
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infr/a |
below, beneath |
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inter- |
between |
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intra- |
inside, within |
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irid/o |
iris |
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is/o |
equal |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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jejun/o |
jejunum, second part of small intestine |
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kal/o |
pertains to potassium |
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kerat/o |
cornea |
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kinesi/o |
movement |
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lacrim/o |
tear, tears, tear duct, lacrimal duct |
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lact/o |
milk |
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lamin/o |
lamina, thin sheet |
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lapar/o |
abdomen, abdominal wall |
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laryng/o |
larynx, voice box |
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later/o |
side, away from midline |
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lei/o |
smooth |
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-lepsy |
seizure |
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leuk/o |
white |
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lingu/o |
tongue |
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lip/o |
fat |
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lith/o |
stone, calculus |
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-logist |
specialist, one who studies |
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-logy |
study of, the study of, study |
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lumb/o |
lower back, lumbar, loins, loin |
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lumin/o |
inside measurement of tube or vessel, light |
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-lysis |
dissolution, breakdown, destruction |
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macro- |
large, big |
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mal- |
bad, poor |
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-malacia |
soft, softening |
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mamm/o |
breast |
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-mania |
madness, obsessive preoccupation |
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medi/o |
middle, midline |
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-megaly |
enlargement, large |
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melan/o |
black |
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men/o |
menses, month, menstruation |
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mening/o |
meninges, membranes around the brain and spinal chord |
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ment/o |
mind, chin |
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meso- |
middle |
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meta- |
after, beyond, change, occurring later in series |
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-meter |
measure, measuring, instrument used for measuring |
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metr/o |
uterus, uterine tissues, womb |
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micro- |
small, one millionth |
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mono- |
one |
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mort/o |
death, dead |
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muc/o |
mucus, mucous |
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my/o |
muscle |
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myc/o |
fungus, fungi |
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myel/o |
bone marrow, spinal chord |
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myring/o |
eardrum |
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narc/o |
numbness, sleep |
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nas/o |
nose |
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nat/o |
birth, born |
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necr/o |
death, dead |
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neo- |
new |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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neur/o |
nerve, nerves |
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noct/i |
night |
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nulli- |
none, no |
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nyct/o |
night |
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ocul/o |
eye |
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odont/o |
tooth, teeth, shaped like a tooth |
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-oid |
like, resembling |
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olig/o |
scant, scanty, few, little |
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-oma |
tumor, mass |
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omphal/o |
navel |
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onc/o |
tumor, mass |
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onych/o |
nail, nails |
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oophor/o |
ovary |
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opthalm/o |
eye, eyes |
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-opia |
vision |
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orchid/o |
testis, testes, testicle |
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orth/o |
straight, normal, correct |
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-osis |
condition, status, abnormal increase |
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oste/o |
bone, bones |
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-ostomy |
opening, form an opening, create a new opening |
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ot/o |
ear |
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palat/o |
palate, roof of mouth |
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para-, par- |
beside, near, alongside, beyond, abnormal |
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pariet/o |
wall |
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-parous, -para, par/o |
to bear, bring forth, live birth |
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-partum |
childbirth, labor |
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path/o |
disease |
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ped/o |
foot, feet, child |
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-penia |
decrease, deficiency, poverty |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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per- |
through, across, throughout |
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peri- |
around, surrounding |
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peritone/o |
peritoneum, membrane around abdominal organs |
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-pexy |
fixation, attached, surgical fixation, surgical attachment |
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phac/o |
lens |
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phag/o, -phagia |
eat, eating, swallow, ingestion, biting |
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phalang/o |
phalanges, bones of fingers and toes |
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pharmac/o |
drug, drugs |
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phas/o, -phasia |
speech |
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-phile, -philia |
loves, attracted to, tendency towards, abnormal attraction |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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-phobia |
fear, aversion |
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phon/o |
voice, sound |
