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Word Parts Flashcards

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Cephal/o

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Head (upward)

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Caud/o

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Tail (downward)

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-ad

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Toward

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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-logist

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One who studies and treats (specialist/physician)

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-oid

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Resembling

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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-oma

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Tumor

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My/o

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Muscle

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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-loft

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Study of

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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-stasis

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Control, stop

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Meta-

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Beyond

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-genic

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Producing, originating, causing

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Epitheli/o

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Epithelium

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Path/o

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Disease

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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

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Neo-

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New

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Sarc/o

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Flesh, connective tissue

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-plasm

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Growth (substance or formation)

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Dors/o

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Back

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Super/o

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Above

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Dist/o

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Away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

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Infer/o

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Below

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Later/o

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Side

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Poster/o

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Back, behind

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Proxim/o

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Near (the point of attachment of a body part)

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Ventr/o

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Belly (front)

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Anter/o

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Front

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an- ; a-

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Without

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anti-

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Against

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auto-

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Self

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Brady-

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Slow

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Con-

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With

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Contra-

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Against

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Dis-

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Free of

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Dys-

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Difficult or with pain

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Hyper-

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Excessive

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Hypo-

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Decreased

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Mal-

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Bad

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Neo-

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New

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Per-

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Through

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Peri-

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Around

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Post-

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After, behind

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Poster/o

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Behind

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Pro-

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Before

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Re-

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Back, again, backward

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Retr/o

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In back of, behind

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Sub-

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Under

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Super-

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Beyond

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Supra-

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Above

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Syn-

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Together

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across

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Ventr/o

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Belly or abdomen

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Acr/o

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Extremity

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arter/i/o

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Artery

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Blast/o

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Embryo

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Brachi/o

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Upper extremity or arm

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Calcane/o

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Calcaneus

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Carp/o

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Wrist

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Cholecyst/o

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Gall bladder

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Col/o

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Colon

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Colp/o

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Vagina

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Core/o, cor/o

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Pupil

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Crani/o

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Cranium

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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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Demat/o

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Skin

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Dent/o

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Tooth

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Fibr/o

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Fiber

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Gastr/o

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Referencing the stomach

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Gynec/o

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Women

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hemat/o

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Referencing the blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Hist/o

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Referencing tissue

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hydr/o

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Water

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Intestin/e

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Referencing the intestines

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Lacrim/o

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Tear

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Lapar/o

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Referencing the abdomen

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Lith/o

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Stone, calculus

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My/o

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Referencing muscle

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord

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Necr/o

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Dead

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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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Noct/i

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Night

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Ocul/o

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Eyes

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Onych/o

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Nail

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Opthalm/o

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Eye

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Orchid/o

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Testicles

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ears

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Peps/o, peps/ia

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Digestion

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Phag/o

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Eat

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Phil/o

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Attraction

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Pne/o

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Air, breathing

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Proct/o

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Rectum and anus

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Psych/o

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Mind

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123
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Pulman/o

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Lungs

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Py/o

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Pus

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Pyel/o

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Kidney

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Pyr/o

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Fire/fever

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Spermat/o

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Sperm

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Tel/o

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Complete

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Terat/o

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Monster

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Therap/o

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Treatment

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Trache/o

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Trachea

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Ur/o

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Urine

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Vas/o

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Vessel

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Viscer/o

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Guts contents of the abdomen

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-algia

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Pain

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-centisis

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Puncturing

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-ectasia

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Dilation, dilatation, widening

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-ectomy

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Removal of

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-emia

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Blood

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-esthesia

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Feeling

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-genesis

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Developmental, formation

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-genic

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Causing

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-gnosis

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Knowing

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148
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-ic, -ia

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Condition of

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lapse

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Slide, fall, sag

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-lysis

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Destruction

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-oid

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Resembling

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154
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-ologist

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One who studies

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155
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-ology

