ALL Flashcards
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a-
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away from/ without
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ab-
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away from
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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ablat/o
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destroy/ take away
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-able
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able to be
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abort/o
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stop prematurely
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abras/o
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scrape off
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absorpt/o
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absorb/ take in
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-ac
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pertaining to
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access/o
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contributing part/ supplemental part
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accommod/o
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adapt
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acetabul/o
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socket of the hip joint
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acid/o
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acid/ low pH
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acous/o
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hearing/ sound
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acr/o
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extremely/ highest point
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actin/o
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rays of sun
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act/o
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action
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acu/o
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needles/ sharpness
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-acusis
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abnormal condition of hearing
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-ad
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in the direction of/ toward
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ad-
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toward
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-ade
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action/ process
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoid/o
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structure resembling a gland
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adhes/o
stick to
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adip/o
fat
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adnex/o
accessory connecting parts
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adolesc/o
beginning of being an adult
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adren/o
adrenal gland
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affect/o
have an influence on/ mood/ state of mind
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affer/o
toward the center
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ag/o
lead to
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-age
collection/ group
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agglutin/o
clumping/ sticking
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aggreg/o
group crowded together
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-al
pertaining to
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albin/o
white
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albumin/o
albumin
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alg/o
pain
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alges/o
sensation of pain
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align/o
arranged in a straight line
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ailment/o
food/ nourishment
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-alis
pertaining to
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alkal/o
base/ high pH
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all/o
other/ strange
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allerg/o
allergy
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aller/o
other work/ strange activity
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alopec/o
bald
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alveol/o
air sac
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ambly/o
dimness
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ambulat/o
walking
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amnes/o
memory loss
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amni/o
amnion
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-amnios
amniotic fluid
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amput/o
cut off
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amygdal/o
almond shape
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amyl/o
carbohydrate/ starch
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-an
pertaining to
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an-
not/ without
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ana-
apart/ excessive
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anastom/o
create an opening between two structures
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-ance
state
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ancill/o
accessory/ servant
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-ancy
state
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andr/o
male
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aneurysm/o
aneurysm/ dilation
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angi/o
blood vessel/ lymphatic vessel
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angin/o
angina
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anis/o
unequal
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ankyl/o
fused together/ stiff
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an/o
anus
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-ant
pertaining to
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antagon/o
opposing effect
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ante-
before/ forward
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anter/o
before/ front part
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anthrac/o
coal
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anti-
against
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aort/o
aorta
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apher/o
withdrawal
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apic/o
apex/ tip
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apo-
away from
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append/o
small structure hanging from a larger structure
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appendic/o
appendix
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appendicul/o
limb/ small attached part
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aque/o
clear watery fluid
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-ar
pertaining to
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arachn/o
spider/ spider web
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-arche
beginning
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areol/o
small circular area
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-aris
pertaining to
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arter/o
artery
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arteri/o
artery
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arteriol/o
arteriole
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arthr/o
joint
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articul/o
joint
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-art
pertaining to
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asbest/o
asbestos
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ascit/o
ascites
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-ase
enzyme
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aspir/o
breathe in/ suck in
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asthen/o
lack of strength
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asthm/o
asthma
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astr/o
star-like structure
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-ate
composed of/ pertaining to
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-ated
composed of/ pertaining to a condition
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atel/o
incomplete
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athre/o
soft fatty substance
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atheromat/o
fatty deposit/ fatty mass
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athet/o
without position or purpose
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-atic
pertaining to
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-ating
pertaining to having
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-ation
being/ having/ process
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-ative
pertaining to
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-ator
person/thing who does or produces
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-atory
pertaining to
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atri/o
atrium/ chamber that is open at the top
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-ature
system composed of
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audi/o
hearing
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audit/o
sense of hearing
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augment/o
increase in degree or size
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aur/i
ear
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auricul/o
ear
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auscult/o
listening
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aut/o
self
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autonom/o
independent/ self governing
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axi/o
axis
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bacteri/o
bacterium
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balan/o
glans penis
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bar/o
weight
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bas/o
alkaline/ base of a structure
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bi-
two
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bi/o
living organism/ living tissue
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bifurcat/o
divide into two branches
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bil/it
bile/ gall
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bili/o
bile/ gall
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bilirubin/o
bilirubin
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-blast
immature cell
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blast/o
embryonic/ immature
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blephar/o
eyelid
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-body
structure/ thing
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brachi/o
arm
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brachy-
short
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brady-
slow
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bronchi/o
bronchus
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bronchiol/o
bronchiole
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bronch/o
bronchus
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bucc/o
cheek
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buccin/o
cheek
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bulb/o
bulb like structure
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bunion/o
bunion
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burs/o
bursa
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calc/i
calcium
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calc/o
calcium
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calcane/o
calcaneus/ heel bone
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calcific/o
hard from calcium
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calcul/o
stone
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cali/o
calyx
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calic/o
calyx
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cancell/o
lattice structure
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cancer/o
cancer
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candid/o
candida/ yeast
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capill/o
capillary/hair like structure
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capn/o
carbon dioxide
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capsul/o
capsule/ enveloping structure
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carbox/y
carbon monoxide
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carcin/o
cancer
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card/i
heart
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card/o
heart
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cardi/o
heart
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carot/o
loss of consciousness
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carp/o
wrist
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cartilagin/o
cartilage
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cata-
down
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catheter/o
catheter
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caud/o
tailbone
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caus/o
burning
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cav/o
hollow space
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cec/o
cecum
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-cele
hernia
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celi/o
abdomen
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cellul/o
cell
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-centesis
procedure to puncture
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cephal/o
