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Common roots for anatomy words Flashcards

1
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melano-

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black, dark colored

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-phobia

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abnormal fear

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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-blast

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immature

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-sis, -y

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condition of

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-pathy

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disease

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-lysis

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disintegration

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-ectopia

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displacement

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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excessive abnormal flow

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-rrhea

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flow; discharge

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-plasm, -plasia

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formation, development

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-cele

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hernia, protrusion

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-itis

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inflammation

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-emia

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presence of blood

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-genesis

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produces, generates

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24
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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-ia, -ism

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state, condition

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-uria

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substance in urine

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-edema

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swelling

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-osis

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unusual or diseased condition

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-paresis

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weakness

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holo-

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all, totol

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mega-

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Big, huge, large

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maxim-

latin

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biggest, largest

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diplo

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double

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iso-

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equal

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oligo-

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few

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hemi-

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half

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megal(o)-

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huge

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hypo-

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less

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micro-

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little

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macr(o)-

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long

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poly-

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many, much

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hyper-

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more

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mero

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part, partly

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proto

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first, most important

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brachy-

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short

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micr(o)-

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small

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dis-

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twice, two

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mono

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one

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epi-

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above

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dia

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across, through

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peri-

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around, surrounding

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apo

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away from deriving from

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ante-

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before

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meta

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behind, after

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endo-

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inside, within

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levo-

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left

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mes(o)-

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middle

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dexi(o)-

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right

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exo-

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outside

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hypo-

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underneath

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cac(o)-, dys-

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bad, incorrect

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ankyl(o)-

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bent, crooked

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eury-

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broad, wide

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cry(o)-

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cold

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necr(o)-

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dead

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hetero-

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different, additional

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is(o)-

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equal

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pseud(o)-

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false

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thely-

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female

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platy-

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flat

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eu-

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good, well

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scler(o)-

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hard

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bar(o)-

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heavy

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coel(o)-

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hollow

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poikil(o)-

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irreguler

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sten(o)-

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narrow

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neo

A

new

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orth(o)-

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normal, correct, straight

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paleo-

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old

82
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oxy-

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sharp

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast

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malac(o)-

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soft

86
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pachy-

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thick

87
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poikilo-

A

varied, various

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