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Study of

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-oma

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Tumor

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-opathy

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To a disease

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-opia

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Vision

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-ostomy

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New opening

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-otomy

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Incision

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-pathy

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Disease

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Fixing, fixation

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-phobia

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Fear of

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-plegia, -plegic

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Paralysis

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-ptosis

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Dropping

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-rraphy

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Suture

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-rrhea

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Flow of

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-scope, -scopy

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Examine, look at

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-stasis

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Slow, stop

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-tripsy

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Crushing

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An-

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Without

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Against

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Auto-

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Self

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Epi-

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Upon

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Under

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Xeno-

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Foreign

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Skin condition

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View of

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-tome

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Instrument used to cut

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Albin/o

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White

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Cis/o

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To cut

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Skin

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Skin

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Diaphor/o

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Profuse sweating

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Red

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Esthesi/o

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Feeling

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Kerat/o

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Hard or horny

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Melan/o

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Black

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Necr/o

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Death

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Onych/o

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Nail

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Py/o

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Pus

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Rhytid/o

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Wrinkle

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Scler/o

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Hard

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Seb/o

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Oil

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System/o

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System

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Trich/o

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Hair

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Ungu/o

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Nail

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Xer/o

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Dry

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Abdomen

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An/o

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Anus

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Antr/o

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Antrum

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Appendix

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Celi/o

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Abdomen

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Cheil/o

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Lip

212
Q

Chol/e

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Gall, bile

213
Q

Cholangi/o

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Bile duct

214
Q

Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

215
Q

Col/o

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Colon

216
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Diverticul/o

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Diverticulum or blind pouch, extending from a hollow organ

217
Q

Duoden/o

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Duodenum

218
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Enter/o

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Intestine (usually referring to small intestine)

219
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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

220
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Gastr/o

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Stomach

221
Q

Gingiv/o

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Gum

222
Q

Gloss/o

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Tongue

223
Q

Hemi

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Half

224
Q

Hepat/o

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Liver

225
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Herni/o

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Hernia protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall

226
Q

ile/o

A

ileum

227
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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

228
Q

Lapar/o

A

Abdomen

229
Q

Lingu/o

A

Tongue

230
Q

Or/o

A

Mouth

231
Q

Palat/o

A

Palate

232
Q

Pancreat/o

A

Pancreas

233
Q

Pepsia

A

Digestion

234
Q

Peritone/o

A

Peritoneum

235
Q

-emesis

A

Vomit

236
Q

-iasis

A

Abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

237
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement

238
Q

-orexia

A

Appetite

239
Q

-pepsia

A

Digestion

240
Q

-phasia

A

Swallowing, eating

241
Q

-prandial

A

Meal

242
Q

-rrhea

A

Discharge, flow

243
Q

Dia-

A

Through, across

244
Q

Dys-

A

Bad, ill

245
Q

Peri-

A

Around

246
Q

Sub-

A

Under, below

247
Q

-malacia

A

Softening

248
Q

Stern/o

A

Sternum
(Breast bone)

249
Q

Necr/o

A

Death

250
Q

Oste/o

A

Bone

251
Q

Arthr/o

A

Joint

252
Q

Troph/o

A

Development

253
Q

Kyph/o

A

Hump
(Spine)

254
Q

Femor/o

A

Femur
(Upper leg bone)

255
Q

Spondyl/o

A

Vertebrae, spine, vertebral column

256
Q

Tendin/o

A

Tendon

257
Q

-asthenia

A

Weakness

258
Q

Rachi/o

A

Vertebra, spine, vertebral column

259
Q

-schisis

A

Split, fissure

260
Q

Kinesi/o

A

Movement, motion

261
Q

Inter-

A

Between

262
Q

Ischi/o

A

Ischium

263
Q

ili/o

A

ilium

264
Q

Chondr/o

A

Cartilage

265
Q

Burs/o

A

Bursa

266
Q

Cost/o

A

Rib(s)

267
Q

Lord/o

A

Bent forward
(Spine)

268
Q

-desis

A

Surgical fixation, fusion

269
Q

Scoli/o

A

Crooked, curved (spine)

270
Q

Carp/o

A

Carpals, wrist (bone)

271
Q

Phalang/o

A

Phalanx
(Plural: phalanges)
(Any bone of the fingers or toes)