head
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cephalus-
head
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-ception
having a receptor
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-cere
waxy substance
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cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
cerebrum
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cervic/o
cervix/ neck
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cheil/o
lip
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chem/o
chemical/ drug
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chez/o
press feces
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chir/o
hand
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chlor/o
chloride
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chol/e
bile/ gall
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cholangi/o
bile duct
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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choledoch/o
common bile duct
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cholesterol/o
cholesterol
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chorion/o
chorion
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choroid/o
choroid
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chrom/o
color
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chron/o
time
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cili/o
hair like structure
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circa-
about
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circul/o
circle
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circulat/o
moving in a circular route
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circum-
around
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cirrh/o
yellow
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cis/o
cut
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-clast
cell that breaks down
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claudicat/o
limping pain
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clav/o
clavicle/ collarbone
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calvicul/o
clavicle/ collarbone
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-cle
small thing
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cleid/o
clavicle/ collarbone
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clinic/o
medicine
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clon/o
identical group derived from one/ rapid contracting and relaxing
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-clonus
rapid contracting and relaxing
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-cnemius
leg
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coagul/o
clotting
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coarct/o
narrowed
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cocc/o
spherical bacterium
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-coccus
spherical bacterium
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coccyg/o
coccyx/ tailbone
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cochle/o
cochlea/ spiral shaped structure
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cognit/o
thinking
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coit/o
sexual intercourse
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col/o
colon
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coll/a
fibers that hold together
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-collis
condition of the neck
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colon/o
colon
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colp/o
vagina
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comat/o
unconsciousness
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comminut/o
break into small spaces
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communic/o
impart/ transmit
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communicat/o
impart/ transmit
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compress/o
press together
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compromis/o
exposed with danger
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con-
with
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con/o
cone
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concept/o
conceive/ form
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concuss/o
violent impact
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conduct/o
carrying/ conveying
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condyl/o
rounded prominence
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congenit/o
present at birth
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congest/o
accumulation of fluid
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coni/o
dust
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conjug/o
joined together
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conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
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constip/o
compacted feces
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constrict/o
drawn together/ narrowed
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construct/o
build
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contin/o
hold together
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contra-
against
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contract-o
pull together
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contus/o
bruising
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converg/o
coming together
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convolut/o
coiled
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convuls/o
seizure
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cor/o
pupil
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corne/o
cornea
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coron/o
structure that encircles like a crown
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corpor/o
body
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cortic/o
cortex/ outer region
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cosmet/o
adorned/ attractive
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
cranium/ top part of the skull
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crin/o
secrete
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-crine
pertaining to secreting
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-crit
separation of
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cry/o
cold
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crypt/o
hidden
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culd/o
cul-de-sac
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cusp/o
point/ projection
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cut/i
skin
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cutane/o
skin
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cyan/o
blue
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cycl/o
ciliary body/ circle/ cycle
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cyst/o
bladder/ guild filled sac/ semisolid cyst
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cyt/o
cell
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-cyte
cell
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dacry/o
lacrimal sac/ tears
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dactyl/o
digit/ finger/ toe
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-dactyly
condition of fingers or toes
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de-
reversal of/ without
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defici/o
inadequate/ lacking
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deglutit/o
swallowing
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delt/o
triangle
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dem/o
people/ population
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dendr/o
branching structure
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densit/o
density
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dent/o
tooth
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depress/o
press down
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derm/a
skin
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derm/o
skin
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-derma
skin
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dermat/o
skin
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desicc/o
dry up
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-desis
procedure to fuse together
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dextr/o
right/sugar
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di-
two
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dia-
complete/ through
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diabet/o
diabetes
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diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
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diaphys/o
shaft of a bone
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diastol/o
dilating
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didym/o
testis
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-didymis
testis
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dietet/o
diet/ foods
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different/o
different/ distinct
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digest/o
break down food/ digest
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digit/o
digit/ finger/ toe
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dilat/o
dilate/ widen
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dipl/o
double
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dips/o
thirst
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dis-
away from/ lock of
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disk/o
disk
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dissect/o
cut apart
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dissemin/o
scattered throughout the body
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dist/o
away from the center or point of origin
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diverticul/o
diverticulum
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donat/o
gift/ giving
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dors/o
back/ dorsum
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-dose
measured quantity
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-drome
a running
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-duct
duct/ tube
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duct/o
bring/ duct/ move
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duoden/o
duodenum
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dur/o
dura matter
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dynam/o
movement/ power
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dys-
abnormal/ difficult/ painful
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-eal
pertaining to
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ec-
out/ outward
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ecchym/o
blood in the tissue
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ech/o
echo of a sound wave
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eclamps/o
seizure
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-ectasis
condition of dilation
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ecto-
outermost/ outside
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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ectop/o
outside
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-ed
pertaining to
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-edema
swelling
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-ee
person or thing that is the object of an action
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efface/o
do away with/ obliterate
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effer/o
away from the center
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effus/o
pouring out
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ejacul/o
expel suddenly
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ejaculat/o
expel suddenly
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elast/o
flexing/ stretching
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electr/o
electricity
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elimin/o
remove from the body
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em-
in
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-ema
condition
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embol/o
embolus/ occluding plug
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embryon/o
embryo/ immature form
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-emesis
abnormal condition of vomiting
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emet/o
vomiting
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-emia
substance or condition of blood
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-emic
pertaining to a substance or condition of blood
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emiss/o
send out
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emulsific/o
liquid with suspended particles
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en-
in/ inward/ within
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-ence
state
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enchephal/o
brain
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-encephaly
condition of the brain
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-ency
condition of being or having
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endo-
innermost/ within
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-ent
pertaining to
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enter/o
intestine
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enucle/o
remove the main part
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enur/o
urinate
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-eon
person who performs
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eosin/o
eosin/ red acidic eye
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ependym/o
cellular lining
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epi-
above/ upon
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epilept/o
seizure
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epiphys/o
enlarged end of long bone