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phor/o |
carry or bear |
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phren/o |
mind, diaphragm |
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-plasia |
formation, growth, development |
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plasm/o, -plasm |
material forming cells, plasma |
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-plasty |
surgical repair, surgical correction, repair |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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pleur/o |
pleura, membrane around lungs |
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-pnea |
breathe, breathing |
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pneum/o |
lung, lungs, air |
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pneumon/o |
lung, lungs, air |
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pod/o |
foot, feet |
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poly- |
many, much, excessive |
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por/o |
openings, opening, passageways, passageway, porous |
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post- |
after, behind |
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-practor |
one who practices |
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pre- |
before, in front of, front, in front |
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presby- |
old, aging, elderly |
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primi- |
first |
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pro- |
before, front, in front |
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proct/o |
rectum, anus, rectum or anus |
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proxim/o |
near, close, near origin, near attachment |
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pseudo- |
false |
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psych/o |
mind |
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-ptosis |
prolapsed, drooping, falling, prolapse |
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pulmon/o |
lung, lungs |
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py/o |
pus |
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
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pyr/o |
fever, heat, fire |
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quad- |
four |
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quint- |
five |
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rachi/o |
spine, spinal column, vertebral column |
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radi/o |
x-ray, radius |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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retin/o |
retina |
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retr/o |
behind, backwards |
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rheumatic |
pertaining to rheumatism |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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-rrhagia |
hemorrhage, excessive flow, profuse bleeding, bleeding, profuse discharge |
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-rrhaphy |
stitching, suture |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge, runny |
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-rrhexis |
rupture |
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salping/o |
fallopian tube, fallopian tubes, oviducts, uterine tube, uterine tubes |
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sanguin/o |
blood, bloody |
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sarc/o |
flesh, connective tissue |
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schist/o |
split, cleft, fissure |
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-schiz/o |
split, cleft, fissure |
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scler/o |
hard, sclera |
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-scope |
instrument to observe, instrument to view, instrument to look |
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semi- |
half |
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-sepsis |
infection, infected, poison, putrefaction, putrefying |
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sinistr/o |
left |
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somn/i |
sleep |
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son/o |
sound |
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spasm/o |
involuntary |
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spin/o |
spine |
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spir/o |
breathe, breathing |
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splen/o |
spleen |
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spondyl/o |
vertebrae, spinal column, spine |
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staphyl/o |
uvula, grape like clusters |
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-stasis |
standing, standing still, control, one place, stationary |
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sten/o |
narrow, narrowed, constricted, constriction |
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stern/o |
sternum, breast bone |
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stomat/o |
mouth |
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-stoma |
opening, mouth |
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sub- |
under, beneath, below |
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supra- |
above, beyond |
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sym- |
with, together, joined |
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syn- |
with, together, joined |
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tachy- |
fast, rapid |
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ten/o |
tendon |
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than/o, -thanasia |
death, dead |
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therm/o |
heat |
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thorac/o |
chest, thorax |
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thromb/o |
clot, blood clot |
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-tocia |
childbirth, labor |
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-tomy |
surgical incision, incision, cut into |
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tonsill/o |
tonsils |
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trache/o |
trachea, windpipe |
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trans- |
through, across |
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traumat/o |
trauma, wound, injury |
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tri- |
three |
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-tripsy |
crush, break, rubbing, friction |
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-trophy |
development, nourishment, growth |
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-tropia |
turning |
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-tropic |
to influence or affect |
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tympan/o |
eardrum, tympanic membrane |
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uni- |
one |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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urethr/o |
urethra |
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ur/o |
urine, urinary |
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uter/o |
uterus |
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uvul/o |
uvula |
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vas/o |
vessel, vas deferens |
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vascul/o |
vessel |
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ven/o |
vein |
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ventr/o |
belly, belly side, front, front of the body |
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viscer/o |
organ, organs, internal organs |
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xanth/o |
yellow |