272
Q

Vertebr/o

A

Vertebra, spine, vertebral column

273
Q

Ten/o

A

Tendon

274
Q

Crani/o

A

Cranium (skull)

275
Q

Pub/o

A

Pubis

276
Q

an-, a-

A

Without, absent

277
Q

Endo-

A

Within

278
Q

Inter-

A

Between

279
Q

Intra-

A

Within

280
Q

-ar, -ary

A

Pertaining to

281
Q

-capnia

A

Carbon dioxide

282
Q

-Centesis

A

Surgical puncture with needle to aspirate fluid

283
Q

-ectasis

A

Stretching or expansion

284
Q

-gram

A

Record

285
Q

-graphy

A

Process of recording

286
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

287
Q

-osmia

A

Smell

288
Q

-ostomy

A

Creation of an artificial opening

289
Q

-oxia

A

Oxygen

290
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

291
Q

-scope

A

Instrument used to visually examine

292
Q

-scopy

A

Visual examination

293
Q

-sphyxia

A

Pulse

294
Q

-stenosis

A

Narrowing or constricting

295
Q

-thorax

A

Chest

296
Q

Adenoid/o

A

Adenoids

297
Q

Alveol/o

A

Alveolus

298
Q

Atel/o

A

Imperfect, incomplete

299
Q

Bronch/o

A

Bronchus

300
Q

Bronchi/o

A

Bronchial tubes

301
Q

Capn/o

A

Carbon dioxide

302
Q

Coni/o

A

Dust

303
Q

Cyan/o

A

Blue

304
Q

Epiglott/o

A

Epiglottis

305
Q

Laryng/o

A

Larynx (voice box)

306
Q

Mediastin/o

A

Mediastinum

307
Q

Nas/o, rhin/o

A

Nose

308
Q

Ox/o, ox/i

A

Oxygen

309
Q

Pector/o

A

Chest

310
Q

Pharyng/o

A

Throat

311
Q

Phren/o

A

Diaphragm

312
Q

Pleur/o

A

Pleura

313
Q

Pneum/o

A

Lung, air

314
Q

Pulmon/o

A

Lung

315
Q

Py/o

A

Pus

316
Q

Spir/o

A

To breathe

317
Q

Thorac/o

A

Chest

318
Q

Tonsil/o

A

Tonsils

319
Q

Trache/o

A

Trachea (windpipe)

320
Q

Hemi-

A

Half

321
Q

Pachy-

A

Thick

322
Q

Para-

A

Beyond, around, beside

323
Q

Polio-

A

Gray

324
Q

Quadri-

A

Four

325
Q

Sub-

A

Below, under

326
Q

-algia

A

Pain

327
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

328
Q

-malacia

A

Softening

329
Q

-paresis

A

Partial paralysis

330
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

331
Q

-schisis

A

Cleft or splitting

332
Q

-thenia

A

Lack of strength or weakness

333
Q

-us

A

Condition

334
Q

Aglesi/o

A

Excessive sensitivity to pain

335
Q

Cephal/o

A

Head

336
Q

Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

337
Q

Cerebr/o

A

Brain, cerebrum

338
Q

Crani/o

A

Cranium (skull)

339
Q

Dur/o

A

Dura mater

340
Q

Ech/o

A

Sound

341
Q

Encephal/o

A

Brain

342
Q

Esthesi/o

A

Feeling, nervous, sensation

343
Q

Gli/o

A

Glue, supportive tissues of the nervous system

344
Q

Kinesi/o

A

Movement

345
Q

Mening/o

A

Membrane

346
Q

Meningi/o

A

Meninges

347
Q

Ment/o, phren/o

A

Mind

348
Q

Myel/o

A

Spinal cord

349
Q

My/o

A

Muscle

350
Q

Neur/o

A

Nerve

351
Q

Phas/o

A

Speech

352
Q

Pont/o

A

Pons

353
Q

Psych/o

A

Mind

354
Q

Radicul/o

A

Nerve root

355
Q

Thalam/o

A

Thalamus

356
Q

Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle

357
Q

Bi- or bin-

A

Two

358
Q

-chalasis

A

Relaxation

359
Q

-ician

A

One who

360
Q

-metrist

A

Specialist in the measurement of

361
Q

-opia

A

Vision (condition)

