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Module 1 Terms Flashcards

1
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narc/o

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sleep

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necro/o, mort/o

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death

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noct/o, nyct/o

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night

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cutaneo/o, derm/o

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skin

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erythem/o

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red

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

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fat

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albin/o

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white

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cauter/o

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burn, heat

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diaphor/o

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excessive sweating

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myc/o

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fungus

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myx/o

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mucus

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phyt/o

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plant

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seb/o

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sebum

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xer/o

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dry

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bucc/o

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cheek

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celi/o

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abdomen

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cheil/o, labi/o

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lip

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19
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chol/e, bil/i

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gall, bile

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cholangi/o

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bile duct (vessel)

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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col/o, colon/o

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colon

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enter/o

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intestines

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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gastro/o

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stomach

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gloss/o, lingu/o

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tongue

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or/o, stomat/o

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mouth

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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31
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rect/o

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rectum

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32
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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

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33
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-ase

A

enzyme

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34
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-emesis

A

vomiting

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35
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-tresia

A

opening

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36
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cement/o

A

foundation (cementum)

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apic/o

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apex (apical part of root)

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38
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gingiv/o

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gum (gingival tissue)

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39
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incis/o

A

cutting into (incisor tooth)

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40
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mesi/o

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middle (mesial)

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41
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palat/o

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palate (roof of mouth)

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42
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sept/o

A

poison/infection

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43
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mal-

A

bad

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44
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un-

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non/not

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45
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para-

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beside/near

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46
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pseudo-

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false

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47
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ventro-

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body front

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48
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bronch/o

A

bronchial tube

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49
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bronchi/o

A

bronchial tube

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50
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capn/o

A

CO2

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51
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nas/o, rhin/o

A

nose

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52
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ox/o

A

oxygen

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53
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phon/o

A

voice, sound

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54
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spir/o

A

to breathe

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55
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tel/o

A

complete

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56
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-pnea

A

breathing

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57
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-sphyxia

A

pulse

58
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cortic/o

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cortex/outer region

59
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crin/o, -crine

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to secrete

60
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dips/o

A

thirst

61
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-agon

A

assemble

62
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-in, -ine

A

a substance

63
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-one

A

hormone

64
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-tropin

A

stimulate function of

65
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alges/o

A

sensitivity to pain

66
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caus/o

A

burn, burning

67
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cry/o

A

cold

68
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esthesi/o

A

nervous sensation

69
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lex/o

A

word, phrase

70
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syncop/o

A

cut off

71
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blephar/o, palpebr/o

A

eyelid

72
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dipl/o

A

double

73
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lacrim/o

A

tears

74
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phot/o

A

sight

75
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presby/o

A

old age

76
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-phobia

A

fear

77
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-tropia

A

to turn

78
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-tripsy

A

to crush

79
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gynec/o

A

woman, female

80
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estrr/o

A

female

81
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cervic/o

A

cervix or neck

82
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men/o

A

menses, menstruation

83
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nat/i

A

birth

84
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-arche

A

beginning

85
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-tresia

A

opening

86
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oxy-

A

swift, sharp

87
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ox/oo

A

oxygen

88
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tox/o

A

poison

89
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toc/o

A

childbirth

90
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andr/o

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male

91
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crypt/o

A

hidden

92
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inguin/o

A

groin

93
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cardi/o, coron/o

A

heart

94
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sphygm/o

A

pulse

95
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steth/o

A

chest

96
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-constriction

A

narrowing

97
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=dilation

A

widening

98
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-penia

A

deficiency

99
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coagul/o

A

clotting

100
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thromb/o

A

clot

101
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kary/o, nucle/o

A

nucleus

102
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morph/o

A

shape/form

103
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lymphaden/o

A

lymph gland (node)

104
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splen/o

A

spleen

105
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encephal/o

A

brain

106
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gnos

A

knowledge

107
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-algia

A

pain

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-ion, -y

A

process

109
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-ology

A

process of study

110
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-gram

A

record

111
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-tomy

A

to cut

112
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to secrete

A

crine

113
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cephal/o

A

head, skull

114
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cis/o

A

to cut

115
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colp/o

A

vagina

116
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cyst/o

A

bladder

117
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hyster/o

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uterus, womb

118
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log/o

A

study

119
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mamm/o, mast/o

A

breast

120
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sect/o

A

to cut

121
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-ectomy

A

excision

122
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-emia

A

blood condition

123
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-genic

A

produced by/in

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

125
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-ia

A

condition of

126
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-ion

A

action or process

127
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-ium, -um

A

structure, tissue

128
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-oma

A

tumor

129
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-opsy

A

view of

130
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-osis

A

condition (usually abnormal)

131
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-pathy

A

disease

132
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

133
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-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

134
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-scopy

A

visual examination

135
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-sis

A

condition

136
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-tomy

A

process of cutting

137
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-uria

A

condition of urine

138
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dia-

A

through, complete

139
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retro

A

back, behind, backward

140
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lapar/o

A

abdominal

141
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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

142
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oophor/o

A

ovary

Medical Terminology (3 decks)

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