362
Q

-ory

A

Pertaining to

363
Q

-oscopy

A

Visual examination of internal cavity, using a scope

364
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair or reconstruction

365
Q

-tropia

A

To turn

366
Q

Aque/o

A

Water

367
Q

Blephar/o

A

Eyelid

368
Q

Conjunctiv/o

A

Conjunctiva (membrane lining eyelids)

369
Q

Core/o, cor/o

A

Pupil

370
Q

Corne/o

A

Cornea

371
Q

Dacry/o

A

Tear, tear duct

372
Q

Dipl/o

A

Double

373
Q

Glauc/o

A

Gray

374
Q

Ir/o, irid/o

A

Iris (colored portion of the eye)

375
Q

Is/o

A

Equal

376
Q

Kerat/o

A

Cornea

377
Q

Lacrim/o

A

Tear, tear duct

378
Q

Mi/o

A

Smaller, less

379
Q

Mydri/o

A

Wide

380
Q

Ocul/o

A

Eye

381
Q

Opthalm/o

A

Eye, (ophthalmologist, specialist in eye disorders)

382
Q

Opt/o

A

Eye. vision

383
Q

Phot/o

A

Light

384
Q

Presby/o

A

Old age

385
Q

Pupill/o

A

Pupil

386
Q

Retin/o

A

Retina

387
Q

Scler/o

A

Sclera (white of the eye)

388
Q

Uve/o

A

Iris, ciliary, body, and choroids

389
Q

Vitre/o

A

Glassy

390
Q

Acous/o, acou/o

A

Hearing

391
Q

Audi/o

A

Hearing

392
Q

Aur/o, aur/i

A

Ear

393
Q

Bar/o

A

Pressure, weight

394
Q

Cerumin/o

A

Cerumen, (earwax)

395
Q

Mastoid/o

A

Mastoid process (process of temporal bone behind the ear)

396
Q

Myring/o

A

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

397
Q

Ot/o

A

Ear

398
Q

Staped/o

A

Stapes (third ossicle of middle ear)

399
Q

Tympan/o

A

Eardrum, middle ear

400
Q

-cusis

A

Hearing

401
Q

-gram

A

Record

402
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

403
Q

-metry

A

Process of measuring

404
Q

-otomy

A

Process of cutting into

405
Q

-phonia

A

Sound

406
Q

-rrhea

A

Discharge or flow

407
Q

-scope

A

Instrument used to visually examine

408
Q

Aden/o

A

Gland

409
Q

Cyst/o, vesic/o

A

Bladder

410
Q

Cyte-

A

Cell

411
Q

Enter/o

A

Intestine

412
Q

Erythr/o

A

Red

413
Q

Glomerul/o

A

Glomerulus

414
Q

Leuk/o

A

White

415
Q

Lith/o

A

Stone, calculus

416
Q

Nephr/o, ren/o

A

Kidney

417
Q

Noct/o

A

Night

418
Q

Olig/o

A

Scanty, little

419
Q

Py/o

A

Pus

420
Q

Pyel/o

A

Renal pelvis

421
Q

Scler/o

A

Hardening

422
Q

Ur/o

A

Urine

423
Q

Ureter/o

A

Ureter

424
Q

Urethr/o

A

Urethra

425
Q

-ectasis

A

Dilation, expansion

426
Q

-gram

A

Record

427
Q

-iasis

A

Abnormal condition

428
Q

-lith

A

Stone

429
Q

-pathy

A

Disease

430
Q

-pexy

A

Fixation

431
Q

-ptosis

A

Prolapse, falling, dropping

432
Q

-tripsy

A

Crushing

433
Q

Uria/urination

A

Urination

434
Q

Intra-

A

Within

435
Q

Poly-

A

Many, much

436
Q

Supra-

A

Above

437
Q

Ante-

A

Before

438
Q

Dys-

A

Painful, difficult

439
Q

Endo-

A

Within

440
Q

Hydro-

A

Water

441
Q

Intra-

A

Within

442
Q

Multi-

A

Many

443
Q

Neo-

A

New

444
Q

Nulli-

A

None

445
Q

Peri-

A

Around

446
Q

Primi-

A

First

447
Q

Secundi-

A

Second

448
Q

-Algia

A

Pain

449
Q

-arche

A

Beginning

450
Q

-cyesis

A

Pregnancy

451
Q

-ectomy

A

Surgical removal of

452
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

453
Q

-parous

A

Bearing, bringing forth

454
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

455
Q

-rrhagia

A

Burst fourth, excessive flow

456
Q

-salpinx

A

Fallopian tube

457
Q

-tocia

A

Labor

458
Q

Amni/o

A

Amnion

459
Q

Cephal/o

A

Head

460
Q

Cervic/o

A

Cervix/neck

461
Q

Chori/o

A

Chorion

462
Q

Colp/o

A

Vagina

463
Q

Culd/o

A

Retrouterine pouch (cul-de-sac)

464
Q

Cyes/o, cyes/i

A

Pregnancy

465
Q

Embry/o

A

Embryo

466
Q

Endometri/o

A

Endometrium

467
Q

Episi/o

A

Vulva

468
Q

Fet/o

A

Fetus

469
Q

Fimbri/o

A

Fimbria

470
Q

Galact/o

A

Milk

471
Q

Genit/o

A

Genitalia

472
Q

Gonad/o

A

Ovaries

473
Q

Gravid/a

A

Pregnancy

474
Q

Gynec/o, gyn/o

A

Woman, female

475
Q

Hyster/o

A

Uterus

476
Q

Lact/o

A

Milk

477
Q

Lapar/o

A

Abdomen

478
Q

Mamm/o, mast/o

A

Breast

479
Q

Men/o

A

Menstruation

480
Q

Metr/o, metr/io

A

Uterus

481
Q

Mult/i

A

Many

482
Q

My/o

A

Muscle

483
Q

Myometri/o

A

Myometrium

484
Q

Nat/o, nat/i

A

Birth

485
Q

Null/i

A

None

486
Q

Olig/o

A

Scanty

487
Q

Omphal/o, umbilic/o

A

Umbilicus, navel

488
Q

Oophor/o

A

Ovary

489
Q

Ov/o, ov/i, ovul/o

A

Egg, ovum

490
Q

Papill/o

A

Nipple

491
Q

Pelv/i, pelv/o

A

Pelvis

492
Q

Perine/o

A

Perineum

493
Q

Prim/i

A

First

494
Q

Pseud/o

A

False

495
Q

Puerper/o

A

Childbirth

496
Q

Salping/o

A

Fallopian tube

497
Q

Umbilic/o

A

Umbilicus, navel

498
Q

Uter/o

A

Uterus

499
Q

Vagin/o

A

Vagina

500
Q

Vulv/o

A

Vulva

501
Q

Andr/o

A

Male

502
Q

Balan/o

A

Glans penis

503
Q

Cry/o

A

Cold

504
Q

Crypt/o

A

Hidden

505
Q

Epididym/o

A

Epididymis

506
Q

Genit/o

A

Genitals, reproductive organs

507
Q

Gonad/o

A

Gonads

508
Q

Orch/o, orch/i, orchid/o

A

Testis, testicle

509
Q

Phall/o

A

Phallus, penis

510
Q

Prostat/o

A

Prostate gland

511
Q

Scrot/o

A

Scrotum

512
Q

Sperm/o

A

Spermatozoon

513
Q

Spermat/o

A

Spermatozoa

514
Q

Test/o, testicul/o

A

Testis, testicle

515
Q

Urethr/o

A

Urethra

516
Q

Vas/o

A

Vessel or duct, vas deferens

517
Q

Vesic/o

A

Bladder

518
Q

Vesicul/o

A

Seminal vesicles

HCAS123 - Healthcare Terminology (22 decks)

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